diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ef5d435b31..cc5f20f691 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Dec 20, 2024: version 7.9.0
 
-    * GraphBLAS v9.4.2: Added the GxB_IndexBinaryOp.  Added new JIT kernels.
+    * GraphBLAS v9.4.3: Added the GxB_IndexBinaryOp.  Added new JIT kernels.
         Disabled more FactoryKernels to reduce compiled library size.
     * Package versions in this release: (* denotes a new version)
         SuiteSparse_config 7.9.0    *
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Dec 20, 2024: version 7.9.0
         CSparse 4.3.2
         CXSparse 4.4.1
         Example 1.8.4               *
-        GraphBLAS 9.4.2             *
+        GraphBLAS 9.4.3             *
         KLU 2.3.5
         LDL 3.3.2
         LAGraph 1.1.4
diff --git a/Example/CMakeLists.txt b/Example/CMakeLists.txt
index 1633150d1d..52bd6f83ae 100644
--- a/Example/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Example/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ find_package ( CCOLAMD 3.3.4 REQUIRED )
 find_package ( CHOLMOD 5.3.0 REQUIRED )
 find_package ( COLAMD 3.3.4 REQUIRED )
 find_package ( CXSparse 4.4.1 REQUIRED )
-find_package ( GraphBLAS 9.4.2 )
+find_package ( GraphBLAS 9.4.3 )
 find_package ( KLU 2.3.5 REQUIRED )
 find_package ( KLU_CHOLMOD 2.3.5 REQUIRED )
 find_package ( LDL 3.3.2 REQUIRED )
diff --git a/Example/Demo/mydemo.out b/Example/Demo/mydemo.out
index 752865113a..405e6de746 100644
--- a/Example/Demo/mydemo.out
+++ b/Example/Demo/mydemo.out
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ CHOLMOD: v5.3.0 (in library)
 CHOLMOD version code: 5003000
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------
-GraphBLAS: v9.4.2 (Nov 18, 2024)
-GraphBLAS: v9.4.2 (in library)
-GraphBLAS version code: 9004002
+GraphBLAS: v9.4.3 (Dec 20, 2024)
+GraphBLAS: v9.4.3 (in library)
+GraphBLAS version code: 9004003
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------
 LAGraph: v1.1.4 (Aug 20, 2024)
diff --git a/TestConfig/GraphBLAS/demo.cc b/TestConfig/GraphBLAS/demo.cc
index 1cd1073260..523c5653d3 100644
--- a/TestConfig/GraphBLAS/demo.cc
+++ b/TestConfig/GraphBLAS/demo.cc
@@ -11,10 +11,7 @@
 
 #include <iostream>
 
-extern "C"
-{
-    #include "GraphBLAS.h"
-}
+#include "GraphBLAS.h"
 
 int main (void)
 {
diff --git a/TestConfig/LAGraph/demo.cc b/TestConfig/LAGraph/demo.cc
index 93421f8f36..50511c8570 100644
--- a/TestConfig/LAGraph/demo.cc
+++ b/TestConfig/LAGraph/demo.cc
@@ -11,10 +11,7 @@
 
 #include <iostream>
 
-extern "C"
-{
-    #include "LAGraph.h"
-}
+#include "LAGraph.h"
 
 int main (void)
 {