diff --git a/espn_api/_version.py b/espn_api/_version.py
index 1e79165d..a262ca73 100644
--- a/espn_api/_version.py
+++ b/espn_api/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '0.43.0'
+__version__ = '0.44.0'