diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index c2df80af7074a3e42172f35b6b6db0d7471c43b7..4808edd0b6467123bfa8b18c0df07786f0b3d900 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 2.4.3
+current_version = 2.4.4
 commit = True
 tag = True
 tag_name = {new_version}
diff --git a/hbp.yml b/hbp.yml
index cb45a28808100c1fb12e28b071d413a6445cad6e..6234354a5dcc495efe9d124e080595076cb6e27f 100644
--- a/hbp.yml
+++ b/hbp.yml
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ testing:
     command: ./test.sh
 
 release_management:
-  current_version: 2.4.3
-  current_code_release: https://github.com/HBPMedical/portal-backend/archive/2.4.3.zip
-  current_binary_release: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/portal-backend/2.4.3
+  current_version: 2.4.4
+  current_code_release: https://github.com/HBPMedical/portal-backend/archive/2.4.4.zip
+  current_binary_release: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/portal-backend/2.4.4
   release_script: 'publish.sh'
 
 continuous_integration:
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ continuous_integration:
 distribution:
   docker_hub:
     name: hbpmip/portal-backend
-    current_tag: 2.4.3
+    current_tag: 2.4.4
     url: https://hub.docker.com/r/hbpmip/portal-backend/
     badge: https://img.shields.io/badge/docker-hbpmip%2Fportal--backend-008bb8.svg
-    command: docker pull hbpmip/portal-backend:2.4.3
+    command: docker pull hbpmip/portal-backend:2.4.4
 
 planning:
   github:
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 922adacbb7691cb21c6ca5e893680dc473db06f1..65a68d68d5c8ac3d8f26089256fa67cbc8e1722c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
     <groupId>eu.hbp.mip</groupId>
     <artifactId>portal-backend</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.3</version><!-- BUMP_VERSION -->
+    <version>2.4.4</version><!-- BUMP_VERSION -->
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>portal-backend</name>