diff --git a/cfn-templates/cid-cfn.yml b/cfn-templates/cid-cfn.yml
index c3683f5b..8d2b46fb 100644
--- a/cfn-templates/cid-cfn.yml
+++ b/cfn-templates/cid-cfn.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AWSTemplateFormatVersion: '2010-09-09'
-Description: Deployment of Cloud Intelligence Dashboards v0.2.43
+Description: Deployment of Cloud Intelligence Dashboards v0.2.44
 Metadata:
   AWS::CloudFormation::Interface:
     ParameterGroups:
@@ -1506,7 +1506,7 @@ Resources:
       Description: An AWS managed layer with a cid-cmd package installed
       Content:
         S3Bucket: !Sub '${LambdaLayerBucketPrefix}-${AWS::Region}'
-        S3Key: 'cid-resource-lambda-layer/cid-0.2.43.zip' #replace version here if needed
+        S3Key: 'cid-resource-lambda-layer/cid-0.2.44.zip' #replace version here if needed
       CompatibleRuntimes:
         - python3.10
 
diff --git a/cid/_version.py b/cid/_version.py
index c0a20d8c..2f84d41f 100644
--- a/cid/_version.py
+++ b/cid/_version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 
-__version__ = '0.2.43'
+__version__ = '0.2.44'