diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index a10307be..7613792e 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.43.1
+current_version = 0.44
 parse = (?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)(\.(?P<patch>\d+))?
 serialize = 
 	{major}.{minor}.{patch}
diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index e9c69a33..e02568d0 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@
 author = 'Johannes Tiefenbacher'
 
 # The short X.Y version
-version = '0.43.1'
+version = '0.44'
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = '0.43.1'
+release = '0.44'
 
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 44e890ed..021b8e9b 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="synadm",
-    version="0.43.1",
+    version="0.44",
     author="Johannes Tiefenbacher",
     author_email="jt@peek-a-boo.at",
     description="Command line admin tool for Synapse (Matrix reference homeserver)",