diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 1aec9032..61fc67e9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ Deprecation
 * Removed ``pkg_resources`` in favor of ``importlib.metadata``
   `#428 <https://github.com/aws/aws-encryption-sdk-cli/pull/428>`_
 
+Operational
+-----------
+* Drop release dependency on ``pypi-parker``
+
 
 4.2.0 -- 2024-09-09
 ===================
diff --git a/api_compatibility_tests/compatibility-requirements/4.3.0 b/api_compatibility_tests/compatibility-requirements/4.3.0
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e942f1c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api_compatibility_tests/compatibility-requirements/4.3.0
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+aws-encryption-sdk-cli==4.3.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/api_compatibility_tests/tox.ini b/api_compatibility_tests/tox.ini
index ce132495..d801ba5d 100644
--- a/api_compatibility_tests/tox.ini
+++ b/api_compatibility_tests/tox.ini
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ deps =
     awses_cli_4.0.0: -rcompatibility-requirements/4.0.0
     awses_cli_4.1.0: -rcompatibility-requirements/4.1.0
     awses_cli_4.2.0: -rcompatibility-requirements/4.2.0
-    awses_cli_4.2.0: -rcompatibility-requirements/4.3.0
+    awses_cli_4.3.0: -rcompatibility-requirements/4.3.0
     awses_cli_local: -e {env:AWSES_CLI_LOCAL_PATH}
 commands = 
     {[testenv:base-command]commands}
diff --git a/codebuild/release/prod-release.yml b/codebuild/release/prod-release.yml
index b3c70bd4..63ec010c 100644
--- a/codebuild/release/prod-release.yml
+++ b/codebuild/release/prod-release.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ phases:
         fi
   build:
     commands:
-      - tox -e park
       - tox -e release
 
 batch:
diff --git a/codebuild/release/test-release.yml b/codebuild/release/test-release.yml
index 1a5905cd..3c1dbcff 100644
--- a/codebuild/release/test-release.yml
+++ b/codebuild/release/test-release.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ phases:
         fi
   build:
     commands:
-      - tox -e park
       - tox -e test-release
 
 
diff --git a/dev_requirements/release-requirements.txt b/dev_requirements/release-requirements.txt
index a0916363..ba996edc 100644
--- a/dev_requirements/release-requirements.txt
+++ b/dev_requirements/release-requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-pypi-parker
 setuptools
 wheel
 twine
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/park.cfg b/park.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index ce26f91a..00000000
--- a/park.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-[DEFAULT]
-version: 0.0.1
-author: Amazon Web Services
-author_email: aws-cryptools@amazon.com
-url: http://aws-encryption-sdk-cli.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
-description: Did you mean to install aws-encryption-sdk-cli?
-long_description:
-    This package has been parked by {author} to protect you against packages
-    adopting names that might be common mistakes when looking for ours. You probably
-    wanted to install aws-encryption-sdk-cli. For more information, see {url}.
-description_keys:
-    author
-    url
-
-[names]
-aws-crypto:
-awscrypto:
-aws-cyrpto:
-awscyrpto:
-aws-crpyto:
-awscrpyto:
-aws-crytpo:
-awscrytpo:
-awsencryptionsdkcli:
-aws-encyrption-sdk-cli:
-awsencyrptionsdkcli:
-aws-encrpytion-sdk-cli:
-awsencrpytionsdkcli:
-aws-encrytpion-sdk-cli:
-awsencrytpionsdkcli:
-aws-encryption-cli:
-awsencryptioncli:
-aws-encyrption-cli:
-awsencyrptioncli:
-aws-encrpytion-cli:
-awsencrpytioncli:
-aws-encrytpion-cli:
-awsencrytpioncli:
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 852aa3f3..4204b64d 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ envlist =
 # Operational helper environments:
 # docs :: Builds Sphinx documentation.
 # serve-docs :: Starts local webserver to serve built documentation.
-# park :: Builds name-parking packages using pypi-parker.
 # build :: Builds source and wheel dist files.
 # test-release :: Builds dist files and uploads to testpypi pypirc profile.
 # release :: Builds dist files and uploads to pypi pypirc profile.
@@ -290,13 +289,6 @@ deps =
 commands =
     python -m http.server {posargs}
 
-# Release tooling
-[testenv:park]
-basepython = python3
-skip_install = true
-deps = -rdev_requirements/release-requirements.txt
-commands = python setup.py park
-
 [testenv:build]
 basepython = python3
 skip_install = true