diff --git a/roles/mediawiki/defaults/main.yml b/roles/mediawiki/defaults/main.yml
index ce95ff0769..5c37610af7 100644
--- a/roles/mediawiki/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mediawiki/defaults/main.yml
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 # All above are set in: github.com/iiab/iiab/blob/master/vars/default_vars.yml
 # If nec, change them by editing /etc/iiab/local_vars.yml prior to installing!
 
-mediawiki_major_version: "1.42"    # "1.40" quotes nec if trailing zero
-mediawiki_minor_version: 4
+mediawiki_major_version: "1.43"    # "1.40" quotes nec if trailing zero
+mediawiki_minor_version: 0
 mediawiki_version: "{{ mediawiki_major_version }}.{{ mediawiki_minor_version }}"
 
 mediawiki_download_base_url: "https://releases.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/{{ mediawiki_major_version }}"