diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e5a0628e..e10152cd 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.63])
-AC_INIT([ivar], [1.4.2], [gkarthik@scripps.edu])
+AC_INIT([ivar], [1.4.3], [gkarthik@scripps.edu])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign subdir-objects])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
 
diff --git a/src/ivar.cpp b/src/ivar.cpp
index 4f0dedf5..7cef1a8e 100755
--- a/src/ivar.cpp
+++ b/src/ivar.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include "suffix_tree.h"
 #include "trim_primer_quality.h"
 
-const std::string VERSION = "1.4.2";
+const std::string VERSION = "1.4.3";
 
 struct args_t {
   std::string bam;               // -i