diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 94e6904..3ee826a 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.4.2
+current_version = 0.4.3
 commit = True
 tag = False
 
diff --git a/akismet/__init__.py b/akismet/__init__.py
index b04de90..e96c23a 100644
--- a/akismet/__init__.py
+++ b/akismet/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import datetime
 from akismet.exceptions import AkismetServerError, MissingParameterError
 
-__version__ = '0.4.2'
+__version__ = '0.4.3'
 
 PYTHON_AKISMET_USER_AGENT = "Python-Akismet/{0}".format(__version__)