diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4fd9f0b5..002551d5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-  implementation 'io.michaelrocks:libphonenumber-android:8.13.43'
+  implementation 'io.michaelrocks:libphonenumber-android:8.13.44'
 }
 ```
 
@@ -63,5 +63,5 @@ License
     limitations under the License.
 
  [1]: https://github.com/googlei18n/libphonenumber
- [2]: http://www.methodscount.com/?lib=com.googlecode.libphonenumber%3Alibphonenumber%3A8.13.43
+ [2]: http://www.methodscount.com/?lib=com.googlecode.libphonenumber%3Alibphonenumber%3A8.13.44
  [3]: http://blog.nimbledroid.com/2016/04/06/slow-ClassLoader.getResourceAsStream.html
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 8d73e41b..34ae5394 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 buildscript {
   group = 'io.michaelrocks'
-  version = '8.13.43'
+  version = '8.13.44'
 
   ext.projectCompileSdkVersion = 35
   ext.projectBuildToolsVersion = '35.0.0'