diff --git a/configure b/configure
index eaa19d89..dcb93db7 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Try and be like autotools configure, but without autotools
 
-VERSION=0.43.1
+VERSION=0.44
 
 # Ensure that we do not inherit these from env
 OS=