diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1328aba5..96906cb9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [v1.4.3](https://github.com/cosmos/gogoproto/releases/tag/v1.4.2) - 2022-10-14
+
 ### Bug Fixes
 
+- [#24](https://github.com/cosmos/gogoproto/pull/24) Fix `CompactTextString` panics with nested Anys and private fields.
 - [#14](https://github.com/cosmos/gogoproto/pull/14) Fix `make regenerate`.
 
 ## [v1.4.2](https://github.com/cosmos/gogoproto/releases/tag/v1.4.2) - 2022-09-14
diff --git a/proto/text.go b/proto/text.go
index 4bb1a049..75c045e1 100644
--- a/proto/text.go
+++ b/proto/text.go
@@ -267,9 +267,15 @@ func (tm *TextMarshaler) writeStruct(w *textWriter, sv reflect.Value) error {
 	sprops := GetProperties(st)
 	for i := 0; i < sv.NumField(); i++ {
 		fv := sv.Field(i)
+
 		props := sprops.Prop[i]
 		name := st.Field(i).Name
 
+		// skip unexported fields (i.e first letter is lowercase)
+		if name[0] != strings.ToUpper(name)[0] {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		if name == "XXX_NoUnkeyedLiteral" {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -481,6 +487,7 @@ var textMarshalerType = reflect.TypeOf((*encoding.TextMarshaler)(nil)).Elem()
 // writeAny writes an arbitrary field.
 func (tm *TextMarshaler) writeAny(w *textWriter, v reflect.Value, props *Properties) error {
 	v = reflect.Indirect(v)
+	k := v.Kind()
 
 	if props != nil {
 		if len(props.CustomType) > 0 {
@@ -533,7 +540,7 @@ func (tm *TextMarshaler) writeAny(w *textWriter, v reflect.Value, props *Propert
 	}
 
 	// Floats have special cases.
-	if v.Kind() == reflect.Float32 || v.Kind() == reflect.Float64 {
+	if k == reflect.Float32 || k == reflect.Float64 {
 		x := v.Float()
 		var b []byte
 		switch {
@@ -553,7 +560,7 @@ func (tm *TextMarshaler) writeAny(w *textWriter, v reflect.Value, props *Propert
 
 	// We don't attempt to serialise every possible value type; only those
 	// that can occur in protocol buffers.
-	switch v.Kind() {
+	switch k {
 	case reflect.Slice:
 		// Should only be a []byte; repeated fields are handled in writeStruct.
 		if err := writeString(w, string(v.Bytes())); err != nil {
diff --git a/proto/text_test.go b/proto/text_test.go
index dc3abbf7..402c1b48 100644
--- a/proto/text_test.go
+++ b/proto/text_test.go
@@ -516,3 +516,28 @@ func TestRacyMarshal(t *testing.T) {
 		}()
 	}
 }
+
+func TestAny(t *testing.T) {
+	any := &pb.MyMessage{Count: proto.Int32(47), Name: proto.String("David")}
+	proto.SetExtension(any, pb.E_Ext_Text, proto.String("bar"))
+	b, err := proto.Marshal(any)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	m := &proto3pb.Message{
+		Name:        "David",
+		ResultCount: 47,
+		Anything:    &types.Any{TypeUrl: proto.MessageName(any), Value: b},
+	}
+
+	expected := `name: "David"
+	result_count: 47
+	anything: <
+	  type_url: "test_proto.MyMessage"
+	  value: "\302\006\003bar\010/\022\005David"
+	>`
+	got := proto.MarshalTextString(m)
+	if strings.EqualFold(expected, got) {
+		t.Errorf("got = %s, want %s", expected, got)
+	}
+}