diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e56aa1d14..8ccb536f9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # Change Log
 <!-- usage documentation: http://expeditor-docs.es.chef.io/configuration/changelog/ -->
-<!-- latest_release 1.43.2 -->
-## [v1.43.2](https://github.com/chef/inspec/tree/v1.43.2) (2017-10-24)
+<!-- latest_release 1.43.3 -->
+## [v1.43.3](https://github.com/chef/inspec/tree/v1.43.3) (2017-10-25)
 
-#### Enhancements
-- Include ref when writing out inspec control objects [#2259](https://github.com/chef/inspec/pull/2259) ([arlimus](https://github.com/arlimus))
+#### New Resources
+- cpan resource: check for Perl module installation [#2254](https://github.com/chef/inspec/pull/2254) ([mgrobelin](https://github.com/mgrobelin))
 <!-- latest_release -->
 
 <!-- release_rollup since=1.42.3 -->
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 - Fix regression when uploading compliance profiles [#2264](https://github.com/chef/inspec/pull/2264) ([jerryaldrichiii](https://github.com/jerryaldrichiii)) <!-- 1.43.1 -->
 
 #### New Resources
+- cpan resource: check for Perl module installation [#2254](https://github.com/chef/inspec/pull/2254) ([mgrobelin](https://github.com/mgrobelin)) <!-- 1.43.3 -->
 - new resource: elasticsearch resource, test cluster/node state [#2261](https://github.com/chef/inspec/pull/2261) ([adamleff](https://github.com/adamleff)) <!-- 1.43.0 -->
 <!-- release_rollup -->
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 940953bc5..da8b8d744 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.43.2
\ No newline at end of file
+1.43.3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/inspec/version.rb b/lib/inspec/version.rb
index b7b30542d..26490ab02 100644
--- a/lib/inspec/version.rb
+++ b/lib/inspec/version.rb
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 # author: Christoph Hartmann
 
 module Inspec
-  VERSION = '1.43.2'.freeze
+  VERSION = '1.43.3'.freeze
 end