diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index 71964c09c0..c5b937f880 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 package version
 
 // name matches github.com/elastic/beats/v7/dev-tools/mage/settings.go parseBeatVersion
-const defaultBeatVersion = "9.4.2"
+const defaultBeatVersion = "9.4.3"
 
 var qualifier = ""