diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e3a058ca1a..6894e290f1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Changes in [1.11.43](https://github.com/vector-im/element-web/releases/tag/v1.11.43) (2023-09-15)
+=================================================================================================
+
+(No changes - bumping the version number for an element-desktop release.)
+
 Changes in [1.11.42](https://github.com/vector-im/element-web/releases/tag/v1.11.42) (2023-09-13)
 =================================================================================================
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e127e81a27..6dc8296e4f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "element-web",
-    "version": "1.11.42",
+    "version": "1.11.43",
     "description": "A feature-rich client for Matrix.org",
     "author": "New Vector Ltd.",
     "repository": {