diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index eac20294..df606142 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 10.2.43
+current_version = 10.2.44
 commit = True
 tag = True
 
diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index b26d16cf..f50fa0a4 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ copyright = f'2020-{datetime.now().year}, {author}'
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '10.2.43'
+version = '10.2.44'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
 release = version
 
diff --git a/kiwi/version.py b/kiwi/version.py
index 9b78a5ae..33eb09ac 100644
--- a/kiwi/version.py
+++ b/kiwi/version.py
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@
 """
 Global version information used in kiwi and the package
 """
-__version__ = '10.2.43'
+__version__ = '10.2.44'
 __githash__ = '$Format:%H$'
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index bf2b2d11..9db86a45 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "kiwi"
-version = "10.2.43"
+version = "10.2.44"
 description = "KIWI - Appliance Builder"
 license = "GPL-3.0-or-later"
 readme = "README.rst"