diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 07b5d0a..ba44fd6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ sample_data/
 *.pyo
 *.pyd
 
+
 .venv
 /src/mipview.egg-info
 tests/
@@ -15,3 +16,6 @@ debug.ipynb
 
 AGENTS.md
 refs/
+
+.agents/mipview/
+.codex/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b3e7607..b09a036 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "mipview"
-version = "0.4.3"
+version = "0.4.4"
 description = "A lightweight Linux-first NIfTI viewer for patch-based inspection workflows."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"