diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 5423f3c..9cc0764 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 project = "djlint"
 copyright = "2021, Riverside Healthcare"
 author = "Christopher Pickering"
-release = "0.4.3"
+release = "0.4.4"
 version = release
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/docs/djlint/changelog.rst b/docs/djlint/changelog.rst
index f1cc04c..2d570ed 100644
--- a/docs/djlint/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/djlint/changelog.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+0.4.4
+-----
+- Change indent config from string to int. ``--indent 3``
+
 0.4.3
 -----
 - Added cli option for indent spacing. ``--indent="  "``
diff --git a/docs/djlint/configuration.rst b/docs/djlint/configuration.rst
index 47efa05..ccf9ffd 100644
--- a/docs/djlint/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/djlint/configuration.rst
@@ -44,13 +44,13 @@ Usage:
 indent
 ------
 
-Use to change the code indentation. Default is four spaces.
+Use to change the code indentation. Default is 4 (four spaces).
 
 Usage:
 
 .. code:: toml
 
-   indent = "    " # change indentation level
+   indent = 3 # change indentation level
 
 exclude
 -------
diff --git a/docs/djlint/usage.rst b/docs/djlint/usage.rst
index c0829d1..1616737 100644
--- a/docs/djlint/usage.rst
+++ b/docs/djlint/usage.rst
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ CLI Args
     Options:
       -e, --extension TEXT  File extension to lint  [default: html]
       -i, --ignore "Codes"  Rules to be ignored. ex: "W013,W014"
-      --indent              Indent spacing.
+      --indent              Indent spacing. ex: 3
       --reformat            Reformat the file(s).
       --check               Check formatting on the file(s).
       --quiet               Do not print diff when reformatting.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 460d4e0..370d89f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name="djlint"
-version="0.4.3"
+version="0.4.4"
 description="HTML Template Linter and Formatter"
 license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
 authors=["Christopher Pickering <cpickering@rhc.net>"]
diff --git a/src/djlint/__init__.py b/src/djlint/__init__.py
index 8567c0a..d4bd991 100644
--- a/src/djlint/__init__.py
+++ b/src/djlint/__init__.py
@@ -186,8 +186,8 @@ def build_quantity_tense(size: int) -> str:
 )
 @click.option(
     "--indent",
-    type=str,
-    help="Indent spacing.",
+    type=int,
+    help="Indent spacing. ex: 3",
 )
 @click.option(
     "--quiet",
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ def main(
     extension: str,
     ignore: str,
     reformat: bool,
-    indent: Optional[str],
+    indent: Optional[int],
     check: bool,
     quiet: bool,
 ) -> None:
diff --git a/src/djlint/settings.py b/src/djlint/settings.py
index d27daea..340e6af 100644
--- a/src/djlint/settings.py
+++ b/src/djlint/settings.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class Config:
         src: str,
         ignore: Optional[str] = None,
         extension: Optional[str] = None,
-        indent: Optional[str] = None,
+        indent: Optional[int] = None,
         quiet: Optional[bool] = False,
     ):
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class Config:
         )
 
         # base options
-        self.indent: str = str(indent or djlint_settings.get("indent", "    "))
+        self.indent: str = (indent or int(djlint_settings.get("indent", 4))) * " "
         print(len(self.indent))
 
         default_exclude: str = r"""
diff --git a/tests/config_indent/pyproject.toml b/tests/config_indent/pyproject.toml
index ca52acd..5fcedd8 100644
--- a/tests/config_indent/pyproject.toml
+++ b/tests/config_indent/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [tool]
 [tool.djlint]
-indent = "  "
+indent = 2
diff --git a/tests/test_config.py b/tests/test_config.py
index 5c0afcc..cdd2ada 100644
--- a/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/test_config.py
@@ -64,9 +64,7 @@ def test_indent(runner: CliRunner) -> None:
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 1
 
-    result = runner.invoke(
-        djlint, ["tests/config_indent", "--check", "--indent", "   "]
-    )
+    result = runner.invoke(djlint, ["tests/config_indent", "--check", "--indent", 3])
 
     assert (
         """-<section><p><div><span></span></div></p></section>