diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
index 6b23da7..76e61c9 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ body:
   attributes:
     label: Versions
     description: sqlx, Go, the driver and the database, each with its version
-    placeholder: sqlx v1.4.2, go1.27.2, lib/pq v1.10.9, PostgreSQL 16
+    placeholder: sqlx v1.4.3, go1.27.2, lib/pq v1.10.9, PostgreSQL 16
   validations:
     required: true
 - type: textarea
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d174692..4f76006 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@ Notable changes to this fork, newest first. An entry that imports an upstream
 pull request names its number and author. Releases up to v1.4.0 are releases of
 upstream [jmoiron/sqlx](https://github.com/jmoiron/sqlx).
 
-## Unreleased
+## v1.4.3 (2026-10-20)
+
+No API change. Batch inserts report an unclosed `VALUES (` group instead of
+producing SQL the database rejects, and expand correctly when the group holds a
+bracket inside a string literal or comment.
 
 ### Fixes
 
@@ -13,11 +17,12 @@ upstream [jmoiron/sqlx](https://github.com/jmoiron/sqlx).
   `missing closing bracket in VALUES`, whatever the number of rows. Before, the
   query came back unexpanded with every row's arguments, and the mistake only
   surfaced when the database rejected the argument count. Single-struct and map
-  arguments are unchanged.
+  arguments are unchanged (#36).
 - The batch insert expansion skips brackets inside string literals, quoted
   identifiers and comments. `VALUES (:a, ')')` or `VALUES (:a, /* ) */ :b)`
   with several rows used to be cut at the bracket inside the literal or comment
-  and expanded into invalid SQL; `VALUES (:a, '(')` was not expanded at all.
+  and expanded into invalid SQL; `VALUES (:a, '(')` was not expanded at all
+  (#36).
 
 ## v1.4.2 (2026-10-19)
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c5667fe..a3bb4ea 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ and go from query to struct in one call with `Get` and `Select`.
 
 |                    | jmoiron/sqlx                 | secondwindoss/sqlx                |
 |--------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
-| Last release       | v1.4.0, April 2024           | v1.4.2, October 2026              |
+| Last release       | v1.4.0, April 2024           | v1.4.3, October 2026              |
 | Last commit        | May 2024                     | active                            |
 | Open pull requests | 79 (October 2026)            | 0, the fixes are merged           |
 | Go support         | `go 1.10`, untested          | Go 1.24 and newer, tested         |
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ and go from query to struct in one call with `Get` and `Select`.
 
 ## Quick start
 
-    go get github.com/secondwindoss/sqlx@v1.4.2
+    go get github.com/secondwindoss/sqlx@v1.4.3
 
 sqlx requires Go 1.24 or newer.
 
@@ -109,20 +109,20 @@ Rewrite the import path, then update the dependency.
 macOS:
 
     grep -rl 'github.com/jmoiron/sqlx' --include='*.go' . | xargs sed -i '' 's#github.com/jmoiron/sqlx#github.com/secondwindoss/sqlx#g'
-    go get github.com/secondwindoss/sqlx@v1.4.2
+    go get github.com/secondwindoss/sqlx@v1.4.3
     go mod tidy
 
 Linux:
 
     grep -rl 'github.com/jmoiron/sqlx' --include='*.go' . | xargs sed -i 's#github.com/jmoiron/sqlx#github.com/secondwindoss/sqlx#g'
-    go get github.com/secondwindoss/sqlx@v1.4.2
+    go get github.com/secondwindoss/sqlx@v1.4.3
     go mod tidy
 
 Tags up to v1.4.0 are upstream's and declare the upstream module path, so
 v1.4.1 is the first version that resolves under the new path; v1.4.2 retracts
 the older tags so the go command no longer offers them.
 
-A `replace github.com/jmoiron/sqlx => github.com/secondwindoss/sqlx v1.4.2`
+A `replace github.com/jmoiron/sqlx => github.com/secondwindoss/sqlx v1.4.3`
 directive does not work: the fork imports its own `reflectx` package under
 the new path, and Go refuses to use one module under two paths. Rewrite the
 imports instead.