diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f353c7f68..338f5a21c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/),
 and [PEP 440](https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0440/).
 
-## [2.4.4] - not released yet
+## [2.4.5] - not released yet
+
+## [2.4.4] - 2021-10-01
 ### Added
 - `Template()` has gained a more flexible cousin `FlexTemplate()`, thanks to @gmischler
 - markdown support in `multi_cell()`, thanks to Yeshi Namkhai
diff --git a/fpdf/fpdf.py b/fpdf/fpdf.py
index e0d38f5b4..ffff7e373 100644
--- a/fpdf/fpdf.py
+++ b/fpdf/fpdf.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 HERE = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
 
 # Global variables
-FPDF_VERSION = "2.4.3"
+FPDF_VERSION = "2.4.4"
 FPDF_FONT_DIR = HERE / "font"
 
 PAGE_FORMATS = {