diff --git a/opentelemetry-instrumentation/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/version.py b/opentelemetry-instrumentation/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/version.py
index 2b23bc4994..c829305fbb 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-instrumentation/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/version.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-instrumentation/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/version.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-__version__ = "0.45b0.dev"
+__version__ = "0.44b0"