diff --git a/gptcache/__init__.py b/gptcache/__init__.py
index 39df80f7..adbd3527 100644
--- a/gptcache/__init__.py
+++ b/gptcache/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """gptcache version"""
-__version__ = "0.1.43"
+__version__ = "0.1.44"
 
 from gptcache.config import Config
 from gptcache.core import Cache