diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 51b318a..3ecd777 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [2.4.3] - 2026-08-08
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - Steward routing no longer triggers on words inside its own explanation. Capability
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5e8ca06..5e74d04 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "tatlock"
-version = "2.4.2"
+version = "2.4.3"
 description = "OpenAI-compatible API with Ollama backend"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
 dependencies = [