diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 97df1225835..3d9cfcc081e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+mkdocs-material-9.5.43 (2024-10-31)
+
+  * Added support for external images in SVGs in privacy plugin
+  * Fixed #7651: Privacy plugin doesn't handle quoted URLs in CSS
+
 mkdocs-material-9.5.42 (2024-10-20)
 
   * Fixed #7625: Invalid encoding of boolean attributes in privacy plugin
diff --git a/docs/changelog/index.md b/docs/changelog/index.md
index 624e921404e..29e712cef48 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/index.md
+++ b/docs/changelog/index.md
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 ## Material for MkDocs
 
+### 9.5.43 <small>October 31, 2024</small> { id="9.5.43" }
+
+- Added support for external images in SVGs in privacy plugin
+- Fixed #7651: Privacy plugin doesn't handle quoted URLs in CSS
+
 ### 9.5.42 <small>October 20, 2024</small> { id="9.5.42" }
 
 - Fixed #7625: Invalid encoding of boolean attributes in privacy plugin
diff --git a/material/__init__.py b/material/__init__.py
index 7569b8145d2..c0ef38c8efc 100644
--- a/material/__init__.py
+++ b/material/__init__.py
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@
 # FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
 # IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
-__version__ = "9.5.42"
+__version__ = "9.5.43"
diff --git a/material/templates/base.html b/material/templates/base.html
index 0b0e203cad1..90e391d2f51 100644
--- a/material/templates/base.html
+++ b/material/templates/base.html
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="{{ lang.t('rss.updated') }}" href="{{ 'feed_rss_updated.xml' | url }}">
       {% endif %}
       <link rel="icon" href="{{ config.theme.favicon | url }}">
-      <meta name="generator" content="mkdocs-{{ mkdocs_version }}, mkdocs-material-9.5.42">
+      <meta name="generator" content="mkdocs-{{ mkdocs_version }}, mkdocs-material-9.5.43">
     {% endblock %}
     {% block htmltitle %}
       {% if page.meta and page.meta.title %}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 62117b0202f..4d72ee01f01 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "mkdocs-material",
-  "version": "9.5.42",
+  "version": "9.5.43",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "mkdocs-material",
-      "version": "9.5.42",
+      "version": "9.5.43",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "clipboard": "^2.0.11",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7f1baf8876e..da7ca3e71f0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mkdocs-material",
-  "version": "9.5.42",
+  "version": "9.5.43",
   "description": "Documentation that simply works",
   "keywords": [
     "mkdocs",