diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 1f9ca3c7..9cc1c6ef 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+43.rc
+=====
+* Misc. bug fixes and cleanups [Florian; !240]
+
+Contributors:
+  Florian Müllner
+
 43.beta
 =======
 * Misc. bug fixes and cleanups [Florian; !237, !238]
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 3c93e8bb..d6a4aa29 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('gnome-shell-extensions',
-  version: '43.beta',
+  version: '43.rc',
   meson_version: '>= 0.53.0',
   license: 'GPL2+'
 )