diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f1d3aa5..048e228 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ The scope of what is covered by the version number excludes:
 
 ## Version history
 
-### unreleased
+### version 0.4.3, released 28-Aug-2024
 
 - Chore: add compiler error on Windows if Virtual Terminal Processing is unavailable.
 - Fix: fix the freebsd build
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index 7da9915..3766f40 100644
--- a/docs/classes/bitflags.html
+++ b/docs/classes/bitflags.html
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ <h3>Usage:</h3>
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index d319290..4ed50ee 100644
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index 31d3906..5aa8330 100644
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+++ b/docs/examples/terminalsize.lua.html
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diff --git a/docs/index.html b/docs/index.html
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+++ b/docs/index.html
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ <h2>Examples</h2>
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diff --git a/docs/modules/system.html b/docs/modules/system.html
index f694433..4d41798 100644
--- a/docs/modules/system.html
+++ b/docs/modules/system.html
@@ -1411,7 +1411,7 @@ <h3>Returns:</h3>
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diff --git a/docs/topics/01-introduction.md.html b/docs/topics/01-introduction.md.html
index 7613a71..388f4bc 100644
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+++ b/docs/topics/01-introduction.md.html
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ <h1>1. Introduction</h1>
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+++ b/docs/topics/02-development.md.html
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ <h1>2. Development</h1>
 be skipped because <code>--exclude-tags=manual</code> is being passed to the
 <code>busted</code> command line.</p>
 
-<p>Hence if tests like this are being added, then please ensure the tests
+<p>Hence if tests like these are being added, then please ensure the tests
 pass locally, and do not rely on CI only.</p>
 
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ <h1>2. Development</h1>
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diff --git a/docs/topics/CHANGELOG.md.html b/docs/topics/CHANGELOG.md.html
index f11e71f..0832fd4 100644
--- a/docs/topics/CHANGELOG.md.html
+++ b/docs/topics/CHANGELOG.md.html
@@ -107,6 +107,13 @@ <h4>Releasing new versions</h4>
 <p><a name="Version_history"></a></p>
 <h2>Version history</h2>
 
+<h3>version 0.4.3, released 28-Aug-2024</h3>
+
+<ul>
+    <li>Chore: add compiler error on Windows if Virtual Terminal Processing is unavailable.</li>
+    <li>Fix: fix the freebsd build</li>
+</ul>
+
 <h3>Version 0.4.2, released 25-Jun-2024</h3>
 
 <ul>
@@ -163,7 +170,7 @@ <h3>Version 0.1.0, released 11-Feb-2016</h3>
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diff --git a/docs/topics/LICENSE.md.html b/docs/topics/LICENSE.md.html
index f22e5ae..6ed29f0 100644
--- a/docs/topics/LICENSE.md.html
+++ b/docs/topics/LICENSE.md.html
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ <h3>Copyright (c) 2016-2024 Oscar Lim</h3>
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diff --git a/rockspecs/luasystem-0.4.3-1.rockspec b/rockspecs/luasystem-0.4.3-1.rockspec
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1265f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rockspecs/luasystem-0.4.3-1.rockspec
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+local package_name = "luasystem"
+local package_version = "0.4.3"
+local rockspec_revision = "1"
+local github_account_name = "lunarmodules"
+local github_repo_name = "luasystem"
+
+
+package = package_name
+version = package_version.."-"..rockspec_revision
+
+source = {
+  url = "git+https://github.com/"..github_account_name.."/"..github_repo_name..".git",
+  branch = (package_version == "scm") and "master" or nil,
+  tag = (package_version ~= "scm") and "v"..package_version or nil,
+}
+
+description = {
+  summary = 'Platform independent system calls for Lua.',
+  detailed = [[
+    Adds a Lua API for making platform independent system calls.
+  ]],
+  license = 'MIT <http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>',
+  homepage = "https://github.com/"..github_account_name.."/"..github_repo_name,
+}
+
+dependencies = {
+  'lua >= 5.1',
+}
+
+local function make_platform(plat)
+  local defines = {
+    linux = { },
+    unix = { },
+    macosx = { },
+    win32 = { "WINVER=0x0600", "_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600" },
+    mingw32 = { "WINVER=0x0600", "_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600" },
+  }
+  local libraries = {
+    linux = { "rt" },
+    unix = { },
+    macosx = { },
+    win32 = { "advapi32", "winmm" },
+    mingw32 = { },
+  }
+  local libdirs = {
+    linux = nil,
+    unix = nil,
+    macosx = nil,
+    win32 = nil,
+    mingw32 = { },
+  }
+  return {
+    modules = {
+      ['system.core'] = {
+        sources = {
+          'src/core.c',
+          'src/compat.c',
+          'src/time.c',
+          'src/environment.c',
+          'src/random.c',
+          'src/term.c',
+          'src/bitflags.c',
+          'src/wcwidth.c',
+        },
+        defines = defines[plat],
+        libraries = libraries[plat],
+        libdirs = libdirs[plat],
+      },
+    },
+  }
+end
+
+build = {
+  type = 'builtin',
+  platforms = {
+    linux = make_platform('linux'),
+    unix = make_platform('unix'),
+    macosx = make_platform('macosx'),
+    win32 = make_platform('win32'),
+    mingw32 = make_platform('mingw32'),
+  },
+  modules = {
+    ['system.init'] = 'system/init.lua',
+  },
+}
diff --git a/src/core.c b/src/core.c
index ea06f87..0dd3044 100644
--- a/src/core.c
+++ b/src/core.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include <lua.h>
 #include <lauxlib.h>
 
-#define LUASYSTEM_VERSION   "LuaSystem 0.4.2"
+#define LUASYSTEM_VERSION   "LuaSystem 0.4.3"
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #define LUAEXPORT __declspec(dllexport)