diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-verific.yml b/.github/workflows/test-verific.yml
index 54d9487ac..5b6268a2e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-verific.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-verific.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "ENABLE_VERIFIC := 1" >> Makefile.conf
           echo "ENABLE_VERIFIC_EDIF := 1" >> Makefile.conf
           echo "ENABLE_VERIFIC_LIBERTY := 1" >> Makefile.conf
+          echo "ENABLE_VERIFIC_YOSYSHQ_EXTENSIONS := 1" >> Makefile.conf
           echo "ENABLE_CCACHE := 1" >> Makefile.conf
           make -j${{ env.procs }}
 
diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index d8e13b041..160f480e7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -2,9 +2,21 @@
 List of major changes and improvements between releases
 =======================================================
 
-Yosys 0.42 .. Yosys 0.43-dev
+Yosys 0.43 .. Yosys 0.44-dev
 --------------------------
 
+Yosys 0.42 .. Yosys 0.43
+--------------------------
+ * Various
+    - C++ compiler with C++17 support is required.
+    - Support for IO liberty files for verification.
+    - Limit padding from shiftadd for "peepopt" pass.
+
+ * Verific support
+    - Support building Yosys with various Verific library
+      configurations. Can be built now without YosysHQ 
+      specific patch and extension library.
+
 Yosys 0.41 .. Yosys 0.42
 --------------------------
  * New commands and options
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4f2bb512a..3088beb6a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ LIBS += -lrt
 endif
 endif
 
-YOSYS_VER := 0.42+40
+YOSYS_VER := 0.43+3
 
 # Note: We arrange for .gitcommit to contain the (short) commit hash in
 # tarballs generated with git-archive(1) using .gitattributes. The git repo
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ endif
 OBJS = kernel/version_$(GIT_REV).o
 
 bumpversion:
-	sed -i "/^YOSYS_VER := / s/+[0-9][0-9]*$$/+`git log --oneline 9b6afcf.. | wc -l`/;" Makefile
+	sed -i "/^YOSYS_VER := / s/+[0-9][0-9]*$$/+`git log --oneline ead4718.. | wc -l`/;" Makefile
 
 ABCMKARGS = CC="$(CXX)" CXX="$(CXX)" ABC_USE_LIBSTDCXX=1 ABC_USE_NAMESPACE=abc VERBOSE=$(Q)
 
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index c9c923e82..1dd53e954 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import os
 project = 'YosysHQ Yosys'
 author = 'YosysHQ GmbH'
 copyright ='2024 YosysHQ GmbH'
-yosys_ver = "0.42"
+yosys_ver = "0.43"
 
 # select HTML theme
 html_theme = 'furo'
diff --git a/misc/create_vcxsrc.sh b/misc/create_vcxsrc.sh
index 5f8b35e80..d7b516fd6 100644
--- a/misc/create_vcxsrc.sh
+++ b/misc/create_vcxsrc.sh
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ yosysver="$2"
 gitsha="$3"
 
 rm -rf YosysVS-Tpl-v2.zip YosysVS
-wget https://yosyshq.net/yosys/nogit/YosysVS-Tpl-v2.zip
-wget https://www.zlib.net/fossils/zlib-1.2.11.tar.gz
+wget https://github.com/YosysHQ/yosys/releases/download/resources/YosysVS-Tpl-v2.zip
+wget https://github.com/YosysHQ/yosys/releases/download/resources/zlib-1.2.11.tar.gz
 
 unzip YosysVS-Tpl-v2.zip
 rm -f YosysVS-Tpl-v2.zip