diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 445652ad..f1d0b923 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>de.x08</groupId>
     <artifactId>praktiKST</artifactId>
-    <version>1.43.1-nightly</version>
+    <version>1.44.0-nightly</version>
 
     <name>praktiKST</name>
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/kst4contest/ApplicationConstants.java b/src/main/java/kst4contest/ApplicationConstants.java
index 71f64575..d6bfc128 100644
--- a/src/main/java/kst4contest/ApplicationConstants.java
+++ b/src/main/java/kst4contest/ApplicationConstants.java
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ public class ApplicationConstants {
     /**
      * Version shown to the user and used for semantic version comparison.
      */
-    public static final String APPLICATION_CURRENT_VERSION = "1.43.1";
+    public static final String APPLICATION_CURRENT_VERSION = "1.44.0";
 
     /**
      * Legacy numeric representation used only while older update feeds and
      * application versions still exist.
      */
     @Deprecated
-    public static final double APPLICATION_CURRENTVERSIONNUMBER = 1.431;
+    public static final double APPLICATION_CURRENTVERSIONNUMBER = 1.44;
 
     public static final String VERSIONINFOURLFORUPDATES_KST4CONTEST = "https://kst4contest.hamradioonline.de/kst4ContestVersionInfo.xml";
     public static final String VERSIONINFDOWNLOADEDLOCALFILE  = "kst4ContestVersionInfo.xml";