diff --git a/xwords4/android/app/build.gradle b/xwords4/android/app/build.gradle
index 5c99a98ca..8d2f55bd7 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/xwords4/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
def INITIAL_CLIENT_VERS = 9
-def VERSION_CODE_BASE = 139
-def VERSION_NAME = '4.4.142'
+def VERSION_CODE_BASE = 140
+def VERSION_NAME = '4.4.143'
def FABRIC_API_KEY = System.getenv("FABRIC_API_KEY")
def BUILD_INFO_NAME = "build-info.txt"
diff --git a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/assets/changes.html b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/assets/changes.html
index b4ef959d3..33f3ae25e 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/assets/changes.html
+++ b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/assets/changes.html
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@
- CrossWords 4.4.142 release
+ CrossWords 4.4.143 release
- This release changes how background networking works to comply
- with new Google requirements.
+ This is a fdroid-only release fixing a problem that made the
+ previous release, whose changelist is below, unbuildable for fdroid