diff --git a/anaconda.spec.in b/anaconda.spec.in
index e0150cc8451..0a4a2ab3caa 100644
--- a/anaconda.spec.in
+++ b/anaconda.spec.in
@@ -490,6 +490,8 @@ rm -rf \
 %{_prefix}/libexec/anaconda/dd_*
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Feb 18 2025 Katerina Koukiou <k.koukiou@gmail.com> - 43.1-1
+
 * Tue Feb 18 2025 github-actions <github-actions@github.com> - 42.31-1
 - localization: discard space when sorting keyboards according to langtable
   entries (k.koukiou)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f8ce5b2fbec..0794403f340 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 m4_define(python_required_version, 3.4)
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.63])
-AC_INIT([anaconda], [42.31], [anaconda-devel@lists.fedoraproject.org])
+AC_INIT([anaconda], [43.1], [anaconda-devel@lists.fedoraproject.org])
 
 # make it possible to set build info at build time
 # (patch only builds, modular builds, mass-rebuilds, etc.)