diff --git a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
index 8577eb6b..d1e717fd 100644
--- a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
+++ b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       "name": "beads",
       "source": "./",
       "description": "AI-supervised issue tracker for coding workflows",
-      "version": "0.42.0"
+      "version": "0.43.0"
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index d47588a1..4184212b 100644
--- a/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "beads",
   "description": "AI-supervised issue tracker for coding workflows. Manage tasks, discover work, and maintain context with simple CLI commands.",
-  "version": "0.42.0",
+  "version": "0.43.0",
   "author": {
     "name": "Steve Yegge",
     "url": "https://github.com/steveyegge"
diff --git a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-checkout b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-checkout
index d5015df5..20baa157 100755
--- a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-checkout
+++ b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-checkout
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 # bd-shim v1
-# bd-hooks-version: 0.42.0
+# bd-hooks-version: 0.43.0
 #
 # bd (beads) post-checkout hook - thin shim
 #
diff --git a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-merge b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-merge
index 4719ab71..5dbc5661 100755
--- a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-merge
+++ b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-merge
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 # bd-shim v1
-# bd-hooks-version: 0.42.0
+# bd-hooks-version: 0.43.0
 #
 # bd (beads) post-merge hook - thin shim
 #
diff --git a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-commit b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-commit
index 92f19b00..c3df5a79 100755
--- a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-commit
+++ b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-commit
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 # bd-shim v1
-# bd-hooks-version: 0.42.0
+# bd-hooks-version: 0.43.0
 #
 # bd (beads) pre-commit hook - thin shim
 #
diff --git a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-push b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-push
index f9f27415..3a80cc30 100755
--- a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-push
+++ b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-push
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 # bd-shim v1
-# bd-hooks-version: 0.42.0
+# bd-hooks-version: 0.43.0
 #
 # bd (beads) pre-push hook - thin shim
 #
diff --git a/integrations/beads-mcp/pyproject.toml b/integrations/beads-mcp/pyproject.toml
index fef0b813..ecde59bb 100644
--- a/integrations/beads-mcp/pyproject.toml
+++ b/integrations/beads-mcp/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "beads-mcp"
-version = "0.42.0"
+version = "0.43.0"
 description = "MCP server for beads issue tracker."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
diff --git a/integrations/beads-mcp/src/beads_mcp/__init__.py b/integrations/beads-mcp/src/beads_mcp/__init__.py
index aaa90b2e..5b4d7365 100644
--- a/integrations/beads-mcp/src/beads_mcp/__init__.py
+++ b/integrations/beads-mcp/src/beads_mcp/__init__.py
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ This package provides an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that exposes
 beads (bd) issue tracker functionality to MCP Clients.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.42.0"
+__version__ = "0.43.0"
diff --git a/npm-package/package.json b/npm-package/package.json
index 358fa3f8..9b759dcf 100644
--- a/npm-package/package.json
+++ b/npm-package/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@beads/bd",
-  "version": "0.42.0",
+  "version": "0.43.0",
   "description": "Beads issue tracker - lightweight memory system for coding agents with native binary support",
   "main": "bin/bd.js",
   "bin": {