diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 047e3ae581c027d3f86f7f1efbe20f3663d8dd4d..9b1b07bb149cac89c2860da342192f53a26602d1 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 import glob
 import os
 
-version = '1.0.43'
+version = '1.0.44.dev0'
 name = 'slapos.cookbook'
 long_description = open("README.rst").read() + "\n" + \
     open("CHANGES.rst").read() + "\n"