diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index be130ae6de..4915f28376 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,15 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.6.43] - 2025-12-22
+
+### Fixed
+
+- 🐍 **Python dependency installation issues** were resolved by correcting pip dependency handling, preventing installation failures in certain environments and improving setup reliability. [Commit](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/5c5f87a)
+- 🎙️ **Speech-to-Text default content type handling** was fixed and refactored to ensure correct MIME type usage, improving compatibility across STT providers and preventing transcription errors caused by incorrect defaults. [Commit](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/4ab917c)
+- 🖼️ **Temporary chat image handling** was fixed and refactored, ensuring images generated or edited in temporary chats are correctly processed, stored, and displayed without inconsistencies or missing references. [Commit](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/423983f)
+- 🎨 **Image action button fixed**, restoring the ability to trigger image generation, editing, and related image actions from the chat UI. [Commit](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/def8a00)
+
 ## [0.6.42] - 2025-12-21
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 0c7c0f8bea..17baf5042a 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
 	"name": "open-webui",
-	"version": "0.6.42",
+	"version": "0.6.43",
 	"lockfileVersion": 3,
 	"requires": true,
 	"packages": {
 		"": {
 			"name": "open-webui",
-			"version": "0.6.42",
+			"version": "0.6.43",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"@azure/msal-browser": "^4.5.0",
 				"@codemirror/lang-javascript": "^6.2.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 411c83d985..f0a599274c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "open-webui",
-	"version": "0.6.42",
+	"version": "0.6.43",
 	"private": true,
 	"scripts": {
 		"dev": "npm run pyodide:fetch && vite dev --host",