diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fa6d9de90..516fa907a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,8 +4,16 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. Dates are d
 
 Generated by [`auto-changelog`](https://github.com/CookPete/auto-changelog).
 
+#### [v0.43.0](https://github.com/isomerpages/isomercms-frontend/compare/v0.42.0...v0.43.0)
+
+- fix(herobody): solves empty highlight deafult issue [`#1489`](https://github.com/isomerpages/isomercms-frontend/pull/1489)
+- fix(edithomepage): spread properly [`#1487`](https://github.com/isomerpages/isomercms-frontend/pull/1487)
+- Release/0.42.0 (develop) [`#1481`](https://github.com/isomerpages/isomercms-frontend/pull/1481)
+
 #### [v0.42.0](https://github.com/isomerpages/isomercms-frontend/compare/v0.41.0...v0.42.0)
 
+> 7 September 2023
+
 - fix(editable): hover and focus states for title text [`#1484`](https://github.com/isomerpages/isomercms-frontend/pull/1484)
 - Fix/style nits [`#1483`](https://github.com/isomerpages/isomercms-frontend/pull/1483)
 - fix: styling [`#1482`](https://github.com/isomerpages/isomercms-frontend/pull/1482)
@@ -64,12 +72,12 @@ Generated by [`auto-changelog`](https://github.com/CookPete/auto-changelog).
 - chore: downgrade webpack-dev-server [`#1418`](https://github.com/isomerpages/isomercms-frontend/pull/1418)
 - fix(e2e): reduce mem usage [`#1428`](https://github.com/isomerpages/isomercms-frontend/pull/1428)
 - Release/0.39.0 [`#1425`](https://github.com/isomerpages/isomercms-frontend/pull/1425)
-- fix: conditional for checkCSP  [`#1423`](https://github.com/isomerpages/isomercms-frontend/pull/1423)
 
 #### [v0.39.0](https://github.com/isomerpages/isomercms-frontend/compare/v0.38.0...v0.39.0)
 
-> 16 August 2023
+> 17 August 2023
 
+- fix: conditional for checkCSP  [`#1423`](https://github.com/isomerpages/isomercms-frontend/pull/1423)
 - feat(sl): integrate screens with be [`#1410`](https://github.com/isomerpages/isomercms-frontend/pull/1410)
 - Fix/is 422 update csp retrieval [`#1414`](https://github.com/isomerpages/isomercms-frontend/pull/1414)
 - Feat(site launch): add pending screen [`#1409`](https://github.com/isomerpages/isomercms-frontend/pull/1409)
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 11bc8a560..ab5ed071e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "isomercms-frontend",
-  "version": "0.42.0",
+  "version": "0.43.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "isomercms-frontend",
-      "version": "0.42.0",
+      "version": "0.43.0",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "@braintree/sanitize-url": "^6.0.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a98338542..805bc5fa7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "isomercms-frontend",
-  "version": "0.42.0",
+  "version": "0.43.0",
   "private": true,
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=16.0.0"
diff --git a/src/layouts/EditHomepage/EditHomepage.jsx b/src/layouts/EditHomepage/EditHomepage.jsx
index 2462c2070..cf7a361c0 100644
--- a/src/layouts/EditHomepage/EditHomepage.jsx
+++ b/src/layouts/EditHomepage/EditHomepage.jsx
@@ -960,12 +960,17 @@ const EditHomepage = ({ match }) => {
                               handleHighlightDropdownToggle={
                                 handleHighlightDropdownToggle
                               }
+                              initialSectionType={
+                                section.hero.dropdown
+                                  ? "dropdown"
+                                  : "highlights"
+                              }
                             >
                               {({ currentSelectedOption }) =>
                                 currentSelectedOption === "dropdown" ? (
                                   <HeroDropdownSection
+                                    {...section.hero}
                                     {...section.hero.dropdown}
-                                    state={section.hero}
                                     errors={{
                                       ...errors,
                                       ...errors.sections[0].hero,
@@ -978,6 +983,7 @@ const EditHomepage = ({ match }) => {
                                       ...errors.sections[0].hero,
                                     }}
                                     highlights={section.hero.key_highlights}
+                                    {...section.hero}
                                   />
                                 )
                               }
diff --git a/src/layouts/components/Homepage/HeroBody.tsx b/src/layouts/components/Homepage/HeroBody.tsx
index 038540a79..a63aadfc3 100644
--- a/src/layouts/components/Homepage/HeroBody.tsx
+++ b/src/layouts/components/Homepage/HeroBody.tsx
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ interface HeroBodyProps extends HeroBodyFormFields {
   children: (props: {
     currentSelectedOption: HeroSectionType
   }) => React.ReactNode
+  initialSectionType: HeroSectionType
 }
 
 export const HeroBody = ({
@@ -62,9 +63,10 @@ export const HeroBody = ({
   handleHighlightDropdownToggle,
   notification,
   children,
+  initialSectionType,
 }: HeroBodyProps) => {
   const [heroSectionType, setHeroSectionType] = useState<HeroSectionType>(
-    "highlights"
+    initialSectionType
   )
   const { onChange } = useEditableContext()
 
@@ -147,7 +149,7 @@ export const HeroBody = ({
                 },
               })
             }}
-            defaultValue="highlights"
+            defaultValue={initialSectionType}
           >
             <HStack spacing="2rem">
               <Radio
diff --git a/src/layouts/components/Homepage/HeroDropdownSection.tsx b/src/layouts/components/Homepage/HeroDropdownSection.tsx
index f15d3ef1f..acf00cf23 100644
--- a/src/layouts/components/Homepage/HeroDropdownSection.tsx
+++ b/src/layouts/components/Homepage/HeroDropdownSection.tsx
@@ -20,19 +20,18 @@ export interface HeroDropdownFormFields {
   url: string
 }
 
-interface HeroDropdownSectionProps {
+interface HeroDropdownSectionProps extends EditorHeroDropdownSection {
   errors: {
     dropdownElems: HeroDropdownFormFields[]
     title: string
     dropdown: string
   }
-  state: EditorHeroDropdownSection
   title: string
 }
 
 export const HeroDropdownSection = ({
   errors,
-  state,
+  dropdown = { options: [] },
   title,
 }: HeroDropdownSectionProps) => {
   const {
@@ -67,10 +66,10 @@ export const HeroDropdownSection = ({
             <Editable.EmptySection
               title="Options you add will appear here"
               subtitle="Add options to allow users to quickly navigate your site"
-              isEmpty={state.dropdown.options.length === 0}
+              isEmpty={dropdown.options.length === 0}
             >
               <Editable.Section px={0} spacing="0.75rem" py="1.5rem">
-                {state.dropdown.options.map(
+                {dropdown.options.map(
                   (
                     { title: optionTitle, url: optionUrl },
                     dropdownOptionIndex
@@ -145,7 +144,7 @@ export const HeroDropdownSection = ({
         </Editable.Droppable>
       </DragDropContext>
       <Button
-        id={`dropdownelem-${state.dropdown.options.length}-create`}
+        id={`dropdownelem-${dropdown.options.length}-create`}
         onClick={() => onCreate({ target: { id: "dropdownelem" } })}
         variant="outline"
         w="full"