diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ad8fad68..77f348e7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 <div align="center">
 
-[![Snyk Security](https://snyk.io/test/github/Sphereon-Opensource/OpenID-Federation/badge.svg)](https://snyk.io/test/github/Sphereon-Opensource/OpenID-Federation)
 [![Docker Pulls](https://img.shields.io/docker/pulls/sphereon/openid-federation-server.svg)](https://hub.docker.com/r/sphereon/openid-federation-server)
 [![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache%202.0-blue.svg)](LICENSE)
 
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index f7546ade..afcf9b3d 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ fun getNpmVersion(): String {
 
 allprojects {
     group = "com.sphereon.oid.fed"
-    version = "0.4.2-SNAPSHOT"
+    version = "0.4.3-SNAPSHOT"
     val npmVersion by extra { getNpmVersion() }
 
     // Common repository configuration for all projects