diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index e68274bf65a..00717a716b7 100644
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
 #define PY_MAJOR_VERSION	3
 #define PY_MINOR_VERSION	4
 #define PY_MICRO_VERSION	3
-#define PY_RELEASE_LEVEL	PY_RELEASE_LEVEL_GAMMA
-#define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL	1
+#define PY_RELEASE_LEVEL	PY_RELEASE_LEVEL_FINAL
+#define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL	0
 
 /* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION      	"3.4.3rc1+"
+#define PY_VERSION      	"3.4.3"
 /*--end constants--*/
 
 /* Version as a single 4-byte hex number, e.g. 0x010502B2 == 1.5.2b2.
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/__init__.py b/Lib/distutils/__init__.py
index e8782819e1b..00a58597385 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/__init__.py
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@
 # Updated automatically by the Python release process.
 #
 #--start constants--
-__version__ = "3.4.3rc1"
+__version__ = "3.4.3"
 #--end constants--
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/idlever.py b/Lib/idlelib/idlever.py
index 87d84fc8c38..6975f5eef93 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/idlever.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/idlever.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-IDLE_VERSION = "3.4.3rc1"
+IDLE_VERSION = "3.4.3"
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 85e5cf2985b..66444ea6411 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -5,19 +5,7 @@ Python News
 What's New in Python 3.4.3?
 ===========================
 
-Release date: 2015-02-22
-
-Core and Builtins
------------------
-
-Library
--------
-
-
-What's New in Python 3.4.3rc1?
-==============================
-
-Release date: 2015-02-08
+Release date: 2015-02-23
 
 Core and Builtins
 -----------------
diff --git a/Misc/RPM/python-3.4.spec b/Misc/RPM/python-3.4.spec
index ae0938fbef7..fd6f35b3e00 100644
--- a/Misc/RPM/python-3.4.spec
+++ b/Misc/RPM/python-3.4.spec
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
 %define name python
 #--start constants--
-%define version 3.4.3rc1
+%define version 3.4.3
 %define libvers 3.4
 #--end constants--
 %define release 1pydotorg
diff --git a/README b/README
index 0e999c4a374..2775151f2d9 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-This is Python version 3.4.3rc1
-===============================
+This is Python version 3.4.3
+============================
 
 Copyright (c) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,
 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Python Software Foundation.  All rights reserved.