diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c1ca5d43..b5d40e62 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,17 +1,23 @@
+## [[v0.14.3]](https://github.com/mlange-42/arche/compare/v0.14.2...v0.14.3)
+
+### Performance
+
+* Avoids a bitmask heap escape in world component operations (add, remove, exchange, ...), with around 20ns improvement (#452)
+
 ## [[v0.14.2]](https://github.com/mlange-42/arche/compare/v0.14.1...v0.14.2)
 
 ### Performance
 
-* Optimize `MapX.Assign` and `MapX.NewWith` by use of `World.GetUnchecked` (#449)
+* Optimizes `MapX.Assign` and `MapX.NewWith` by use of `World.GetUnchecked` (#449)
 
 ### Documentation
 
-* Fix method names and ordering in benchmark tables (#448)
-* Document listener notification handling in `MapX.NewWith` (#450)
+* Fixes method names and ordering in benchmark tables (#448)
+* Documents listener notification handling in `MapX.NewWith` (#450)
 
 ### Bugfixes
 
-* Fix missing listener notification in `MapX.NewWith` when called with a relation target (#450)
+* Fixes missing listener notification in `MapX.NewWith` when called with a relation target (#450)
 
 ## [[v0.14.1]](https://github.com/mlange-42/arche/compare/v0.14.0...v0.14.1)
 
diff --git a/ecs/world_internal.go b/ecs/world_internal.go
index d35ffa9b..e94ad29d 100644
--- a/ecs/world_internal.go
+++ b/ecs/world_internal.go
@@ -439,8 +439,8 @@ func (w *World) exchangeNoNotify(entity Entity, add []ID, rem []ID, relation ID,
 	index := &w.entities[entity.id]
 	oldArch := index.arch
 
-	oldMask := oldArch.Mask
-	mask := w.getExchangeMask(oldMask, add, rem)
+	mask := oldArch.Mask
+	w.getExchangeMask(&mask, add, rem)
 
 	if hasRelation {
 		if !mask.Get(relation) {
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ func (w *World) exchangeNoNotify(entity Entity, add []ID, rem []ID, relation ID,
 
 	w.cleanupArchetype(oldArch)
 
-	return arch, &oldMask, oldTarget, oldRel
+	return arch, &oldArch.Mask, oldTarget, oldRel
 }
 
 // notify listeners for an exchange.
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ func (w *World) notifyExchange(arch *archetype, oldMask *Mask, entity Entity, ad
 // Modify a mask by adding and removing IDs.
 // Panics if adding a component already present or removing a component not present.
 // Also panics if the same component ID is in the add or remove list twice.
-func (w *World) getExchangeMask(mask Mask, add []ID, rem []ID) Mask {
+func (w *World) getExchangeMask(mask *Mask, add []ID, rem []ID) {
 	for _, comp := range rem {
 		if !mask.Get(comp) {
 			panic(fmt.Sprintf("entity does not have a component of type %v, can't remove", w.registry.Types[comp.id]))
@@ -543,7 +543,6 @@ func (w *World) getExchangeMask(mask Mask, add []ID, rem []ID) Mask {
 		}
 		mask.Set(comp, true)
 	}
-	return mask
 }
 
 // ExchangeBatch exchanges components for many entities, matching a filter.
@@ -615,7 +614,8 @@ func (w *World) exchangeBatchNoNotify(filter Filter, add []ID, rem []ID, relatio
 }
 
 func (w *World) exchangeArch(oldArch *archetype, oldArchLen uint32, add []ID, rem []ID, relation ID, hasRelation bool, target Entity) (*archetype, uint32) {
-	mask := w.getExchangeMask(oldArch.Mask, add, rem)
+	mask := oldArch.Mask
+	w.getExchangeMask(&mask, add, rem)
 	oldIDs := oldArch.Components()
 
 	if hasRelation {