diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3cd1082f0..15ca3efb3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ endif()
 message(STATUS "Configuring OpenMW...")
 
 set(OPENMW_VERSION_MAJOR 0)
-set(OPENMW_VERSION_MINOR 43)
+set(OPENMW_VERSION_MINOR 44)
 set(OPENMW_VERSION_RELEASE 0)
 
 set(OPENMW_VERSION_COMMITHASH "")
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 368609332..d6a3323a1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ OpenMW is a recreation of the engine for the popular role-playing game Morrowind
 
 OpenMW also comes with OpenMW-CS, a replacement for Morrowind's TES Construction Set.
 
-* Version: 0.43.0
+* Version: 0.44.0
 * License: GPLv3 (see [LICENSE](https://github.com/OpenMW/openmw/blob/master/LICENSE) for more information)
 * Website: https://www.openmw.org
 * IRC: #openmw on irc.freenode.net