diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ef5b44d29e63cf38e6f1fdc5940ad692986b110d..f67ba94e3dacd2ce98a07857bf030c6d66b07921 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ Embedded MongoDB will provide a platform neutral way for running mongodb in unit
 *	groupId from __de.flapdoodle.embedmongo__ to __de.flapdoodle.embed__
 *	artifactId from __de.flapdoodle.embedmongo__ to __de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo__
 
-Stable (Maven Central Repository, Released: 06.04.2014 - wait 24hrs for [maven central](http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/de/flapdoodle/embed/de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo/maven-metadata.xml))
+Stable (Maven Central Repository, Released: 29.04.2014 - wait 24hrs for [maven central](http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/de/flapdoodle/embed/de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo/maven-metadata.xml))
 
 	<dependency>
 		<groupId>de.flapdoodle.embed</groupId>
 		<artifactId>de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo</artifactId>
-		<version>1.43</version>
+		<version>1.44</version>
 	</dependency>
 
 Snapshots (Repository http://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots)
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Snapshots (Repository http://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots)
 	<dependency>
 		<groupId>de.flapdoodle.embed</groupId>
 		<artifactId>de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo</artifactId>
-		<version>1.44-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.45-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</dependency>
 
 ### Gradle
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Snapshots (Repository http://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots)
 Make sure you have mavenCentral() in your repositories or that your enterprise/local server prixies the maven central repository.
 
 	dependencies {
-		testCompile group: "de.flapdoodle.embed", name: "de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo", "version: 1.42"
+		testCompile group: "de.flapdoodle.embed", name: "de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo", "version: 1.44"
 	}
 
 ### Build from source
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 3695b1dfeed2658a7111ed066b9a28485d95e428..f9a116e468ec3fc567f50fab36b7ba1ba767dcf2 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 group = 'de.flapdoodle.embedmongo'
-version = '1.43-SNAPSHOT'
+version = '1.45-SNAPSHOT'
 project.ext.gradleVersion = "1.11"
 apply plugin: 'java'
 apply plugin: 'eclipse'