diff --git a/CUDA.md b/CUDA.md
index cb174b54c07143419254e2d297109a869a7f56b2..2d6a62970f4a7dce1c0bf3df82e869efaffc45a0 100644
--- a/CUDA.md
+++ b/CUDA.md
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ cd base && docker build \
   --build-arg BASE_IMAGE=ubuntu \
   --build-arg BASE_IMAGE_TAG=22.04 \
   --build-arg BUILD_ON_IMAGE=glcr.b-data.ch/cuda/r/ver \
-  --build-arg R_VERSION=4.4.2 \
+  --build-arg R_VERSION=4.4.3 \
   --build-arg CUDA_IMAGE_FLAVOR=devel \
   -t jupyterlab/cuda/r/base \
   -f latest.Dockerfile .
diff --git a/CUDA_VERSION_MATRIX.md b/CUDA_VERSION_MATRIX.md
index b74f03a772ba33bd1242f3de2678591e964b771e..651033afb7e91d4ca87c12c0caacc439bf8fa31f 100644
--- a/CUDA_VERSION_MATRIX.md
+++ b/CUDA_VERSION_MATRIX.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Topmost entry = Tag `latest`
 
 | R     | Python  | SAGA[^1] | CUDA   | cuBLAS    | cuDNN     | NCCL   | TensorRT[^2]            | Linux distro |
 |:------|:--------|:---------|:-------|:----------|:----------|:-------|:------------------------|:-------------|
+| 4.4.3 | 3.12.9  | 7.3.0    | 12.8.0 | 12.8.3.14 | 8.9.7.29  | 2.25.1 | 10.8.0.43/<br>10.3.0.26 | Ubuntu 22.04 |
 | 4.4.2 | 3.12.9  | 7.3.0    | 12.8.0 | 12.8.3.14 | 8.9.7.29  | 2.25.1 | 10.8.0.43/<br>10.3.0.26 | Ubuntu 22.04 |
 | 4.4.1 | 3.12.7  | 7.3.0    | 12.6.2 | 12.6.3.3  | 8.9.7.29  | 2.23.4 | 10.6.0.26/<br>10.3.0.26 | Ubuntu 22.04 |
 | 4.4.0 | 3.12.4  | 7.3.0    | 12.5.0 | 12.5.2.13 | 8.9.7.29  | 2.21.5 | 10.0.1.6                | Ubuntu 22.04 |
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5f79f2f7829778fed9d37919aa0aaeab9bcc2890..f043bf34342401b7bbcd0ee4a0993814a51b82b6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ To install docker, follow the instructions for your platform:
 
 ```bash
 cd base && docker build \
-  --build-arg R_VERSION=4.4.2 \
+  --build-arg R_VERSION=4.4.3 \
   -t jupyterlab/r/base \
   -f latest.Dockerfile .
 ```
diff --git a/VERSION_MATRIX.md b/VERSION_MATRIX.md
index c8c49e9ad7c7c67b462f717698317feacd760a37..9288a515f74ec657173211c2210730c1963ede8c 100644
--- a/VERSION_MATRIX.md
+++ b/VERSION_MATRIX.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Topmost entry = Tag `latest`
 
 | R     | Python  | Jupyter Hub | Jupyter Lab | code‑server (Code) | RStudio       | Neovim | Git    | Git LFS | Pandoc | CRAN date  | Linux distro |
 |:------|:--------|:------------|:------------|:-------------------|:--------------|:-------|:-------|:--------|:-------|:-----------|:-------------|
+| 4.4.3 | 3.12.9  | 5.2.1       | 4.3.5       | 4.97.2 (1.97.2)    | 2024.12.1+563 | 0.10.4 | 2.48.1 | 3.6.1   | 3.4    | 2025‑02‑28 | Debian 12    |
 | 4.4.2 | 3.12.9  | 5.2.1       | 4.3.5       | 4.97.2 (1.97.2)    | 2024.12.1+563 | 0.10.4 | 2.48.1 | 3.6.1   | 3.4    | 2025‑02‑28 | Debian 12    |
 | 4.4.1 | 3.12.7  | 5.2.1       | 4.2.5       | 4.93.1 (1.93.1)    | 2024.09.0+375 | 0.10.2 | 2.47.0 | 3.5.1   | 3.2    | 2024‑10‑31 | Debian 12    |
 | 4.4.0 | 3.12.4  | 5.0.0       | 4.2.2       | 4.90.0 (1.90.0)    | 2024.04.2+764 | n/a    | 2.45.2 | 3.5.1   | 3.1.11 | 2024‑06‑14 | Debian 12    |
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ Topmost entry = Tag `latest`
 
 | R     | CTAN date  | Quarto      |
 |:------|:-----------|:------------|
+| 4.4.3 |            | 1.6.42      |
 | 4.4.2 | 2025‑02‑28 | 1.6.42      |
 | 4.4.1 | 2024‑10‑31 | 1.5.57      |
 | 4.4.0 | 2024‑06‑14 | 1.4.555     |
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ Topmost entry = Tag `latest`
 
 | R     | QGIS   | SAGA  | OTB[^1] |
 |:------|:-------|:------|:--------|
+| 4.4.3 | 3.42.0 | 9.1.3 | 9.1.0   |
 | 4.4.2 | 3.42.0 | 9.1.3 | 9.1.0   |
 | 4.4.1 | 3.40.0 | 9.1.3 | 9.1.0   |
 | 4.4.0 | 3.36.3 | 9.1.3 | 9.0.0   |
diff --git a/base/.gitlab-ci.yml b/base/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 531608a1e097421145d69a9e99d51ce03795660e..d954f739e2be81890dd1ec340426970f2524ff17 100644
--- a/base/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/base/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .env:
   variables:
-    R_VERSION: "4.4.2"
+    R_VERSION: "4.4.3"
     RSTUDIO_VERSION: "2024.12.1+563"
     TAG_VERSION_MAJ_MIN: "false"
     TAG_VERSION_MAJ: "false"
diff --git a/geospatial/.gitlab-ci.yml b/geospatial/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e3a2aa30c28c4843ae7e3c90578a76d21b937254..fbcd66a36ebb15488e48c3b9def6b37e5044ed93 100644
--- a/geospatial/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/geospatial/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .env:
   variables:
-    R_VERSION: "4.4.2"
+    R_VERSION: "4.4.3"
     TAG_VERSION_MAJ_MIN: "false"
     TAG_VERSION_MAJ: "false"
 
diff --git a/qgisprocess/.gitlab-ci.yml b/qgisprocess/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d73f90427bbbab4c2d1894886773849244feb9b9..3631de6ec1b7e9f924c42c0e49ae63fcdbfd9729 100644
--- a/qgisprocess/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/qgisprocess/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .env:
   variables:
-    R_VERSION: "4.4.2"
+    R_VERSION: "4.4.3"
     QGIS_VERSION: "3.42.0"
     OTB_VERSION: "9.1.0"
     TAG_VERSION_MAJ_MIN: "false"
diff --git a/tidyverse/.gitlab-ci.yml b/tidyverse/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d4c053440621f6a5fde70e653d189fe44737672b..de8d9340d0e6d8a80899a35632d6ca61779be921 100644
--- a/tidyverse/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/tidyverse/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .env:
   variables:
-    R_VERSION: "4.4.2"
+    R_VERSION: "4.4.3"
     TAG_VERSION_MAJ_MIN: "false"
     TAG_VERSION_MAJ: "false"
 
diff --git a/verse/.gitlab-ci.yml b/verse/.gitlab-ci.yml
index aa6685814578c07e39ff85532b2f01497cb80600..1725e6a02d71ac678b3740ddc45882dbc4dfca91 100644
--- a/verse/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/verse/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .env:
   variables:
-    R_VERSION: "4.4.2"
+    R_VERSION: "4.4.3"
     CTAN_REPO_BUILD_LATEST: "https://mirror.init7.net/ctan/systems/texlive/tlnet"
     TAG_VERSION_MAJ_MIN: "false"
     TAG_VERSION_MAJ: "false"