diff --git a/.github/actions/build-test-python/entrypoint.sh b/.github/actions/build-test-python/entrypoint.sh
index fdd182aa4..23022a820 100755
--- a/.github/actions/build-test-python/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/.github/actions/build-test-python/entrypoint.sh
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ export OSQP_INCLUDE_DIR='/usr/local/include/osqp'
 pip3 install /github/workspace/python || (echo ">>> [ERROR] Build stage failed!" && exit 2) || exit $?
 
 echo ">>> Running all test stages..."
-python3 -m unittest discover /github/workspace/python --verbose \
-  || (echo ">>> [ERROR] Test stage failed!" && exit 3) || exit $?
+pytest /github/workspace/python -v || (echo ">>> [ERROR] Test stage failed!" && exit 3) || exit $?
 
 echo ">>> Test stages completed successfully!"
 
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1e3d7ddd1..06b07a511 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ Release Versions:
 - Add initialize method to Parameter class (#68)
 - Allow Parameter construction with empty name (#67)
 - Ignore data fields when copying an empty state (#71)
+- Use pytest to run Python bindings tests (#70)
 
 ## 6.3.1
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile.base b/Dockerfile.base
index 3776e1bf6..1832f4b31 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.base
+++ b/Dockerfile.base
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # install python requirements
-RUN pip3 install numpy setuptools pybind11
+RUN pip3 install pytest numpy setuptools pybind11
 
 # install google dependencies
 COPY --from=google-dependencies /usr/include/gtest /usr/include/gtest
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 7326c5a9d..00a741765 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-6.3.43
+6.3.44
diff --git a/demos/CMakeLists.txt b/demos/CMakeLists.txt
index bf7c6465f..f77622bfa 100644
--- a/demos/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/demos/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX OR CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")
   add_compile_options(-Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic)
 endif()
 
-find_package(control_libraries 6.3.43 CONFIG REQUIRED)
+find_package(control_libraries 6.3.44 CONFIG REQUIRED)
 
 set(DEMOS_SCRIPTS
   task_space_control_loop
diff --git a/doxygen/doxygen.conf b/doxygen/doxygen.conf
index 0b6d1ec68..20774a8ba 100644
--- a/doxygen/doxygen.conf
+++ b/doxygen/doxygen.conf
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = "Control Libraries"
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER = 6.3.43
+PROJECT_NUMBER = 6.3.44
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a
diff --git a/protocol/clproto_cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/protocol/clproto_cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index e53702e31..d8e1ab20b 100644
--- a/protocol/clproto_cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/protocol/clproto_cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15)
 
-project(clproto VERSION 6.3.43)
+project(clproto VERSION 6.3.44)
 
 # Default to C99
 if(NOT CMAKE_C_STANDARD)
diff --git a/python/Dockerfile.python b/python/Dockerfile.python
index 96967df2e..4b3753478 100644
--- a/python/Dockerfile.python
+++ b/python/Dockerfile.python
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ RUN pip3 install .
 FROM build as testing
 
 COPY test test
-RUN python3 -m unittest
+RUN pytest
 
 CMD ["/bin/bash"]
diff --git a/python/setup.py b/python/setup.py
index 9796ae4dc..70c3ab315 100644
--- a/python/setup.py
+++ b/python/setup.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # names of the environment variables that define osqp and openrobots include directories
 osqp_path_var = 'OSQP_INCLUDE_DIR'
 
-__version__ = "6.3.43"
+__version__ = "6.3.44"
 __libraries__ = ['state_representation', 'clproto', 'controllers', 'dynamical_systems', 'robot_model']
 __include_dirs__ = ['include']
 
diff --git a/source/CMakeLists.txt b/source/CMakeLists.txt
index fc4e9f7ef..3bc9e7974 100644
--- a/source/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15)
 
-project(control_libraries VERSION 6.3.43)
+project(control_libraries VERSION 6.3.44)
 
 # Build options
 option(BUILD_TESTING "Build all tests." OFF)