diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 5775946a..02d95ac4 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [bumpversion]
 commit = True
 tag = False
-current_version = 1.0.43
+current_version = 1.0.44
 
 [bumpversion:file:setup.py]
 search = version="{current_version}"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 13b8d96f..5e9afbcc 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="graph_weather",
-    version="1.0.43",
+    version="1.0.44",
     packages=find_packages(),
     url="https://github.com/openclimatefix/graph_weather",
     license="MIT License",