diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 5c002cd59b..6451383ec1 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+Overview of Changes in GTK+ 3.24.43, 10-07-2024
+===============================================
+
+* Stop looking for modules in cwd (CVE-2024-6655)
+
+* Translation updates:
+ Czech
+ Hungarian
+ Persian
+ 
+
 Overview of Changes in GTK+ 3.24.42, 15-05-2024
 ===============================================
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 24785bfe4d..67b24e5e7d 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('gtk+', 'c',
-  version: '3.24.42',
+  version: '3.24.43',
   default_options: [
     'buildtype=debugoptimized',
     'warning_level=1'