diff --git a/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md b/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md
index 2b2a1b2978..0a850d2d8c 100644
--- a/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ hide:
 
 ## Latest Changes
 
+## 0.143.4 (2026-10-17)
+
 ### Upgrades
 
 * ⬆️ Add httpx2 to optional dependencies. PR [#16512](https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi/pull/16512) by [@tiangolo](https://github.com/tiangolo).
diff --git a/fastapi/__init__.py b/fastapi/__init__.py
index 38add31d3f..4677e4ea1a 100644
--- a/fastapi/__init__.py
+++ b/fastapi/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """FastAPI framework, high performance, easy to learn, fast to code, ready for production"""
 
-__version__ = "0.143.3"
+__version__ = "0.143.4"
 
 from starlette import status as status