diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index 441adcaf..24069984 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+4.3.1   2019-12-??
+        repmgr: ensure an existing replication slot is not deleted if the
+          follow target is the node's current upstream (Ian)
+
+4.3     2019-04-02
         repmgr: add "daemon (start|stop)" command; GitHub #528 (Ian)
         repmgr: add --version-number command line option (Ian)
         repmgr: add --compact option to "cluster show"; GitHub #521 (Ian)
diff --git a/doc/appendix-release-notes.sgml b/doc/appendix-release-notes.sgml
index 707ab0a5..42c722b3 100644
--- a/doc/appendix-release-notes.sgml
+++ b/doc/appendix-release-notes.sgml
@@ -14,6 +14,30 @@
   <para>
     See also: <xref linkend="upgrading-repmgr">
   </para>
+  <sect1 id="release-4.3.1">
+    <title>Release 4.3.1</title>
+    <para><emphasis>??? December ??, 2019</emphasis></para>
+    <para>
+      &repmgr; 4.3.1 is a minor release.
+    </para>
+
+    <sect2>
+      <title>Bug fixes</title>
+      <para>
+        <itemizedlist>
+         <listitem>
+            <para>
+              <command><link linkend="repmgr-standby-follow">repmgr standby follow</link></command>:
+	          ensure an existing replication slot is not deleted if the
+              follow target is the node's current upstream.
+            </para>
+	      </listitem>
+
+        </itemizedlist>
+      </para>
+    </sect2>
+
+  </sect1>
 
   <sect1 id="release-4.3">
     <title>Release 4.3</title>
diff --git a/repmgr_version.h.in b/repmgr_version.h.in
index 944943e1..c54f4396 100644
--- a/repmgr_version.h.in
+++ b/repmgr_version.h.in
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #define REPMGR_VERSION_DATE ""
-#define REPMGR_VERSION "4.3"
-#define REPMGR_VERSION_NUM 40300
+#define REPMGR_VERSION "4.3.1"
+#define REPMGR_VERSION_NUM 40301