diff --git a/tensorflow/compiler/xla/python/xla_client.py b/tensorflow/compiler/xla/python/xla_client.py
index d90a1812bf2..3a4ead9bb57 100644
--- a/tensorflow/compiler/xla/python/xla_client.py
+++ b/tensorflow/compiler/xla/python/xla_client.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ profiler = _xla.profiler
 
 # Just an internal arbitrary increasing number to help with backward-compatible
 # changes.
-_version = 43
+_version = 44
 
 xla_platform_names = {
     'cpu': 'Host',