diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f630fe0e7..bbde53215 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## [Unreleased]
+## [4.4.0] - 2024-12-09
 
 ### Added
 
@@ -1125,8 +1125,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 * initial
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/Automattic/wordpress-activitypub/compare/4.3.0...trunk
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/Automattic/wordpress-activitypub/compare/4.4.0...trunk
 <!-- Add new release below and update "Unreleased" link -->
+[4.4.0]: https://github.com/Automattic/wordpress-activitypub/compare/4.3.0...4.4.0
 [4.3.0]: https://github.com/Automattic/wordpress-activitypub/compare/4.2.1...4.3.0
 [4.2.1]: https://github.com/Automattic/wordpress-activitypub/compare/4.2.0...4.2.1
 [4.2.0]: https://github.com/Automattic/wordpress-activitypub/compare/4.1.1...4.2.0
diff --git a/activitypub.php b/activitypub.php
index 51ac9579e..05b45e4d7 100644
--- a/activitypub.php
+++ b/activitypub.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Plugin Name: ActivityPub
  * Plugin URI: https://github.com/Automattic/wordpress-activitypub
  * Description: The ActivityPub protocol is a decentralized social networking protocol based upon the ActivityStreams 2.0 data format.
- * Version: 4.3.0
+ * Version: 4.4.0
  * Author: Matthias Pfefferle & Automattic
  * Author URI: https://automattic.com/
  * License: MIT
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 use WP_CLI;
 
-\define( 'ACTIVITYPUB_PLUGIN_VERSION', '4.3.0' );
+\define( 'ACTIVITYPUB_PLUGIN_VERSION', '4.4.0' );
 
 // Plugin related constants.
 \define( 'ACTIVITYPUB_PLUGIN_DIR', plugin_dir_path( __FILE__ ) );
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 10ac016f5..882b770e9 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Contributors: automattic, pfefferle, mattwiebe, obenland, akirk, jeherve, mediaf
 Tags: OStatus, fediverse, activitypub, activitystream
 Requires at least: 5.5
 Tested up to: 6.7
-Stable tag: 4.3.0
+Stable tag: 4.4.0
 Requires PHP: 7.0
 License: MIT
 License URI: http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ For reasons of data protection, it is not possible to see the followers of other
 
 == Changelog ==
 
-= Unreleased =
+= 4.4.0 =
 
 * Added: Setting to enable/disable Authorized-Fetch
 * Improved: Added screen reader text for the "Follow Me" block for improved accessibility
@@ -180,48 +180,6 @@ For reasons of data protection, it is not possible to see the followers of other
 * Fixed: Proper margins for notices and font size for page title in settings screen.
 * Fixed: Ensure that `?author=0` resolves to blog user
 
-= 4.1.1 =
-
-* Fixed: Only revert to URL if there is one
-* Fixed: Migration
-
-= 4.1.0 =
-
-* Added: Add custom Preview for "Fediverse"
-* Added: Support `comment_previously_approved` setting
-* Fixed: Hide sticky posts that are not public
-* Improved: `activity_handle_undo` action
-* Improved: Add title to content if post is a `Note`
-* Improved: Fallback to blog-user if user is disabled
-
-= 4.0.2 =
-
-* Fixed: Do not federate "Local" posts
-* Improved: Help-text for Content-Warning box
-
-= 4.0.1 =
-
-* Fixed: Missing URL-Param handling in REST API
-* Fixed: Seriously Simple Podcasting integration
-* Fixed: Multiple small fixes
-* Improved: Provide contextual fallback for dynamic blocks
-
-= 4.0.0 =
-
-* Added: Fire an action before a follower is removed
-* Added: Make Intent-URL filterable
-* Added: `title` attribute to link headers for better readability
-* Added: Post "visibility" feature
-* Added: Attribution-Domains support
-* Improved: Inbox validation
-* Improved: WordPress-Post-Type - Detection
-* Improved: Only validate POST params and do not fall back to GET params
-* Improved: ID handling for a better compatibility with caching plugins
-* Fixed: The "Shared Inbox" endpoint
-* Fixed: Ensure that sticky_posts is an array
-* Fixed: URLs and Hashtags in profiles were not converted
-* Fixed: A lot of small improvements and fixes
-
 See full Changelog on [GitHub](https://github.com/Automattic/wordpress-activitypub/blob/trunk/CHANGELOG.md).
 
 == Upgrade Notice ==