diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cb8855e30..28f325106 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 1.4.3
+
+**Release date:** 2025-10-28
+
+This patch release comes with various fixes and improvements.
+
+Fixes:
+- Fix status reporting for RetryOnFailure strategy
+  [#1338](https://github.com/fluxcd/helm-controller/pull/1338)
+
+Improvements:
+- Allow fetching charts from a local source-watcher
+  [#1341](https://github.com/fluxcd/helm-controller/pull/1341)
+
 ## 1.4.2
 
 **Release date:** 2025-10-08
diff --git a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
index f33a7d033..cae3854b2 100644
--- a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ resources:
 images:
   - name: fluxcd/helm-controller
     newName: fluxcd/helm-controller
-    newTag: v1.4.2
+    newTag: v1.4.3
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index fce6cca40..5337e4673 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ replace (
 require (
 	github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.4.0
 	github.com/fluxcd/cli-utils v0.36.0-flux.15
-	github.com/fluxcd/helm-controller/api v1.4.2
+	github.com/fluxcd/helm-controller/api v1.4.3
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/acl v0.9.0
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/event v0.20.0
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/kustomize v1.13.0