diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7a4b40fa9..57131fa20 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Change Log
 <!-- usage documentation: http://expeditor-docs.es.chef.io/configuration/changelog/ -->
-<!-- latest_release 3.0.43 -->
-## [v3.0.43](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/tree/v3.0.43) (2018-11-08)
+<!-- latest_release 3.0.44 -->
+## [v3.0.44](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/tree/v3.0.44) (2018-11-08)
 
 #### Bug Fixes
 - port: Correctly detect FreeBSD [#3579](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/3579) ([clintoncwolfe](https://github.com/clintoncwolfe))
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 74b4a508a..90ead135a 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.0.43
\ No newline at end of file
+3.0.44
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/inspec/version.rb b/lib/inspec/version.rb
index 6709c58bc..e7b9beef7 100644
--- a/lib/inspec/version.rb
+++ b/lib/inspec/version.rb
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 # author: Christoph Hartmann
 
 module Inspec
-  VERSION = '3.0.43'
+  VERSION = '3.0.44'
 end