diff --git a/DCC/main.py b/DCC/main.py
index bcf418e..d9654f0 100644
--- a/DCC/main.py
+++ b/DCC/main.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 
 def main():
-    version = "0.4.3"
+    version = "0.4.4"
 
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog="DCC", formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter,
                                      fromfile_prefix_chars="@",
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1398188..1564714 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     # Versions should comply with PEP440.  For a discussion on single-sourcing
     # the version across setup.py and the project code, see
     # https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/single_source_version.html
-    version='0.4.3',
+    version='0.4.4',
 
     description='Detect circRNAs from chimeras',
     long_description=long_description,
@@ -31,12 +31,14 @@
     url='https://github.com/dieterich-lab/DCC',
 
     # Author details
-    author='Jun Cheng',
-    author_email='s6juncheng@gmail.com',
 
     maintainer='Tobias Jakobi',
     maintainer_email='Tobias.Jakobi@med.Uni-Heidelberg.DE',
 
+    author='Jun Cheng',
+    author_email='s6juncheng@gmail.com',
+
+
     # Choose your license
     license='GNU General Public License (GPL)',