diff --git a/binutils/NEWS b/binutils/NEWS
index 95737a6f33b..596d6484f6b 100644
--- a/binutils/NEWS
+++ b/binutils/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 -*- text -*-
 
-Changes in 2.42:
+Changes in 2.43:
 
 * Readelf now displays RELR relocations in full detail.
 
diff --git a/ld/NEWS b/ld/NEWS
index cfe97309690..c1e42139b8f 100644
--- a/ld/NEWS
+++ b/ld/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 -*- text -*-
 
-Changes in 2.42:
+Changes in 2.43:
 
 * Add -z isa-level-report=[none|all|needed|used] to the x86 ELF linker
   to report needed and used x86-64 ISA levels.