diff --git a/meson.spec b/meson.spec
index bd7ddfe..390ae69 100644
--- a/meson.spec
+++ b/meson.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:          meson
-Version:       0.43.0
-Release:       2mamba
+Version:       0.44.0
+Release:       1mamba
 Summary:       The Meson Build System
 Group:         Development/Tools
 Vendor:        openmamba
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ sed -i "s,.*/man/.*,&.gz," %{name}.filelist
 %doc COPYING
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Dec 24 2017 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 0.44.0-1mamba
+- automatic version update by autodist
+
 * Wed Nov 15 2017 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 0.43.0-2mamba
 - rebuilt with python36