diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 26f1e6a0aae..cc74251dd23 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## Unreleased
+## Version 1.44.1 (2024-11-09)
 
 ### SDK
 
diff --git a/version.gradle.kts b/version.gradle.kts
index 9728757a6f7..7ee10b23e72 100644
--- a/version.gradle.kts
+++ b/version.gradle.kts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 val snapshot = false
 
 allprojects {
-  var ver = "1.44.0"
+  var ver = "1.44.1"
   val release = findProperty("otel.release")
   if (release != null) {
     ver += "-" + release