diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index cfbcfe77..a25b8bfa 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from setuptools import setup
 
 
-version = "4.3.1"
+version = "4.4.0"
 
 
 if sys.argv[1] == "release":