diff --git a/perl-Alien-Build.spec b/perl-Alien-Build.spec
index 7e0712f..3acd529 100644
--- a/perl-Alien-Build.spec
+++ b/perl-Alien-Build.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %define perl_major_ver %(eval `perl -V:version`; echo ${version%*.[0-9]*}.0)
 
 Name:          perl-Alien-Build
-Version:       2.42
+Version:       2.44
 Release:       1mamba
 Summary:       Alien::Build::MM - Alien::Build installer code for ExtUtils::MakeMaker
 Group:         System/Libraries/Perl
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ done
 # %doc README
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Oct 21 2021 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 2.44-1mamba
+- automatic version update by autodist
+
 * Thu Sep 30 2021 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 2.42-1mamba
 - automatic version update by autodist