diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a5e477a8e..05624f429 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # Changelog 
 
+## 1.43.0
+
+- improve using own jitsi-servers #1785
+
+- fix smtp-timeout tweaks for larger mails #1797
+
+- more bug fixes and updates #1794 #1792 #1789 #1787
+
+
 ## 1.42.0
 
 - new qr-code type `DC_QR_WEBRTC` #1779
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index adae2d58c..10fda6690 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "1.42.0"
+version = "1.43.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ansi_term 0.12.1",
  "anyhow",
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat_ffi"
-version = "1.42.0"
+version = "1.43.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-std",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2790a0d00..2e514400a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "1.42.0"
+version = "1.43.0"
 authors = ["Delta Chat Developers (ML) <delta@codespeak.net>"]
 edition = "2018"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
index 2eaf3bd96..1af522bc2 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat_ffi"
-version = "1.42.0"
+version = "1.43.0"
 description = "Deltachat FFI"
 authors = ["Delta Chat Developers (ML) <delta@codespeak.net>"]
 edition = "2018"