diff --git a/extension/CHANGELOG.md b/extension/CHANGELOG.md
index e3cd0f9338..1b05eda560 100644
--- a/extension/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/extension/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## v0.43.0 - 22 Aug, 2024 (pre-release)
+
+This is the [pre-release version](https://code.visualstudio.com/api/working-with-extensions/publishing-extension#prerelease-extensions) of v0.44. The nightly (golang.go-nightly) extension will be deprecated in favor of the pre-release version.
+
 ## v0.42.0 - 17 Jul, 2024
 
 A comprehensive list of changes can be found in the complete [commit history](https://github.com/golang/vscode-go/compare/v0.42.0...v0.41.4).
diff --git a/extension/package.json b/extension/package.json
index 9c9db1269c..c65b12b32b 100644
--- a/extension/package.json
+++ b/extension/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   "name": "go",
   "displayName": "Go",
   "version": "0.43.0-dev",
-  "preview": true,
   "publisher": "golang",
   "description": "Rich Go language support for Visual Studio Code",
   "author": {