diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 6c0c476..9b8d538 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 CHANGELOG
 *********
 
+`v4.3.1`_ (2024-03-xx)
+======================
+* Fix static typing protocols to work with etree and XSD elements
+
 `v4.3.0`_ (2024-02-17)
 ======================
 * Change the purpose of the evaluation with a dynamic schema context
@@ -456,3 +460,4 @@ CHANGELOG
 .. _v4.2.0: https://github.com/sissaschool/elementpath/compare/v4.1.5...v4.2.0
 .. _v4.2.1: https://github.com/sissaschool/elementpath/compare/v4.2.0...v4.2.1
 .. _v4.3.0: https://github.com/sissaschool/elementpath/compare/v4.2.1...v4.3.0
+.. _v4.3.1: https://github.com/sissaschool/elementpath/compare/v4.3.0...v4.3.1
diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index 585551d..96ae08f 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version
 version = '4.3'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = '4.3.0'
+release = '4.3.1'
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/elementpath/__init__.py b/elementpath/__init__.py
index f28481b..4214290 100644
--- a/elementpath/__init__.py
+++ b/elementpath/__init__.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #
 # @author Davide Brunato <brunato@sissa.it>
 #
-__version__ = '4.3.0'
+__version__ = '4.3.1'
 __author__ = "Davide Brunato"
 __contact__ = "brunato@sissa.it"
 __copyright__ = "Copyright 2018-2024, SISSA"
diff --git a/publiccode.yml b/publiccode.yml
index a351087..b790f4a 100644
--- a/publiccode.yml
+++ b/publiccode.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ publiccodeYmlVersion: '0.2'
 name: elementpath
 url: 'https://github.com/sissaschool/elementpath'
 landingURL: 'https://github.com/sissaschool/elementpath'
-releaseDate: '2024-02-17'
-softwareVersion: v4.3.0
+releaseDate: '2024-03-xx'
+softwareVersion: v4.3.1
 developmentStatus: stable
 platforms:
   - linux
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 74c8a19..223652d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='elementpath',
-    version='4.3.0',
+    version='4.3.1',
     packages=find_packages(include=['elementpath', 'elementpath.*']),
     package_data={
         'elementpath': ['py.typed'],