diff --git a/samtranslator/__init__.py b/samtranslator/__init__.py
index 5d0a428bce..eb012bb42e 100644
--- a/samtranslator/__init__.py
+++ b/samtranslator/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.42.0"
+__version__ = "1.43.0"