diff --git a/runtime/cere-dev/src/lib.rs b/runtime/cere-dev/src/lib.rs
index 6bf574f44..77063e9a9 100644
--- a/runtime/cere-dev/src/lib.rs
+++ b/runtime/cere-dev/src/lib.rs
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ pub const VERSION: RuntimeVersion = RuntimeVersion {
 	// and set impl_version to 0. If only runtime
 	// implementation changes and behavior does not, then leave spec_version as
 	// is and increment impl_version.
-	spec_version: 43001,
+	spec_version: 44000,
 	impl_version: 0,
 	apis: RUNTIME_API_VERSIONS,
 	transaction_version: 3,
diff --git a/runtime/cere/src/lib.rs b/runtime/cere/src/lib.rs
index a4e467934..d63f0d9fc 100644
--- a/runtime/cere/src/lib.rs
+++ b/runtime/cere/src/lib.rs
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ pub const VERSION: RuntimeVersion = RuntimeVersion {
 	// and set impl_version to 0. If only runtime
 	// implementation changes and behavior does not, then leave spec_version as
 	// is and increment impl_version.
-	spec_version: 43001,
+	spec_version: 44000,
 	impl_version: 0,
 	apis: RUNTIME_API_VERSIONS,
 	transaction_version: 3,