diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/corecomponents/Bundle.properties b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/corecomponents/Bundle.properties
index 123093f8a822b1f974aaca4b2bd03c28074cb681..7f5cde38517652616b56588b9e04494ebeb5aa5e 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/corecomponents/Bundle.properties
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/corecomponents/Bundle.properties
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Format_OperatingSystem_Value={0} version {1} running on {2}
 LBL_Copyright=<div style\="font-size\: 12pt; font-family\: Verdana, 'Verdana CE',  Arial, 'Arial CE', 'Lucida Grande CE', lucida, 'Helvetica CE', sans-serif; ">Autopsy&trade; is a digital forensics platform based on The Sleuth Kit&trade; and other tools. <br><ul><li>General Information: <a style\="color\: \#1E2A60;" href\="http\://www.sleuthkit.org">http\://www.sleuthkit.org</a>.</li><li>Training: <a style\="color\: \#1E2A60;" href\="http://www.basistech.com/autopsy-training">http://www.basistech.com/autopsy-training</a></li><li>Commercial Support: <a style\="color\: \#1E2A60;" href\="http://www.basistech.com/digital-forensics/autopsy/support/">http://www.basistech.com/digital-forensics/autopsy/support/</a></li></ul>Copyright &copy; 2003-2016. </div>
 URL_ON_IMG=http://www.sleuthkit.org/
 
-URL_ON_HELP=http://sleuthkit.org/autopsy/docs/user-docs/4.2/
+URL_ON_HELP=http://sleuthkit.org/autopsy/docs/user-docs/4.3/
 
 FILE_FOR_LOCAL_HELP=file:///
 INDEX_FOR_LOCAL_HELP=/docs/index.html
diff --git a/ImageGallery/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/imagegallery/actions/OpenHelpAction.java b/ImageGallery/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/imagegallery/actions/OpenHelpAction.java
index 5491715489ec7314dffff904c96ea2c04fc519d1..8aab0ba937a24b3bd53daec2853f11650119e5de 100644
--- a/ImageGallery/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/imagegallery/actions/OpenHelpAction.java
+++ b/ImageGallery/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/imagegallery/actions/OpenHelpAction.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public final class OpenHelpAction implements ActionListener {
     @Override
     public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
         try {
-            Desktop.getDesktop().browse(URI.create("http://sleuthkit.org/autopsy/docs/user-docs/4.2/image_gallery_page.html")); //NON-NLS
+            Desktop.getDesktop().browse(URI.create("http://sleuthkit.org/autopsy/docs/user-docs/4.3/image_gallery_page.html")); //NON-NLS
         } catch (IOException ex) {
             Logger.getLogger(OpenHelpAction.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, "failed to open help page", ex); //NON-NLS
         }
diff --git a/branding/core/core.jar/org/netbeans/core/startup/Bundle.properties b/branding/core/core.jar/org/netbeans/core/startup/Bundle.properties
index a0fc266c8a83b52a8356c72bcaa45e34d9712187..8eb490c76e26228b18e88dec517563128abc0e3d 100644
--- a/branding/core/core.jar/org/netbeans/core/startup/Bundle.properties
+++ b/branding/core/core.jar/org/netbeans/core/startup/Bundle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #Updated by build script
-#Mon, 02 Jan 2017 17:30:34 -0500
+#Mon, 02 Jan 2017 18:41:13 -0500
 LBL_splash_window_title=Starting Autopsy
 SPLASH_HEIGHT=314
 SPLASH_WIDTH=538
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ SplashRunningTextBounds=0,289,538,18
 SplashRunningTextColor=0x0
 SplashRunningTextFontSize=19
 
-currentVersion=Autopsy 4.2.0
+currentVersion=Autopsy 4.3.0
diff --git a/branding/modules/org-netbeans-core-windows.jar/org/netbeans/core/windows/view/ui/Bundle.properties b/branding/modules/org-netbeans-core-windows.jar/org/netbeans/core/windows/view/ui/Bundle.properties
index 109b05e9a8c18189c8ae6bb3bf8f8280bd1b7f3e..756018bd649a909217b5936c3b926cf5f0571418 100644
--- a/branding/modules/org-netbeans-core-windows.jar/org/netbeans/core/windows/view/ui/Bundle.properties
+++ b/branding/modules/org-netbeans-core-windows.jar/org/netbeans/core/windows/view/ui/Bundle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #Updated by build script
-#Mon, 02 Jan 2017 17:30:34 -0500
-CTL_MainWindow_Title=Autopsy 4.2.0
-CTL_MainWindow_Title_No_Project=Autopsy 4.2.0
+#Mon, 02 Jan 2017 18:41:13 -0500
+CTL_MainWindow_Title=Autopsy 4.3.0
+CTL_MainWindow_Title_No_Project=Autopsy 4.3.0
diff --git a/docs/doxygen-user/Doxyfile b/docs/doxygen-user/Doxyfile
index bce35afa6753b6fc08ac5fb0860ec8067b711887..c3ddd8fc43661007a3042d6772673e0b9c6c6f09 100755
--- a/docs/doxygen-user/Doxyfile
+++ b/docs/doxygen-user/Doxyfile
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = "Autopsy User Documentation"
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 4.2
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 4.3
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a
@@ -1025,7 +1025,7 @@ GENERATE_HTML          = YES
 # The default directory is: html.
 # This tag requires that the tag GENERATE_HTML is set to YES.
 
-HTML_OUTPUT            = 4.2
+HTML_OUTPUT            = 4.3
 
 # The HTML_FILE_EXTENSION tag can be used to specify the file extension for each
 # generated HTML page (for example: .htm, .php, .asp).
diff --git a/docs/doxygen/Doxyfile b/docs/doxygen/Doxyfile
index e44aee3a5187f542f77e43993c49d9d28a805512..654743e639d105a8fa66cb44bbcb7b4e371865d6 100755
--- a/docs/doxygen/Doxyfile
+++ b/docs/doxygen/Doxyfile
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ GENERATE_HTML          = YES
 # The default directory is: html.
 # This tag requires that the tag GENERATE_HTML is set to YES.
 
-HTML_OUTPUT            = api-docs/4.2/
+HTML_OUTPUT            = api-docs/4.3/
 
 # The HTML_FILE_EXTENSION tag can be used to specify the file extension for each
 # generated HTML page (for example: .htm, .php, .asp).
diff --git a/nbproject/project.properties b/nbproject/project.properties
index a513a165cd763b13fbb77b5cf9be9e9498a28481..7485e33aeeb705c80b84c7bd4ade5d550d8a6224 100644
--- a/nbproject/project.properties
+++ b/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ app.title=Autopsy
 ### lowercase version of above
 app.name=${branding.token}
 ### if left unset, version will default to today's date
-app.version=4.2.0
+app.version=4.3.0
 ### build.type must be one of: DEVELOPMENT, RELEASE
-#build.type=RELEASE
-build.type=DEVELOPMENT
+build.type=RELEASE
+#build.type=DEVELOPMENT
 
 project.org.sleuthkit.autopsy.experimental=Experimental
 project.org.sleuthkit.autopsy.imagegallery=ImageGallery
diff --git a/pythonExamples/README.txt b/pythonExamples/README.txt
index 43eb78f6619516e82c0e1cd91d0ffc585efebc37..b558f44e4b57f64384ef9fa93b0c0215a0604294 100755
--- a/pythonExamples/README.txt
+++ b/pythonExamples/README.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ your needs.
 See the developer guide for more details and how to use and load
 the modules.
 
-    http://sleuthkit.org/autopsy/docs/api-docs/4.2/index.html
+    http://sleuthkit.org/autopsy/docs/api-docs/4.3/index.html
 
 Each module in this folder should have a brief description about what they 
 can do.