diff --git a/mmgen/data/release_date b/mmgen/data/release_date
index 4d3e4402..7a8c0a2a 100644
--- a/mmgen/data/release_date
+++ b/mmgen/data/release_date
@@ -1 +1 @@
-October 2025
+November 2025
diff --git a/mmgen/data/version b/mmgen/data/version
index 53125b7b..aeff9b38 100644
--- a/mmgen/data/version
+++ b/mmgen/data/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-16.1.dev7
+16.1.dev8
diff --git a/mmgen/proto/xmr/daemon.py b/mmgen/proto/xmr/daemon.py
index 765c4e1c..332f62d3 100755
--- a/mmgen/proto/xmr/daemon.py
+++ b/mmgen/proto/xmr/daemon.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from ...util import list_gen, die, contains_any
 from ...daemon import CoinDaemon, RPCDaemon, _nw, _dd
 
 class monero_daemon(CoinDaemon):
-	daemon_data = _dd('Monero', 18004002, '0.18.4.2-release')
+	daemon_data = _dd('Monero', 18004003, '0.18.4.3-release')
 	networks = ('mainnet', 'testnet')
 	exec_fn = 'monerod'
 	testnet_dir = 'stagenet'