diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1bd5126c420..10819f7f397 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
-## [Unreleased]
+## [Unreleased] 
+
+## [4.4.0](v4.4.0) - 2024-07-19 15:55:24+02:00 (urgency: medium)
 * **WARNING:** this release breaks the API of the `boolean_influence` and `bitorder_propagation` plugin
+* **WARNING:** this release contains many new unstable plugin APIs that will likely change in the future
 * plugins
   * updated `boolean_influence` plugin
     * changed API so that no instance of the plugin needs to be created anymore to apply its algorithms
diff --git a/CURRENT_VERSION b/CURRENT_VERSION
index 80895903a15..fdc6698807a 100644
--- a/CURRENT_VERSION
+++ b/CURRENT_VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-4.3.0
+4.4.0