diff --git a/CMakeModules/VersionConfiguration.cmake b/CMakeModules/VersionConfiguration.cmake
index e87efbb33..b2306b9f0 100644
--- a/CMakeModules/VersionConfiguration.cmake
+++ b/CMakeModules/VersionConfiguration.cmake
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 set(VERSION_MAJOR 2)
-set(VERSION_MINOR 42)
+set(VERSION_MINOR 43)
 set(VERSION_NANO 0)
 
 option(UPGRADE_DEBUG "" OFF)
diff --git a/release-notes/2.43.0.txt b/release-notes/2.43.0.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ea5d1053e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-notes/2.43.0.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+2019-10-01
+
+NEW:
+
+- Added Russian language selection
+
+FIXED:
+
+- Fixed the sidebar and preplay page content not loading correctly after starting playback quickly
+- Fixed an issue where restoring the home screen to its default state twice in quick sucession could cause the app to crash