diff --git a/src/saml2/__init__.py b/src/saml2/__init__.py
index b4b9f5f..d2e606d 100644
--- a/src/saml2/__init__.py
+++ b/src/saml2/__init__.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     provides methods and functions to convert SAML classes to and from strings.
 """
 
-__version__ = "4.2.0"
+__version__ = "4.3.0"
 
 import logging
 import six