diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index bed9302..191455f 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 
+####################### V 1.7.4.3:
+
 Corrections:
 	Socat crashed with SIGSEGV when peer presented a certificate without
 	(or empty?) subject.
diff --git a/README b/README
index f39729e..d576291 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ install
 
 Get the tarball and extract it:
 	tar xzf socat.tar.gz
-	cd socat-1.7.4.2
+	cd socat-1.7.4.3
 	./configure
 	make
 	su
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 0a15046..81f18da 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-"1.7.4.2+"
+"1.7.4.3"
diff --git a/socat.spec b/socat.spec
index d5585e7..9023b24 100644
--- a/socat.spec
+++ b/socat.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 %define majorver 1.7
-%define minorver 4.2
+%define minorver 4.3
 
 Summary: socat - multipurpose relay
 Name: socat