Bump version to 5.0.44

Author: bytedreamer

Directory.Build.props

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project>
   <PropertyGroup>  
     <!-- Common properties for all projects -->
-    <VersionPrefix>5.0.43</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix>5.0.44</VersionPrefix>
 
     <Authors>Jonathan Horvath</Authors>
     <Company>Z-bit Systems LLC</Company>

README.md

@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ It simply requires the installation of a new NuGet package. The code needs to be
 
 ## Test Console
 
-**Current Version 5.0.43 released April 11th, 2026**
+**Current Version 5.0.44 released April 11th, 2026**
 
 There are compiled versions of the test console applications for all the major platforms available for download. 
 They have all the required assemblies included to run as a self-contained executable.