diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 3c80e4f0f2df5d1a99df5c038d55001b22ad90ca..e1df5de7ae8c0e5f2eb07df65f15a95766f6c9b0 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.4.3
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+1.4.4
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