diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 15fe80d81b..56455b8742 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+## WAMR-2.4.3
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+### New Features
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- libc-wasi: add missing pointer validations to socket functions (#4611) (#4665)
+
+### Enhancements
+
+### Others
+
+---
+
 ## WAMR-2.4.2
 
 ### Breaking Changes
diff --git a/build-scripts/version.cmake b/build-scripts/version.cmake
index 1d8437da3f..accbe5fd5a 100644
--- a/build-scripts/version.cmake
+++ b/build-scripts/version.cmake
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ endif()
 
 set(WAMR_VERSION_MAJOR 2)
 set(WAMR_VERSION_MINOR 4)
-set(WAMR_VERSION_PATCH 2)
+set(WAMR_VERSION_PATCH 3)
 
 message("-- WAMR version: ${WAMR_VERSION_MAJOR}.${WAMR_VERSION_MINOR}.${WAMR_VERSION_PATCH}")
 
diff --git a/core/version.h b/core/version.h
index 7892846808..1baffd2dc7 100644
--- a/core/version.h
+++ b/core/version.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 /* clang-format off */
 #define WAMR_VERSION_MAJOR 2
 #define WAMR_VERSION_MINOR 4
-#define WAMR_VERSION_PATCH 2
+#define WAMR_VERSION_PATCH 3
 /* clang-format on */
 
 #endif