diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8361d26f7..beac8900c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@
 - tests: fix compilation of tests on Fedora 40 ([#2116](https://github.com/weechat/weechat/issues/2116))
 - tests: fix compilation of tests on Rocky 9.4
 
+## Version 4.3.5 (2024-07-16)
+
+### Fixed
+
+- ruby: fix crash in plugin initialization ([#2163](https://github.com/weechat/weechat/issues/2163))
+
 ## Version 4.3.4 (2024-07-03)
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/version.sh b/version.sh
index 421012160..7317bdcda 100755
--- a/version.sh
+++ b/version.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #     devel-number   the devel version as hex number ("0x04010000" for "4.1.0-dev")
 #
 
-weechat_stable="4.3.4"
+weechat_stable="4.3.5"
 weechat_devel="4.4.0-dev"
 
 stable_major=$(echo "${weechat_stable}" | cut -d"." -f1)