diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5264d4c92..d99ffb524 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ else
 MODULEDIR := $(CURDIR)/build/modules/Release
 endif
 
-VERSION   := 2.4.2
+# see also source/frontend/carla_shared.py and source/includes/CarlaDefines.h
+VERSION   := 2.4.3
 
 -include Makefile.user.mk
 
@@ -657,7 +658,7 @@ endif
 
 	# Install app data
 	sed -e 's?X-VERSION-X?$(VERSION)?' \
-		data/appdata.xml > $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/appdata/studio.kx.carla.appdata.xml
+		data/appdata.xml.in > $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/appdata/studio.kx.carla.appdata.xml
 
 	# Install mime package
 	install -m 644 data/carla.xml $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/mime/packages
diff --git a/data/appdata.xml b/data/appdata.xml.in
similarity index 100%
rename from data/appdata.xml
rename to data/appdata.xml.in
diff --git a/source/frontend/carla_shared.py b/source/frontend/carla_shared.py
index 0cd2e352b..6a02dc714 100644
--- a/source/frontend/carla_shared.py
+++ b/source/frontend/carla_shared.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ if WINDOWS:
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Set Version
 
-VERSION = "2.4.2"
+VERSION = "2.4.3"
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Set TMP
diff --git a/source/includes/CarlaDefines.h b/source/includes/CarlaDefines.h
index 3fcca9a58..edce8fbb0 100644
--- a/source/includes/CarlaDefines.h
+++ b/source/includes/CarlaDefines.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 /* Set Version */
 #define CARLA_VERSION_HEX    0x020402
-#define CARLA_VERSION_STRING "2.4.2"
+#define CARLA_VERSION_STRING "2.4.3"
 #define CARLA_VERSION_STRMIN "2.4"
 
 /* Check OS */