diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ae8a52b7..17974028 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ path = ["ward/tests"]
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "ward"
-version = "0.42.0b0"
+version = "0.43.0b0"
 description = "A modern Python testing framework"
 exclude = ["ward/tests"]
 authors = ["Darren Burns <darrenb900@gmail.com>"]