diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 724334342a..ddc3b233b9 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -63,3 +63,31 @@ updates:
           - "minor"
           - "patch"
 
+  - package-ecosystem: "gomod" # See documentation for possible values
+    directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+      day: "friday"
+      time: "08:00"
+    target-branch: release-4.3
+    groups:
+      moby:
+        applies-to: "version-updates"
+        patterns:
+          - "github.com/moby/*"
+          - "github.com/docker/*"
+      containerd:
+        applies-to: "version-updates"
+        patterns:
+          - "github.com/containerd/*"
+      opencontainers:
+        applies-to: "version-updates"
+        patterns:
+          - "github.com/opencontainers/*"
+      minor:
+        applies-to: "version-updates"
+        patterns:
+          - "*"
+        update-types:
+          - "minor"
+          - "patch"
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9f6150fa29..0f0776df2a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # SingularityCE Changelog
 
-## Changes Since Last Release
+## 4.3.0-rc.1 Release Candidate \[2025-03-04\]
 
 ### Behaviour Changes
 
diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index 7d9a2ebd42..fa1a16480c 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -227,11 +227,11 @@ git submodule update --init
 By default your clone will be on the `main` branch which is where development
 of SingularityCE happens. To build a specific version of SingularityCE, check
 out a [release tag](https://github.com/sylabs/singularity/tags) before
-compiling. E.g. to build the 4.2.2 release, checkout the
-`v4.2.2` tag:
+compiling. E.g. to build the 4.3.0-rc.1 release candidate, checkout the
+`v4.3.0-rc.1` tag:
 
 ```sh
-git checkout --recurse-submodules v4.2.2
+git checkout --recurse-submodules v4.3.0-rc.1
 ```
 
 ## Compiling SingularityCE
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ build and install the RPM like this:
 <!-- markdownlint-disable MD013 -->
 
 ```sh
-export VERSION=4.2.2 # this is the singularity version, change as you need
+export VERSION=4.3.0-rc.1 # this is the singularity version, change as you need
 
 # Fetch the source
 wget https://github.com/sylabs/singularity/releases/download/v${VERSION}/singularity-ce-${VERSION}.tar.gz