diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index fe87cd91..26548fff 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.43.0"
+  ".": "0.43.1"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1e926a69..ba016dab 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.43.1](https://github.com/sentdm/sent-dm-php/compare/v0.43.0...v0.43.1) (2026-10-30)
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* **api:** describe the default body type on template bodies ([6a67292](https://github.com/sentdm/sent-dm-php/commit/6a67292922af2f9505933ab924357796149e531c))
+
 ## [0.43.0](https://github.com/sentdm/sent-dm-php/compare/v0.42.0...v0.43.0) (2026-10-30)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e57ef8a5..5157c9fc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ The REST API documentation can be found on [docs.sent.dm](https://docs.sent.dm).
 <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 
 ```
-composer require "sentdm/sent-dm-php 0.43.0"
+composer require "sentdm/sent-dm-php 0.43.1"
 ```
 
 <!-- x-release-please-end -->
diff --git a/src/Version.php b/src/Version.php
index 4efcb114..ce90625b 100644
--- a/src/Version.php
+++ b/src/Version.php
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
 namespace SentDm;
 
 // x-release-please-start-version
-const VERSION = '0.43.0';
+const VERSION = '0.43.1';
 // x-release-please-end