diff --git a/adal/__init__.py b/adal/__init__.py
index 48ab3b23..11bda8d2 100644
--- a/adal/__init__.py
+++ b/adal/__init__.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 # pylint: disable=wrong-import-position
 
-__version__ = '0.4.3'
+__version__ = '0.4.4'
 
 import logging
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 26deb338..4fe07dd1 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     packages=['adal'],
     install_requires=[
         'PyJWT>=1.0.0',
-        'requests>=2.0.0,!=2.12.*',
+        'requests>=2.0.0',
         'python-dateutil>=2.1.0',
         'cryptography>=1.1.0'
     ]