diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cda3087651fc7..9f2471c6fbbe3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 VERSION = 3
 PATCHLEVEL = 14
-SUBLEVEL = 43
+SUBLEVEL = 44
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Remembering Coco