diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 60d139a..9b7c5fb 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('tio', 'c',
-    version : '1.43',
+    version : '1.44',
     license : [ 'GPL-2'],
     meson_version : '>= 0.53.2',
     default_options : [ 'warning_level=2', 'buildtype=release', 'c_std=gnu99' ]