diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration.yml b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
index 188e400e9155c..e9f99ab02c8c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
             || needs.changes.outputs.fluent == 'true'
             || needs.changes.outputs.gcp == 'true'
             || needs.changes.outputs.greptimedb == 'true'
-            || needs.changes.outputs.humio == 'true'
+            #|| needs.changes.outputs.humio == 'true'
             || needs.changes.outputs.http-client == 'true'
             || needs.changes.outputs.influxdb == 'true'
             || needs.changes.outputs.kafka == 'true'
@@ -298,15 +298,17 @@ jobs:
           max_attempts: 3
           command: bash scripts/ci-int-e2e-test.sh int  greptimedb
 
-      - run: docker image prune -af --filter=label!=vector-test-runner=true ; docker container prune -f
-
-      - if: ${{ github.event_name == 'merge_group' || needs.changes.outputs.all-int == 'true' || needs.changes.outputs.humio == 'true' }}
-        name: humio
-        uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
-        with:
-          timeout_minutes: 30
-          max_attempts: 3
-          command: bash scripts/ci-int-e2e-test.sh int  humio
+      # temporarily disabled because the image was archived and the new image
+      # (humio/humio-single-node-demo) wants a license key
+      #- run: docker image prune -af --filter=label!=vector-test-runner=true ; docker container prune -f
+      #
+      #- if: ${{ github.event_name == 'merge_group' || needs.changes.outputs.all-int == 'true' || needs.changes.outputs.humio == 'true' }}
+        #name: humio
+        #uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
+        #with:
+          #timeout_minutes: 30
+          #max_attempts: 3
+          #command: bash scripts/ci-int-e2e-test.sh int  humio
 
       - run: docker image prune -af --filter=label!=vector-test-runner=true ; docker container prune -f
 
diff --git a/changelog.d/21988_emit_build_info_interval.fix.md b/changelog.d/21988_emit_build_info_interval.fix.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 9c26f735e2bbb..0000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/21988_emit_build_info_interval.fix.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-Emit `build_info` gauge on an interval to avoid expiration.
-
-authors: jszwedko
diff --git a/changelog.d/21989-reduce-quote-invalid-path.fix.md b/changelog.d/21989-reduce-quote-invalid-path.fix.md
deleted file mode 100644
index f892c788efa5b..0000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/21989-reduce-quote-invalid-path.fix.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-Fix `reduce` transform to quote invalid paths by default. Quoting make those paths valid.
-
-authors: pront
diff --git a/distribution/install.sh b/distribution/install.sh
index 740385a825990..6a5bab07df87d 100755
--- a/distribution/install.sh
+++ b/distribution/install.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ set -u
 # If PACKAGE_ROOT is unset or empty, default it.
 PACKAGE_ROOT="${PACKAGE_ROOT:-"https://packages.timber.io/vector"}"
 # If VECTOR_VERSION is unset or empty, default it.
-VECTOR_VERSION="${VECTOR_VERSION:-"0.43.0"}"
+VECTOR_VERSION="${VECTOR_VERSION:-"0.43.1"}"
 _divider="--------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
 _prompt=">>>"
 _indent="   "
diff --git a/website/content/en/releases/0.43.1.md b/website/content/en/releases/0.43.1.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2e20695080e3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/content/en/releases/0.43.1.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+title: Vector v0.43.1 release notes
+weight: 21
+---
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/releases/0.43.1.cue b/website/cue/reference/releases/0.43.1.cue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1fe60e30473ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/cue/reference/releases/0.43.1.cue
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package metadata
+
+releases: "0.43.1": {
+	date:     "2024-12-10"
+	codename: ""
+
+	whats_next: []
+
+	description: """
+		This patch release contains fixes for regressions in 0.43.0.
+		"""
+
+	changelog: [
+		{
+			type: "fix"
+			description: """
+				Update to VRL v0.20.1 which reverts to previous `to_float` behavior for non-normal floats.
+				"""
+			contributors: ["pront"]
+		},
+		{
+			type: "fix"
+			description: """
+				Emit `build_info` gauge on an interval to avoid expiration.
+				"""
+			contributors: ["jszwedko"]
+		},
+		{
+			type: "fix"
+			description: """
+				Fix `reduce` transform to quote invalid paths by default. Quoting make those paths valid.
+				"""
+			contributors: ["pront"]
+		},
+	]
+
+	commits: [
+		{sha: "ca3abef14605dfbdca6060bbcd038fd7abfec6f0", date: "2024-12-09 23:11:21 UTC", description: "enable quoting for invalid fields", pr_number: 21989, scopes: ["reduce transform"], type: "fix", breaking_change: false, author: "Pavlos Rontidis", files_count: 3, insertions_count: 46, deletions_count: 7},
+		{sha: "43b8916fa5b381cc90a22c787a574c8fc75550b5", date: "2024-12-10 08:25:25 UTC", description: "Emit `build_info` gauge on an interval", pr_number: 21991, scopes: ["internal_metrics source"], type: "fix", breaking_change: false, author: "Jesse Szwedko", files_count: 3, insertions_count: 13, deletions_count: 10},
+	]
+}
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/versions.cue b/website/cue/reference/versions.cue
index d9c536cd252cf..29ea408e212d2 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/versions.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/versions.cue
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package metadata
 
 // This has to be maintained manually because there's currently no way to sort versions programmatically
 versions: [string, ...string] & [
+	"0.43.1",
 	"0.43.0",
 	"0.42.0",
 	"0.41.1",