diff --git a/gvfs.spec b/gvfs.spec
index e03edb3..7f8697b 100644
--- a/gvfs.spec
+++ b/gvfs.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %define majver %(echo %version | cut -d. -f 1-2)
 
 Name:          gvfs
-Version:       1.42.2
+Version:       1.44.0
 Release:       1mamba
 Summary:       Backends for the gio framework in GLib
 Group:         System/Libraries
@@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ fi
 #%doc ChangeLog ChangeLog.pre-1-2 NEWS README README.commits TODO
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Mar 08 2020 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 1.44.0-1mamba
+- automatic version update by autodist
+
 * Sun Dec 01 2019 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 1.42.2-1mamba
 - automatic version update by autodist