diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9575b3ae..e036ce69 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [4.3.0] - 2022-11-22
+
 ### Added
 - PHP8.2 compatibility [#775](https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/pull/775)
 
diff --git a/libs/Smarty.class.php b/libs/Smarty.class.php
index 22ea0c31..5d2e3a4b 100644
--- a/libs/Smarty.class.php
+++ b/libs/Smarty.class.php
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class Smarty extends Smarty_Internal_TemplateBase
     /**
      * smarty version
      */
-    const SMARTY_VERSION = '4.2.1';
+    const SMARTY_VERSION = '4.3.0';
     /**
      * define variable scopes
      */