diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 1fdac04a926..272f5372886 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Changelog (Pillow)
 ==================
 
-4.3.0 (unreleased)
+4.3.0 (2017-10-02)
 ------------------
 
 - Fix warning on pointer cast in isblock #2775, #2778
diff --git a/PIL/version.py b/PIL/version.py
index 4d21d062b14..88574f79e46 100644
--- a/PIL/version.py
+++ b/PIL/version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # Master version for Pillow
-__version__ = '4.3.0.dev0'
+__version__ = '4.3.0'