diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 507912c504e..b5fcdb93a43 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.42.0"
+  ".": "1.43.0"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a82d26a887a..df8bdc2a554 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.43.0](https://github.com/googleapis/java-genai/compare/v1.42.0...v1.43.0) (2026-03-12)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add inference_generation_config to EvaluationConfig for Tuning ([c9632f0](https://github.com/googleapis/java-genai/commit/c9632f024d80f0ede17b6a4df423c33cd09c6fa9))
+* Allow custom endpoints for authentication with Vertex AI in Java ([5b38728](https://github.com/googleapis/java-genai/commit/5b3872897a68d00f536b94bb11bb580c45e8cd55))
+* enable language code for audio transcription config in Live API for Vertex AI ([fb034ff](https://github.com/googleapis/java-genai/commit/fb034ff044d3c73721f3253845ac5e2c00e8d262))
+
 ## [1.42.0](https://github.com/googleapis/java-genai/compare/v1.41.0...v1.42.0) (2026-03-04)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c92ba9eec8d..e6f2faf8aa7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ If you're using Maven, add the following to your dependencies:
   <dependency>
     <groupId>com.google.genai</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-genai</artifactId>
-    <version>1.41.0</version>
+    <version>1.43.0</version>
   </dependency>
 </dependencies>
 ```
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index 6e9ef24eb96..38b87c925aa 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
   <groupId>com.google.genai.examples</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-genai-examples</artifactId>
-  <version>1.43.0-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-genai:current} -->
+  <version>1.43.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-genai:current} -->
   <name>google-genai-examples</name>
 
   <properties>
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
     <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
     <!-- {x-version-update-start:google-genai:current} -->
-    <google-genai.version>1.43.0-SNAPSHOT</google-genai.version>
+    <google-genai.version>1.43.0</google-genai.version>
     <!-- {x-version-update-end} -->
   </properties>
   <build>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 33471fc46da..3086c2321f5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <groupId>com.google.genai</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-genai</artifactId>
   <name>google-genai</name>
-  <version>1.43.0-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-genai:current} -->
+  <version>1.43.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-genai:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <description>
     Java idiomatic SDK for the Gemini Developer APIs and Vertex AI APIs.
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/genai/ApiClient.java b/src/main/java/com/google/genai/ApiClient.java
index a6b90f4d76d..838580bef31 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/genai/ApiClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/genai/ApiClient.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 public abstract class ApiClient implements AutoCloseable {
 
   // {x-version-update-start:google-genai:released}
-  private static final String SDK_VERSION = "1.42.0";
+  private static final String SDK_VERSION = "1.43.0";
   // {x-version-update-end:google-genai:released}
   private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(ApiClient.class.getName());
 
diff --git a/versions.txt b/versions.txt
index 6a611082b3b..be1a67cd8bf 100644
--- a/versions.txt
+++ b/versions.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-genai:1.42.0:1.43.0-SNAPSHOT
+google-genai:1.43.0:1.43.0