diff --git a/openshift/README.md b/openshift/README.md
index 2c407269..f5f428a7 100644
--- a/openshift/README.md
+++ b/openshift/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ OpenShift provides builds, application lifecycle, image content management, and
 This Python package is automatically generated by the [Swagger Codegen](https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen) project:
 
 - API version: latest
-- Package version: 0.4.3
+- Package version: 0.4.4
 - Build package: io.swagger.codegen.languages.PythonClientCodegen
 
 ## Requirements.
diff --git a/openshift/__init__.py b/openshift/__init__.py
index 44b771af..8b5d9a0e 100644
--- a/openshift/__init__.py
+++ b/openshift/__init__.py
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@
 
 # Do not edit these constants. They will be updated automatically
 # by scripts/update-client.sh.
-__version__ = "0.4.3"
+__version__ = "0.4.4"
 __k8s_client_version__ = "4.0.0"
diff --git a/openshift/client/api_client.py b/openshift/client/api_client.py
index 09a53ca3..2ea5706c 100644
--- a/openshift/client/api_client.py
+++ b/openshift/client/api_client.py
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
+import json
+from base64 import b64encode
+
 from kubernetes.client.api_client import ApiClient as K8sApiClient
 from kubernetes.client import models as k8s_models
 
@@ -7,6 +10,8 @@
 
 class ApiClient(K8sApiClient):
     def _ApiClient__deserialize(self, data, klass):
+        if klass == 'RuntimeRawExtension':
+            data = {'Raw': b64encode(json.dumps(data))}
         try:
             return super(ApiClient, self).__deserialize(data, klass)
         except AttributeError:
diff --git a/python-openshift.spec b/python-openshift.spec
index bb5cac1b..4ea287e9 100644
--- a/python-openshift.spec
+++ b/python-openshift.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 %global library openshift
 
 Name:       python-%{library}
-Version:    0.4.3
+Version:    0.4.4
 Release:    6%{?dist}
 Summary:    Python client for the OpenShift API  
 License:    MIT
diff --git a/scripts/constants.py b/scripts/constants.py
index eb601834..2658c253 100644
--- a/scripts/constants.py
+++ b/scripts/constants.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 # client version for packaging and releasing. It can
 # be different than SPEC_VERSION.
-CLIENT_VERSION = "0.4.3"
+CLIENT_VERSION = "0.4.4"
 KUBERNETES_CLIENT_VERSION = "4.0.0"
 
 # Name of the release package
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 114fccfd..e298dc0e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 # Do not edit these constants. They will be updated automatically
 # by scripts/update-client.sh.
-CLIENT_VERSION = "0.4.3"
+CLIENT_VERSION = "0.4.4"
 PACKAGE_NAME = "openshift"
 DEVELOPMENT_STATUS = "3 - Alpha"