diff --git a/doc/syntastic-checkers.txt b/doc/syntastic-checkers.txt
index 51819215..b03c319a 100644
--- a/doc/syntastic-checkers.txt
+++ b/doc/syntastic-checkers.txt
@@ -3623,6 +3623,13 @@ the usual 'g:syntastic_julia_lint_<option>' variables. The only exception is
 'g:syntastic_julia_lint_exec', which can still be used to override the "julia"
 executable.
 
+Note~
+
+You probably also need a plugin to set |filetype| for Julia files, such as
+"julia-vim":
+
+    https://github.com/JuliaEditorSupport/julia-vim
+
 ==============================================================================
 SYNTAX CHECKERS FOR LESS                             *syntastic-checkers-less*
 
diff --git a/plugin/syntastic.vim b/plugin/syntastic.vim
index def57e2b..5028ae23 100644
--- a/plugin/syntastic.vim
+++ b/plugin/syntastic.vim
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ if has('reltime')
     lockvar! g:_SYNTASTIC_START
 endif
 
-let g:_SYNTASTIC_VERSION = '3.8.0-42'
+let g:_SYNTASTIC_VERSION = '3.8.0-43'
 lockvar g:_SYNTASTIC_VERSION
 
 " Sanity checks {{{1