diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index cd98d973..b1f38315 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+squeekboard (1.44.0~alpha0) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * treewide: Increase version to 1.44.0~alpha0
+
+ -- MoonlightWave-12 <135532-MoonlightWave-12@users.noreply.gitlab.gnome.org>  Fri, 15 Nov 2024 15:37:09 +0100
+
 squeekboard (1.43.0) experimental; urgency=medium
 
   [ MoonlightWave-12 ]
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 892f6ea0..c33a2be4 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 project(
     'squeekboard',
     'c', 'rust',
-    version: '1.43.0',
+    version: '1.44.0-alpha0',
     license: 'GPLv3',
     meson_version: '>=1.0.0',
     default_options: [