diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a611ef4..f711ff6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## 1.4.4
+
+updated dependency ranges
+
+updated set version script and documentation
+
 ## 1.4.3
 
 fixed tests for earlier versions of python
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 96d756d..e6b65ab 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ The tests are not complete, and need to be expanded.
 
 Feel free to open an issue or pull request. If you are opening a pull request, please make sure to run the tests and ensure that the coverage does not decrease, and any new code is covered by tests.
 
-Remember to update the [changelog](https://github.com/cc-d/open2fa/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md) with any changes and to update the version in `open2fa/version.py` and `pyproject.toml` (can use the `set_version.py` script).
+Remember to update the [changelog](https://github.com/cc-d/open2fa/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md) with any changes and to update the version in `open2fa/version.py` and `pyproject.toml` (can use the `set_version.sh` script).
 
 ## License
 
diff --git a/open2fa/version.py b/open2fa/version.py
index aa56ed4..9e0feee 100644
--- a/open2fa/version.py
+++ b/open2fa/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.4.3"
+__version__ = '1.4.4'
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 83990e2..ac97c58 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ target-version = ['py37']
 
 [project]
 name = "open2fa"
-version = "1.4.3"
+version = '1.4.4'
 authors = [
   { name="Cary Carter", email="ccarterdev@gmail.com" },
 ]
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 dependencies = [
     "requests",
-    "logfunc<3.0.0",
-    "cryptography<=41.0.7",
-    "pyshared<1.6.0",
+    "logfunc<3",
+    "cryptography<42,
+    "pyshared<2"
     "base58==2.1.1",
 ]
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index bfc7f48..1c651a1 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 base58==2.1.1
-cryptography<=41.0.7
-logfunc>=2.6.0,<3
-pyshared<2,>=1.5.8
+cryptography<42
+logfunc<3
+pyshared<2
diff --git a/set_version.py b/set_version.py
deleted file mode 100755
index ab884f0..0000000
--- a/set_version.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-"""
-Sets the version in both pyproject.toml and version.py to the same version.
-
-Usage:
-    ./set_version.py <version>
-"""
-import sys
-import os
-import os.path as osp
-
-REPO_DIR = osp.dirname(osp.abspath(__file__))
-LIB_DIR = osp.join(REPO_DIR, 'open2fa')
-
-
-def main(v: str):
-    """sets both pyproject.toml and version.py to the same version"""
-    with open(osp.join(LIB_DIR, 'version.py'), 'w') as f:
-        f.write('__version__ = "{}"\n'.format(v))
-        print('Set version in version.py to', v)
-    with open(osp.join(REPO_DIR, 'pyproject.toml'), 'r') as f:
-        lines = f.readlines()
-        for i, line in enumerate(lines):
-            if line.startswith('version = "'):
-                lines[i] = 'version = "{}"\n'.format(v)
-                break
-    with open(osp.join(REPO_DIR, 'pyproject.toml'), 'w') as f:
-        f.writelines(lines)
-    print('Set version in pyproject.toml to', v)
-
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    from open2fa.version import __version__ as _v
-
-    cv = str(_v)
-
-    print('Current version:', cv)
-    v = input('Enter new version: ').strip()
-
-    print('New version:', v)
-    main(v)
diff --git a/set_version.sh b/set_version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..fdddb3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/set_version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+
+SET_VER_DIR=$(cd "$(dirname $0)" && pwd)
+
+echo "Using DIR: $SET_VER_DIR"
+
+SET_VER_PY=$(find "$SET_VER_DIR" -name "version.py" -maxdepth 5 | head -n 1)
+SET_VER_PROJ=$(find "$SET_VER_DIR" -name "pyproject.toml" -maxdepth 5 | head -n 1)
+
+SET_VER_CURVER=$(cat "$SET_VER_PY" | grep -oE "= [\"'].*[\"']" | tr -d "'\"= ")
+
+echo "version.py: $SET_VER_PY"
+echo "pyproject.toml: $SET_VER_PROJ"
+echo "Current version: $SET_VER_CURVER"
+
+read -p "Enter New Version: " SET_VER_NEWVER
+
+echo "Setting new version to: $SET_VER_NEWVER"
+
+echo "Setting version in $SET_VER_PY"
+echo "__version__ = '$SET_VER_NEWVER'" > "$SET_VER_PY"
+
+echo "Setting version in $SET_VER_PROJ"
+sed -E -i '' "s/^version = .*$/version = '$SET_VER_NEWVER'/" "$SET_VER_PROJ"