diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b92faf63cde5..14325c71d711 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,12 +13,16 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Fixed
 
-- Fixed bug in time_ave_util.x when the input files have a level size of 1
-
 ### Removed
 
 ### Deprecated
 
+## [2.44.2] - 2024-03-26
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fixed bug in `time_ave_util.x` when the input files have a level size of 1
+
 ## [2.44.1] - 2024-03-19
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b88a43b45e27..d0cbe7caa523 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ endif ()
 
 project (
   MAPL
-  VERSION 2.44.1
+  VERSION 2.44.2
   LANGUAGES Fortran CXX C)  # Note - CXX is required for ESMF
 
 # Set the possible values of build type for cmake-gui