diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 546d0fa..c1b5956 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ find_package(re2 CONFIG REQUIRED)
 find_package(c-ares CONFIG REQUIRED)
 find_package(absl CONFIG REQUIRED)
 
-set(HAPI_VERSION_TAG "v0.43.0" CACHE STRING "Use the configured version tag for the Hedera API protobufs")
+set(HAPI_VERSION_TAG "v0.44.0" CACHE STRING "Use the configured version tag for the Hedera API protobufs")
 
 if (HAPI_VERSION_TAG STREQUAL "")
-    set(HAPI_VERSION_TAG "v0.43.0")
+    set(HAPI_VERSION_TAG "v0.44.0")
 endif ()
 
 # Fetch the protobuf definitions