diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 323d16f0e..2ae7317f2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [commit-and-tag-version](https://github.com/absolute-version/commit-and-tag-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [12.4.3](https://github.com/absolute-version/commit-and-tag-version/compare/v12.4.2...v12.4.3) (2024-09-09)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Correct issue where downstream dependency would throw `options.debug is not a function` ([4280bcf](https://github.com/absolute-version/commit-and-tag-version/commit/4280bcf102b78d1995b24ec9238219db81730ebd))
+
 ## [12.4.2](https://github.com/absolute-version/commit-and-tag-version/compare/v12.4.1...v12.4.2) (2024-08-25)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 37d5bfcf7..47c077beb 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "commit-and-tag-version",
-  "version": "12.4.2",
+  "version": "12.4.3",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "commit-and-tag-version",
-      "version": "12.4.2",
+      "version": "12.4.3",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "chalk": "^2.4.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0da6adde6..deb822a58 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "commit-and-tag-version",
-  "version": "12.4.2",
+  "version": "12.4.3",
   "description": "replacement for `npm version` with automatic CHANGELOG generation",
   "bin": "bin/cli.js",
   "scripts": {