diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 2cc0f95..a0fb56f 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 ---
+Version 44-unstable:
+---
 Version 43-unstable:
 ---
 Version 39-unstable:
diff --git a/metadata.txt b/metadata.txt
index 180fce2..f27a82a 100644
--- a/metadata.txt
+++ b/metadata.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name=LNO Sachsen | Plugin Test Action
 qgisMinimumVersion=3.40
 qgisMaximumVersion=3.99
 description=Test plugin for release pipeline
-version=43-unstable
+version=44-unstable
 author=Daniel Helbig
 email=daniel.helbig@kreis-meissen.de
 homepage=https://entwicklung.flurneuordnung-sachsen.de/AG_QGIS/Plugin_Test_Action