diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 27f14114207..e5b0a64f9e4 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -140,11 +140,11 @@ social:
 
 # Home Assistant release details
 current_major_version: 0
-current_minor_version: 43
-current_patch_version: 2
-date_released: 2017-04-27
+current_minor_version: 44
+current_patch_version: 0
+date_released: 2017-05-06
 
 # Either # or the anchor link to latest release notes in the blog post.
 # Must be prefixed with a # and have double quotes around it.
 # Example #release-0431---april-25
-patch_version_notes: "#release-0432---april-27"
+patch_version_notes: ""