diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b375d36..99bc958 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>no.uio.ifi</groupId>
     <artifactId>crypt4gh</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.3</version>
+    <version>2.4.4</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>crypt4gh</name>