diff --git a/c/polyjuice_globals.h b/c/polyjuice_globals.h
index 1be0fa3d..0296808f 100644
--- a/c/polyjuice_globals.h
+++ b/c/polyjuice_globals.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef POLYJUICE_GLOBALS_H
 #define POLYJUICE_GLOBALS_H
 
-#define POLYJUICE_VERSION "v1.4.3"
+#define POLYJUICE_VERSION "v1.4.4"
 
 #define ETH_ADDRESS_LEN 20
 
diff --git a/polyjuice-tests/src/test_cases/recursion_contract.rs b/polyjuice-tests/src/test_cases/recursion_contract.rs
index 20530659..cee6dce7 100644
--- a/polyjuice-tests/src/test_cases/recursion_contract.rs
+++ b/polyjuice-tests/src/test_cases/recursion_contract.rs
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ fn test_recursion_contract_call() {
                 None,
             )
             .unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(err.exit_code, 2);
+        assert_eq!(err.exit_code, 3);
     }
 
     {