diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 5bbc1c157..51e6cf86f 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Release Notes
 
+## 2.1.143
+
+This release fixes Pex to work by default under eCryptFS home dirs.
+
+* Guard against too long filenames on eCryptFS. (#2217)
+
 ## 2.1.142
 
 This release fixes Pex to handle Pip backtracking due to sdist build
diff --git a/pex/version.py b/pex/version.py
index f385f96a2..b3894a15d 100644
--- a/pex/version.py
+++ b/pex/version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Copyright 2015 Pants project contributors (see CONTRIBUTORS.md).
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (see LICENSE).
 
-__version__ = "2.1.142"
+__version__ = "2.1.143"