diff --git a/Makefile.inc b/Makefile.inc
index e169ceef..931b42ac 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc
+++ b/Makefile.inc
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 NAME=		openrc
-VERSION=	0.43
+VERSION=	0.44
 PKG=		${NAME}-${VERSION}
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 3ac018ec..d13b5027 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('OpenRC', 'c',
-  version : '0.43',
+  version : '0.44',
   license: 'BSD-2',
   default_options : [
     'c_std=c99',