diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7d8bf07f..d7a68163 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [2.4.4] - 2024-10-?
+### Added
+### Changed
+### Updated
+ - [Chia](https://github.com/Chia-Network/chia-blockchain/releases/tag/2.4.4) to v2.4.4 - misc improvements, see their release notes.
+
 ## [2.4.3] - 2024-08-27
 ### Added
 ### Changed
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 6550da69..ab6d2789 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.4.3
\ No newline at end of file
+2.4.4
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/forks/chia_install.sh b/scripts/forks/chia_install.sh
index 1be9e563..a853afc6 100644
--- a/scripts/forks/chia_install.sh
+++ b/scripts/forks/chia_install.sh
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ else
     echo "Installing Chia CUDA binaries on ${arch_name}..."
     cd /tmp
     if [[ "${arch_name}" == "x86_64" ]]; then
-        curl -sLJO https://github.com/Chia-Network/chia-blockchain/releases/download/2.4.3/chia-blockchain-cli_2.4.3-1_amd64.deb
+        curl -sLJO https://github.com/Chia-Network/chia-blockchain/releases/download/2.4.4-rc1/chia-blockchain-cli_2.4.4-rc1-1_amd64.deb
         apt-get install ./chia-blockchain-cli*.deb
     else
-        curl -sLJO https://github.com/Chia-Network/chia-blockchain/releases/download/2.4.3/chia-blockchain-cli_2.4.3-1_arm64.deb
+        curl -sLJO https://github.com/Chia-Network/chia-blockchain/releases/download/2.4.4-rc1/chia-blockchain-cli_2.4.4-rc1-1_arm64.deb
         apt-get install ./chia-blockchain-cli*.deb
     fi