diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 27715bfb3..b5720c644 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ To generate a project, adjust the following command line to your needs:
mvn -B org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:3.2.1:generate \
-D archetypeGroupId=com.adobe.aem \
-D archetypeArtifactId=aem-project-archetype \
- -D archetypeVersion=42\
+ -D archetypeVersion=43\
-D appTitle="My Site" \
-D appId="mysite" \
-D groupId="com.mysite"
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ Name | Default | Description
Archetype | AEM as a Cloud Service | AEM 6.5 | Java SE | Maven
---------|---------|---------|---------|---------
-[42](https://github.com/adobe/aem-project-archetype/releases/tag/aem-project-archetype-42) | Continual | 6.5.7.0+ | 8, 11 | 3.3.9+
+[43](https://github.com/adobe/aem-project-archetype/releases/tag/aem-project-archetype-43) | Continual | 6.5.7.0+ | 8, 11 | 3.3.9+
Setup your local development environment for [AEM as a Cloud Service SDK](https://docs.adobe.com/content/help/en/experience-manager-learn/cloud-service/local-development-environment-set-up/overview.html) or for [older versions of AEM](https://docs.adobe.com/content/help/en/experience-manager-learn/foundation/development/set-up-a-local-aem-development-environment.html).
diff --git a/VERSIONS.md b/VERSIONS.md
index bf0402b54..67479b8e5 100644
--- a/VERSIONS.md
+++ b/VERSIONS.md
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ Archetype Version | AEM Version
20, 21, 22 | 6.5, 6.4, 6.3 + SP3
23 | 6.5, 6.4, 6.3 + SP3, AEM as a Cloud Service
24, 25, 26, 27 | 6.5.5, 6.4.8.1, AEM as a Cloud Service
-28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42 | 6.5.7, AEM as a Cloud Service
+28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43 | 6.5.7, AEM as a Cloud Service
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 520039d95..70288f25f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
com.adobe.aem
aem-project-archetype
- 43-SNAPSHOT
+ 44-SNAPSHOT
maven-archetype
AEM Multi-Module Archetype
diff --git a/src/main/archetype/dispatcher.cloud/src/conf.d/rewrites/rewrite.rules b/src/main/archetype/dispatcher.cloud/src/conf.d/rewrites/rewrite.rules
index 57952e15f..f3659042e 100644
--- a/src/main/archetype/dispatcher.cloud/src/conf.d/rewrites/rewrite.rules
+++ b/src/main/archetype/dispatcher.cloud/src/conf.d/rewrites/rewrite.rules
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@ RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/saml_login
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/system
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/tmp
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/var
+RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/conf/(.+\.jpe?g|.+\.png|.+\.svg)$
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (.html|.jpe?g|.png|.svg)$
RewriteRule ^/(.*)$ /content/${CONTENT_FOLDER_NAME}/$1 [PT,L]
diff --git a/src/main/archetype/pom.xml b/src/main/archetype/pom.xml
index 0de2f925f..c97572012 100644
--- a/src/main/archetype/pom.xml
+++ b/src/main/archetype/pom.xml
@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@
#if ($includeForms == "y" or $includeFormsenrollment == "y" or $includeFormscommunications == "y" or $includeFormsheadless == "y")
#if ($aemVersion == "cloud")
- 2.0.26
- 2.0.26
+ 2.0.36
+ 2.0.36
#else
- 1.1.22
- 1.1.22
+ 1.1.24
+ 1.1.24
#end
SDK_FORMS_VERSION
#end
diff --git a/src/main/archetype/ui.apps/src/main/content/jcr_root/apps/fd/af/themes/easel/thumbnail.png b/src/main/archetype/ui.apps/src/main/content/jcr_root/apps/fd/af/themes/easel/thumbnail.png
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diff --git a/src/main/archetype/ui.apps/src/main/content/jcr_root/apps/fd/af/themes/wknd/thumbnail.png b/src/main/archetype/ui.apps/src/main/content/jcr_root/apps/fd/af/themes/wknd/thumbnail.png
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diff --git a/src/main/archetype/ui.content/src/main/content/jcr_root/conf/__appId__/settings/wcm/templates/blank-af-v2/thumbnail.png b/src/main/archetype/ui.content/src/main/content/jcr_root/conf/__appId__/settings/wcm/templates/blank-af-v2/thumbnail.png
index 023e906d1..b9aa53205 100644
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diff --git a/src/main/archetype/ui.content/src/main/content/jcr_root/content/dam/formsanddocuments-themes/__appId__/canvas-3-0/_jcr_content/renditions/theme-json/.content.xml b/src/main/archetype/ui.content/src/main/content/jcr_root/content/dam/formsanddocuments-themes/__appId__/canvas-3-0/_jcr_content/renditions/theme-json/.content.xml
index 97d54fca8..a81e36064 100644
--- a/src/main/archetype/ui.content/src/main/content/jcr_root/content/dam/formsanddocuments-themes/__appId__/canvas-3-0/_jcr_content/renditions/theme-json/.content.xml
+++ b/src/main/archetype/ui.content/src/main/content/jcr_root/content/dam/formsanddocuments-themes/__appId__/canvas-3-0/_jcr_content/renditions/theme-json/.content.xml
@@ -160,8 +160,8 @@
tablet_x0023_default_x0023_ui="[marginLock:linkOff,marginPopover:0px]"/>
-
+
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