diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 83f9eb80419d..2276f3d26108 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "4.3.0"
+  ".": "4.3.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 94308d806db5..1dca670ac7bd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [4.3.1](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/v4.3.0...v4.3.1) (2026-05-27)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **prover:** wait for previous epoch to be proven ([4475d8c](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/4475d8c49b920d0fd6c79ec1fb3302bad4995055))
+* **prover:** wait for previous epoch to be proven ([#23457](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/23457)) ([fd89d46](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/fd89d46305022a4b6c3b0bb9faa5fb57980aca59))
+
 ## [4.3.0](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/v4.2.1...v4.3.0) (2026-05-19)