diff --git a/extra/mariadb/.SRCINFO b/extra/mariadb/.SRCINFO
index db43acff4..0ee29e014 100644
--- a/extra/mariadb/.SRCINFO
+++ b/extra/mariadb/.SRCINFO
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 pkgbase = mariadb
 	pkgdesc = Fast SQL database server, derived from MySQL
-	pkgver = 11.4.2
+	pkgver = 11.4.3
 	pkgrel = 1
 	url = https://mariadb.org/
 	arch = x86_64
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pkgbase = mariadb
 	makedepends = zlib
 	makedepends = zstd
 	makedepends = xz
-	source = mariadb::git+https://github.com/MariaDB/server.git#tag=mariadb-11.4.2?signed
+	source = mariadb::git+https://github.com/MariaDB/server.git#tag=mariadb-11.4.3?signed
 	source = git+https://github.com/MariaDB/mariadb-connector-c.git
 	source = git+https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb.git
 	source = git+https://github.com/codership/wsrep-lib.git
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ pkgbase = mariadb
 	source = git+https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-columnstore-engine.git
 	source = 0001-arch-specific.patch
 	validpgpkeys = 177F4010FE56CA3336300305F1656F24C74CD1D8
-	sha256sums = da69b2dee70ebf567cb5ff241a07bac2d45076ddf7465da85d1c17589f4b886d
+	sha256sums = 3f182bc2011b7419df613308cb969374389b9ca8aa81539c515e3ba9c8695d07
 	sha256sums = SKIP
 	sha256sums = SKIP
 	sha256sums = SKIP
@@ -63,21 +63,21 @@ pkgname = mariadb-libs
 
 pkgname = mariadb-clients
 	pkgdesc = MariaDB client tools
-	depends = mariadb-libs=11.4.2
+	depends = mariadb-libs=11.4.3
 	depends = jemalloc
 	depends = ncurses
-	provides = mysql-clients=11.4.2
+	provides = mysql-clients=11.4.3
 	conflicts = mysql-clients
 
 pkgname = mariadb
 	pkgdesc = Fast SQL database server, derived from MySQL
 	install = mariadb.install
-	depends = mariadb-clients=11.4.2
+	depends = mariadb-clients=11.4.3
 	depends = bzip2
+	depends = coreutils
 	depends = libxml2
 	depends = lz4
 	depends = systemd-libs
-	depends = libxml2
 	depends = zstd
 	optdepends = cracklib: for cracklib plugin
 	optdepends = curl: for ha_s3 plugin
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ pkgname = mariadb
 	optdepends = perl-dbd-mariadb: for mariadb-hotcopy, mariadb-convert-table-format and mariadb-setpermission
 	optdepends = python-mysqlclient: for myrocks_hotbackup
 	optdepends = xz: lzma provider
-	provides = mariadb-server
-	provides = mysql=11.4.2
+	provides = mariadb-server=11.4.3
+	provides = mysql=11.4.3
 	conflicts = mysql
 	options = emptydirs
 	backup = etc/my.cnf
diff --git a/extra/mariadb/PKGBUILD b/extra/mariadb/PKGBUILD
index 1510d7e87..b50b14f15 100644
--- a/extra/mariadb/PKGBUILD
+++ b/extra/mariadb/PKGBUILD
@@ -4,10 +4,17 @@
 #  - disable mroonga storage engine (doesn't build on ARM)
 #  - build v7 with -j1
 
+# ➡️ The mariadb package will be latest stable (GA / General Availability)
+#   release, regardless of rolling or long-term release.
+# ➡️ The mariadb-lts package will be latest long-term release not packaged
+#   in mariadb. So mariadb-lts will always be behind mariadb, please do not
+#   flag out-of-date too early!
+# https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb-server-release-dates/
+
 pkgbase=mariadb
 pkgname=('mariadb-libs' 'mariadb-clients' 'mariadb' 'mytop')
 pkgdesc='Fast SQL database server, derived from MySQL'
-pkgver=11.4.2
+pkgver=11.4.3
 pkgrel=1
 arch=('x86_64')
 license=('GPL')
@@ -23,7 +30,7 @@ source=("mariadb::git+https://github.com/MariaDB/server.git#tag=mariadb-${pkgver
         'git+https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/libmarias3.git'
         'git+https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-columnstore-engine.git'
         '0001-arch-specific.patch')
-sha256sums=('da69b2dee70ebf567cb5ff241a07bac2d45076ddf7465da85d1c17589f4b886d'
+sha256sums=('3f182bc2011b7419df613308cb969374389b9ca8aa81539c515e3ba9c8695d07'
             'SKIP'
             'SKIP'
             'SKIP'
@@ -189,7 +196,8 @@ package_mariadb() {
           'etc/my.cnf.d/spider.cnf'
           'etc/security/user_map.conf')
   install=mariadb.install
-  depends=("mariadb-clients=${pkgver}" 'bzip2' 'libxml2' 'lz4' 'systemd-libs' 'libxml2' 'zstd')
+  depends=("mariadb-clients=${pkgver}" 'bzip2' 'coreutils' 'libxml2' 'lz4'
+           'systemd-libs' 'zstd')
   optdepends=('cracklib: for cracklib plugin'
               'curl: for ha_s3 plugin'
               'galera: for MariaDB cluster with Galera WSREP'
@@ -198,7 +206,7 @@ package_mariadb() {
               'python-mysqlclient: for myrocks_hotbackup'
               'xz: lzma provider')
   conflicts=('mysql')
-  provides=('mariadb-server' "mysql=${pkgver}")
+  provides=("mariadb-server=${pkgver}" "mysql=${pkgver}")
   options=('emptydirs')
 
   cd build
diff --git a/extra/mariadb/mariadb.install b/extra/mariadb/mariadb.install
index bad452677..aa379d3d4 100644
--- a/extra/mariadb/mariadb.install
+++ b/extra/mariadb/mariadb.install
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 post_install() {
-  echo ":: You need to initialize the MariaDB data directory prior to starting"
-  echo "   the service. This can be done with mariadb-install-db command, e.g.:"
-  echo "     # mariadb-install-db --user=mysql --basedir=/usr --datadir=/var/lib/mysql"
+	cat <<-EOM
+	:: You need to initialize the MariaDB data directory prior to starting
+	   the service. This can be done with mariadb-install-db command, e.g.:
+	     # mariadb-install-db --user=mysql --basedir=/usr --datadir=/var/lib/mysql
+	EOM
 }
 
 post_upgrade() {
   # show for feature release: 10.1 -> 10.2 -> 10.3 -> ...
   if [ $(vercmp "${1%.*-*}" "${2%.*-*}") -ne 0 ]; then 
-    echo ":: MariaDB was updated to a new feature release. To update the data run:"
-    echo "     # systemctl restart mariadb.service && mariadb-upgrade -u root -p"
+	cat <<-EOM
+	:: MariaDB was updated to a new feature release. To update the data run:
+	     # systemctl restart mariadb.service && mariadb-upgrade -u root -p
+	EOM
   fi
 }