diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fad37e0..c94b910 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ RELEASE=5.1
 KERNEL_VER=4.13.16
 KREL=1
 
-PKGREL=43
+PKGREL=44
 
 EXTRAVERSION=-${KREL}-pve
 KVNAME=${KERNEL_VER}${EXTRAVERSION}
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index dccae9e..478a666 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+pve-kernel (4.13.16-44) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * cherry-pick fix for THP related deadlock
+
+ -- Proxmox Support Team <support@proxmox.com>  Wed, 28 Mar 2018 10:36:55 +0200
+
 pve-kernel (4.13.16-43) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * update to Ubuntu-4.13.0-38.43