diff --git a/vala.spec b/vala.spec
index dca0586..58612ca 100644
--- a/vala.spec
+++ b/vala.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %define majver %(echo %version | cut -d. -f 1-2)
 %define apiver %majver
 Name:          vala
-Version:       0.42.6
+Version:       0.44.0
 Release:       1mamba
 Summary:       Compiler for the GObject type system
 Group:         Development/Languages
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ This package contains tools to generate Vala projects, as well as API bindings f
 %{_mandir}/man1/valadoc.1*
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Mar 16 2019 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 0.44.0-1mamba
+- automatic version update by autodist
+
 * Mon Mar 04 2019 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 0.42.6-1mamba
 - automatic version update by autodist