diff --git a/lib/VERSION b/lib/VERSION
index ac4354935ce4f34162458c7a9d31a0ef096df7a1..fd1e70512f7b8e6acbd5b00439b53fa8c816b993 100644
--- a/lib/VERSION
+++ b/lib/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION="v0.4.3"
+VERSION="v0.4.4pre"