diff --git a/pandoc.cabal b/pandoc.cabal
index e24adee9c..b9f63da03 100644
--- a/pandoc.cabal
+++ b/pandoc.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:            pandoc
-Version:         0.43
+Version:         0.44
 License:         GPL
 License-File:    COPYING
 Copyright:       (c) 2006-2007 John MacFarlane
diff --git a/src/Main.hs b/src/Main.hs
index d9fa583dc..3e9e6c596 100644
--- a/src/Main.hs
+++ b/src/Main.hs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ import Data.Char ( toLower )
 import Control.Monad ( (>>=) )
 
 version :: String
-version = "0.43"
+version = "0.44"
 
 copyrightMessage :: String
 copyrightMessage = "\nCopyright (C) 2006-7 John MacFarlane\n\