diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index d40363d2..49362fbb 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+xbps-0.44 (???):
+
 xbps-0.43.1 (2015-01-05):
 
  * Fixed a regression in virtual packages defined via xbps.d(5) introduced in 0.43.
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index dcb93db7..eaa19d89 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Try and be like autotools configure, but without autotools
 
-VERSION=0.44
+VERSION=0.43.1
 
 # Ensure that we do not inherit these from env
 OS=