diff --git a/ntfy/__init__.py b/ntfy/__init__.py
index 47ff4bb..52b0267 100644
--- a/ntfy/__init__.py
+++ b/ntfy/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from inspect import getargspec
 from .backends.default import DefaultNotifierError
 
-__version__ = '2.4.3'
+__version__ = '2.4.4'
 
 _user_home = path.expanduser('~')
 _cwd = getcwd()