diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 255f0f3ff0d73eb7e697f48d780dff4c790e4016..838ed12fb55f204584cd01f7bc41a7ef6275050d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ dnl
 # see what flags are available. (Better yet, read the documentation!)
 #
 
-AC_INIT([The Glorious Glasgow Haskell Compilation System], [8.4.3], [glasgow-haskell-bugs@haskell.org], [ghc-AC_PACKAGE_VERSION])
+AC_INIT([The Glorious Glasgow Haskell Compilation System], [8.4.4], [glasgow-haskell-bugs@haskell.org], [ghc-AC_PACKAGE_VERSION])
 
 # Set this to YES for a released version, otherwise NO
 : ${RELEASE=YES}