diff --git a/netmiko/__init__.py b/netmiko/__init__.py
index bfc1cd44b..7d7092e4e 100644
--- a/netmiko/__init__.py
+++ b/netmiko/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import sys
 
-__version__ = "4.3.0"
+__version__ = "4.4.0"
 PY_MAJ_VER = 3
 PY_MIN_VER = 8
 MIN_PYTHON_VER = "3.8"