diff --git a/version.py b/version.py
index 90c21d6e30..7b72b2bd9c 100644
--- a/version.py
+++ b/version.py
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ LATEST_RELEASE_ANNOUNCEMENT = "https://blog.zulip.org/2019/03/01/zulip-2-0-relea
 #   historical commits sharing the same major version, in which case a
 #   minor version bump suffices.
 
-PROVISION_VERSION = '44.0'
+PROVISION_VERSION = '44.1'