diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index f5c5fa94..26a636cc 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 1.4.4 - 2023-07-22
+- fix tooltip anchor unstable (cf #1224)
+- add a timeout in ajax proxy default view (cf #1222)
+- allow non ascii chars in variables (cf #1221)
+- add missing DB migration for label changes
+
+
 ## 1.4.3 - 2023-07-20
 - fix issue introduced in 1.4.2 where trying to read a non existent gzip
 
diff --git a/umap/__init__.py b/umap/__init__.py
index fd870296..8f8e75e9 100644
--- a/umap/__init__.py
+++ b/umap/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION = "1.4.3"
+VERSION = "1.4.4"