diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2ff5cbdb8..6aa937e17 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ dnl Please do not use '-' in the version number, as package managers will fail,
 dnl however, the use of '~' should be fine as apt (others?) will treat
 dnl it as an earlier version than the actual release.  TNX KA6MAL
 dnl PACKAGE_NAME + " " + PACKAGE_VERSION must not exceed 20 chars!
-AC_INIT([Hamlib],[4.3~git],[hamlib-developer@lists.sourceforge.net],[hamlib],[http://www.hamlib.org])
+AC_INIT([Hamlib],[4.4~git],[hamlib-developer@lists.sourceforge.net],[hamlib],[http://www.hamlib.org])
 
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([include/hamlib/rig.h])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([macros])
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ dnl See README.release on setting these values
 # Values given to -version-info when linking.  See libtool documentation.
 # Set them here to keep c++/Makefile and src/Makefile in sync.
 ABI_VERSION=4
-ABI_REVISION=3
+ABI_REVISION=4
 ABI_AGE=0
 
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([ABI_VERSION], [$ABI_VERSION], [Frontend ABI version])