diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 9b0907980..548240658 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{".":"1.4.2"}
\ No newline at end of file
+{".":"1.4.3"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c5d0238b8..0ed96d88a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.4.3](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/compare/v1.4.2...v1.4.3) (2023-08-11)
+
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+* ability to set provider after shutdown ([#556](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/556)) ([fb42a92](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/fb42a92e9b36e57ba71bc05a4f52eda88729f21e))
+
+
+### 🧹 Chore
+
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to 2160dd3 ([#555](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/555)) ([a6eabc3](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/a6eabc391de27b9dff16310d942abff8675b924e))
+* **deps:** update github/codeql-action digest to 2ec74e3 ([#553](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/553)) ([d8c64d9](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/d8c64d91c43b62af383c1ae6e09417da480c92d2))
+
 ## [1.4.2](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/compare/v1.4.1...v1.4.2) (2023-08-10)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3a48562a1..b453b4268 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Note that this library is intended to be used in server-side contexts and has no
 <dependency>
     <groupId>dev.openfeature</groupId>
     <artifactId>sdk</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.2</version>
+    <version>1.4.3</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 <!-- x-release-please-end-version -->
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ If you would like snapshot builds, this is the relevant repository information:
 <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 ```groovy
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'dev.openfeature:sdk:1.4.2'
+    implementation 'dev.openfeature:sdk:1.4.3'
 }
 ```
 <!-- x-release-please-end-version -->
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 79d142dfb..098d6eb0a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <groupId>dev.openfeature</groupId>
   <artifactId>sdk</artifactId>
-  <version>1.4.2</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
+  <version>1.4.3</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
 
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 9df886c42..428b770e3 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.4.2
+1.4.3