diff --git a/README b/README
index 981112ea..a686d1a1 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
           \__\__/\____/\_____/__/ ____  ___
                 / _/ /    \    \ /  _ \/ _/
                /  \_/   / /   \ \   __/  \__
-               \____/____/\_____/_____/____/v0.4.3
+               \____/____/\_____/_____/____/v0.4.4
 
 Description:
 ============
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c505d05b..2a1f86b9 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-AC_INIT([libwebp], [0.4.3],
-        [https://bugs.chromium.org/p/webp],,
+AC_INIT([libwebp], [0.4.4],
+        [http://code.google.com/p/webp/issues],,
         [http://developers.google.com/speed/webp])
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST
 AC_PREREQ([2.60])
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 76e9f991..0bf45d2e 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ libwebp_la_LIBADD += utils/libwebputils.la
 # other than the ones listed on the command line, i.e., after linking, it will
 # not have unresolved symbols. Some platforms (Windows among them) require all
 # symbols in shared libraries to be resolved at library creation.
-libwebp_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -version-info 5:3:0
+libwebp_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -version-info 5:4:0
 libwebpincludedir = $(includedir)/webp
 pkgconfig_DATA = libwebp.pc
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ if BUILD_LIBWEBPDECODER
   libwebpdecoder_la_LIBADD += dsp/libwebpdspdecode.la
   libwebpdecoder_la_LIBADD += utils/libwebputilsdecode.la
 
-  libwebpdecoder_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -version-info 1:3:0
+  libwebpdecoder_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -version-info 1:4:0
   pkgconfig_DATA += libwebpdecoder.pc
 endif
 
diff --git a/src/dec/vp8i.h b/src/dec/vp8i.h
index 83a0174f..b5f2b230 100644
--- a/src/dec/vp8i.h
+++ b/src/dec/vp8i.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ extern "C" {
 // version numbers
 #define DEC_MAJ_VERSION 0
 #define DEC_MIN_VERSION 4
-#define DEC_REV_VERSION 3
+#define DEC_REV_VERSION 4
 
 // YUV-cache parameters. Cache is 32-bytes wide (= one cacheline).
 // Constraints are: We need to store one 16x16 block of luma samples (y),
diff --git a/src/enc/vp8enci.h b/src/enc/vp8enci.h
index 61511af1..1a7ebe57 100644
--- a/src/enc/vp8enci.h
+++ b/src/enc/vp8enci.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ extern "C" {
 // version numbers
 #define ENC_MAJ_VERSION 0
 #define ENC_MIN_VERSION 4
-#define ENC_REV_VERSION 3
+#define ENC_REV_VERSION 4
 
 enum { MAX_LF_LEVELS = 64,       // Maximum loop filter level
        MAX_VARIABLE_LEVEL = 67,  // last (inclusive) level with variable cost