diff --git a/python/setup_pycute.py b/python/setup_pycute.py
index c1363878..44b95497 100644
--- a/python/setup_pycute.py
+++ b/python/setup_pycute.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ from setuptools import setup
 def perform_setup():
     setup(
         name='pycute',
-        version='4.3.5',
+        version='4.4.0',
         description='Python implementation of CuTe',
         packages=['pycute'],
     )