diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 428cfce6f..69427e970 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ Dates are provided in the format YYYY-MM-DD.
 | 1978433                        | 2019-11-30 | v12               | v0.15.0.0              | v0.16.0.0                  | New PoW based on RandomX, only allow >= 2 outputs, change to the block median used to calculate penalty, v1 coinbases are forbidden, rct sigs in coinbase forbidden, 10 block lock time for incoming outputs
 | 2210000                        | 2020-10-17 | v13               | v0.17.0.0              | v0.17.3.2                  | New CLSAG transaction format
 | 2210720                        | 2020-10-18 | v14               | v0.17.1.1              | v0.17.3.2                  | forbid old MLSAG transaction format
-| 2688888                        | 2022-08-13 | v15               | v0.18.0.0              | v0.18.4.2                  | ringsize = 16, bulletproofs+, view tags, adjusted dynamic block weight algorithm
-| 2689608                        | 2022-08-14 | v16               | v0.18.0.0              | v0.18.4.2                  | forbid old v14 transaction format
+| 2688888                        | 2022-08-13 | v15               | v0.18.0.0              | v0.18.4.3                  | ringsize = 16, bulletproofs+, view tags, adjusted dynamic block weight algorithm
+| 2689608                        | 2022-08-14 | v16               | v0.18.0.0              | v0.18.4.3                  | forbid old v14 transaction format
 | XXXXXXX                        | XXX-XX-XX | XXX                | vX.XX.X.X              | vX.XX.X.X                  | XXX |
 
 X's indicate that these details have not been determined as of commit date.
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ Tested on a Raspberry Pi Zero with a clean install of minimal Raspbian Stretch (
     ```bash
     git clone https://github.com/monero-project/monero.git
     cd monero
-    git checkout v0.18.4.2
+    git checkout v0.18.4.3
     ```
 
 * Build:
@@ -463,10 +463,10 @@ application.
     cd monero
     ```
 
-* If you would like a specific [version/tag](https://github.com/monero-project/monero/tags), do a git checkout for that version. eg. 'v0.18.4.2'. If you don't care about the version and just want binaries from master, skip this step:
+* If you would like a specific [version/tag](https://github.com/monero-project/monero/tags), do a git checkout for that version. eg. 'v0.18.4.3'. If you don't care about the version and just want binaries from master, skip this step:
 
     ```bash
-    git checkout v0.18.4.2
+    git checkout v0.18.4.3
     ```
 
 * If you are on a 64-bit system, run:
diff --git a/contrib/gitian/DOCKRUN.md b/contrib/gitian/DOCKRUN.md
index a35dd1b93..3914a7210 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian/DOCKRUN.md
+++ b/contrib/gitian/DOCKRUN.md
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ The dockrun.sh script will do everything to build the binaries. Just specify the
 version to build as its only argument, e.g.
 
 ```bash
-VERSION=v0.18.4.2
+VERSION=v0.18.4.3
 ./dockrun.sh $VERSION
 ```
 
diff --git a/contrib/gitian/README.md b/contrib/gitian/README.md
index 918ba0f01..c9a6c8d65 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian/README.md
+++ b/contrib/gitian/README.md
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ Common setup part:
 su - gitianuser
 
 GH_USER=YOUR_GITHUB_USER_NAME
-VERSION=v0.18.4.2
+VERSION=v0.18.4.3
 ```
 
 Where `GH_USER` is your GitHub user name and `VERSION` is the version tag you want to build. 
diff --git a/src/blocks/checkpoints.dat b/src/blocks/checkpoints.dat
index 0526aae5b..2fb72aaed 100644
Binary files a/src/blocks/checkpoints.dat and b/src/blocks/checkpoints.dat differ
diff --git a/src/checkpoints/checkpoints.cpp b/src/checkpoints/checkpoints.cpp
index 686e5f807..a6f335979 100644
--- a/src/checkpoints/checkpoints.cpp
+++ b/src/checkpoints/checkpoints.cpp
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
     ADD_CHECKPOINT2(3375700, "96ef57b830ef7a7ccb61ada8595a4670765b6954d8cbf45c6cf583700a676302", "0x61209b7da8a0fa6");
     ADD_CHECKPOINT2(3451000, "0cbc912e06e1adae11f6c9cb675d3159d225b4b04d4a6c61defe50ae1816dd60", "0x6aa5fc4226bab97");
     ADD_CHECKPOINT2(3482000, "629071b10ddad67bdc6156102aba8e008a754c91da252eede852fff9175a9f0a", "0x6f1063da7e70c0e");
+    ADD_CHECKPOINT2(3516300, "fa08acbcda99fcc3cd94a749364a29fa6de9501a023cb6673d0c68fdf988b7c3", "0x738f0af4d65d459");
     return true;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
index 97275a462..c4377284a 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
@@ -5605,7 +5605,7 @@ void Blockchain::cancel()
 }
 
 #if defined(PER_BLOCK_CHECKPOINT)
-static const char expected_block_hashes_hash[] = "13593d6c877c021d35f3eeb468662aebccdbe2842b6998fb6e8eaa213bec1b8c";
+static const char expected_block_hashes_hash[] = "4725ea463d1520b56ce7cd54dd478d44f976e65d73ad6fe01c427eff854ecf79";
 void Blockchain::load_compiled_in_block_hashes(const GetCheckpointsCallback& get_checkpoints)
 {
   if (get_checkpoints == nullptr || !m_fast_sync)
diff --git a/src/version.cpp.in b/src/version.cpp.in
index 09b2f5533..06cb0ec49 100644
--- a/src/version.cpp.in
+++ b/src/version.cpp.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #define DEF_MONERO_VERSION_TAG "@VERSIONTAG@"
-#define DEF_MONERO_VERSION "0.18.4.2"
+#define DEF_MONERO_VERSION "0.18.4.3"
 #define DEF_MONERO_RELEASE_NAME "Fluorine Fermi"
 #define DEF_MONERO_VERSION_FULL DEF_MONERO_VERSION "-" DEF_MONERO_VERSION_TAG
 #define DEF_MONERO_VERSION_IS_RELEASE @VERSION_IS_RELEASE@