diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 377adf84..68bbb501 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 EMAIL = 'AditySavara2008@u.northwestern.edu'  
 AUTHOR = 'Aditya Savara'
 REQUIRES_PYTHON = '>=3.5.0'
-VERSION = '44.0.0'
+VERSION = '44.1.0'
 LICENSE = 'BSD-3-Clause'
 
 # What packages are required for this module to be executed?