diff --git a/conf.py b/conf.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/conf.py
+++ b/conf.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ author = 'Martin Majlis'
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = "0.4"
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = "0.4.3"
+release = "0.4.4"
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ tests_require = []
 
 setup(
     name='Wikipedia-API',
-    version="0.4.3",
+    version="0.4.4",
     description='Python Wrapper for Wikipedia',
     long_description=README + '\n\n' + CHANGES,
     classifiers=[
diff --git a/wikipediaapi/__init__.py b/wikipediaapi/__init__.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/wikipediaapi/__init__.py
+++ b/wikipediaapi/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from Wikipedia. Documentation provides code snippets for the most common use
 cases.
 """
 
-__version__ = (0, 4, 3)
+__version__ = (0, 4, 4)
 import logging
 import re
 from enum import IntEnum
Update version to <I> for new release.