diff --git a/pkg/info/info.go b/pkg/info/info.go
index 3a8ed9aae0..f05599c1be 100644
--- a/pkg/info/info.go
+++ b/pkg/info/info.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 package info
 
-const Version = "1.2.43"
+const Version = "1.2.44-RC1"
 
 // Build contains the short Git SHA of the CLI at the point it was build. Set via `-ldflags` at build time
 var Build = "local"