diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index aab8b19..99026ec 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.1.43
+current_version = 0.1.44
 commit = True
 tag = True
 tag_name = {new_version}
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 261b8b7..a316495 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "genomeshader"
-version = "0.1.43"
+version = "0.1.44"
 authors = ["Kiran V Garimella <kiran@broadinstitute.org>"]
 edition = "2021"
 license = "BSD 3-Clause"
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index f174dd6..aeb6b1e 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 
-version=0.1.43
+version=0.1.44