diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c7a8eefb47..23d6aa5c2a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -81,52 +81,52 @@ repositories {
     <dependency>
         <groupId>org.jetbrains.exposed</groupId>
         <artifactId>exposed-core</artifactId>
-        <version>0.44.0</version>
+        <version>0.44.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
         <groupId>org.jetbrains.exposed</groupId>
         <artifactId>exposed-crypt</artifactId>
-        <version>0.44.0</version>
+        <version>0.44.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
         <groupId>org.jetbrains.exposed</groupId>
         <artifactId>exposed-dao</artifactId>
-        <version>0.44.0</version>
+        <version>0.44.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
         <groupId>org.jetbrains.exposed</groupId>
         <artifactId>exposed-java-time</artifactId>
-        <version>0.44.0</version>
+        <version>0.44.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
         <groupId>org.jetbrains.exposed</groupId>
         <artifactId>exposed-jdbc</artifactId>
-        <version>0.44.0</version>
+        <version>0.44.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
         <groupId>org.jetbrains.exposed</groupId>
         <artifactId>exposed-jodatime</artifactId>
-        <version>0.44.0</version>
+        <version>0.44.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
         <groupId>org.jetbrains.exposed</groupId>
         <artifactId>exposed-json</artifactId>
-        <version>0.44.0</version>
+        <version>0.44.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
         <groupId>org.jetbrains.exposed</groupId>
         <artifactId>exposed-kotlin-datetime</artifactId>
-        <version>0.44.0</version>
+        <version>0.44.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
         <groupId>org.jetbrains.exposed</groupId>
         <artifactId>exposed-money</artifactId>
-        <version>0.44.0</version>
+        <version>0.44.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
         <groupId>org.jetbrains.exposed</groupId>
         <artifactId>exposed-spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-        <version>0.44.0</version>
+        <version>0.44.1</version>
     </dependency>
 </dependencies>
 
@@ -136,20 +136,20 @@ repositories {
 
 ```groovy
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-core:0.44.0'
-    implementation 'org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-crypt:0.44.0'
-    implementation 'org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-dao:0.44.0'
-    implementation 'org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-jdbc:0.44.0'
+    implementation 'org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-core:0.44.1'
+    implementation 'org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-crypt:0.44.1'
+    implementation 'org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-dao:0.44.1'
+    implementation 'org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-jdbc:0.44.1'
     
-    implementation 'org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-jodatime:0.44.0'
+    implementation 'org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-jodatime:0.44.1'
     // or
-    implementation 'org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-java-time:0.44.0'
+    implementation 'org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-java-time:0.44.1'
     // or
-    implementation 'org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-kotlin-datetime:0.44.0'
+    implementation 'org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-kotlin-datetime:0.44.1'
     
-    implementation 'org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-json:0.44.0'
-    implementation 'org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-money:0.44.0'
-    implementation 'org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-spring-boot-starter:0.44.0'
+    implementation 'org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-json:0.44.1'
+    implementation 'org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-money:0.44.1'
+    implementation 'org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-spring-boot-starter:0.44.1'
 }
 ```
 
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ dependencies {
 and in `gradle.properties`
 
 ```
-exposedVersion=0.44.0
+exposedVersion=0.44.1
 ```
 
 ## Samples
diff --git a/docs/ChangeLog.md b/docs/ChangeLog.md
index 0630a53d61..0b8b4d7fb1 100644
--- a/docs/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/docs/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+# 0.44.1
+
+Bug fixes:
+* [MySQL] Fix bug when inserted ids are not returned if `rewriteBatchedStatements` property set to true by @Tapac in https://github.com/JetBrains/Exposed/pull/1873
+* fix: Incorrect SQL statements when creating a table with a dot in its name by @joc-a in https://github.com/JetBrains/Exposed/pull/1871
+* fix: Parsing failure when selecting CURRENT_TIMESTAMP using CurrentDateTime function by @joc-a in https://github.com/JetBrains/Exposed/pull/1879
+
+Deprecations:
+* deprecate: Raise deprecation levels of API elements by @bog-walk in https://github.com/JetBrains/Exposed/pull/1872
+* deprecate: Raise deprecation level of currentScheme property by @bog-walk in https://github.com/JetBrains/Exposed/pull/1874
+
+Docs:
+* Version Notice for JVM by @adambrangenberg in https://github.com/JetBrains/Exposed/pull/1858
+* docs: Add missing KDocs in all modules except core and dao by @bog-walk in https://github.com/JetBrains/Exposed/pull/1876
+* docs: EXPOSED-199 Update configuration section in spring-boot-starter README by @bog-walk in https://github.com/JetBrains/Exposed/pull/1878
+
 # 0.44.0
 Infrastructure:
 * Kotlin 1.9.10
diff --git a/documentation-website/Writerside/topics/Getting-Started.md b/documentation-website/Writerside/topics/Getting-Started.md
index 8dbdaa57b7..cbcba6c0bb 100644
--- a/documentation-website/Writerside/topics/Getting-Started.md
+++ b/documentation-website/Writerside/topics/Getting-Started.md
@@ -18,17 +18,17 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jetbrains.exposed</groupId>
       <artifactId>exposed-core</artifactId>
-      <version>0.44.0</version>
+      <version>0.44.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jetbrains.exposed</groupId>
       <artifactId>exposed-dao</artifactId>
-      <version>0.44.0</version>
+      <version>0.44.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jetbrains.exposed</groupId>
       <artifactId>exposed-jdbc</artifactId>
-      <version>0.44.0</version>
+      <version>0.44.1</version>
     </dependency>
 </dependencies>
 ]]>
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     <tab title="Gradle Kotlin Script">
         <code-block lang="kotlin">
 <![CDATA[
-val exposedVersion: String = "0.44.0"
+val exposedVersion: String = "0.44.1"
 
 dependencies {
 implementation("org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-core", exposedVersion)
diff --git a/documentation-website/Writerside/topics/Modules-Documentation.md b/documentation-website/Writerside/topics/Modules-Documentation.md
index 04611fed7b..6ccec85592 100644
--- a/documentation-website/Writerside/topics/Modules-Documentation.md
+++ b/documentation-website/Writerside/topics/Modules-Documentation.md
@@ -95,52 +95,52 @@ Dependencies mapping listed below is similar (by functionality) to the previous
     <dependency>
         <groupId>org.jetbrains.exposed</groupId>
         <artifactId>exposed-core</artifactId>
-        <version>0.44.0</version>
+        <version>0.44.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
         <groupId>org.jetbrains.exposed</groupId>
         <artifactId>exposed-crypt</artifactId>
-        <version>0.44.0</version>
+        <version>0.44.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
         <groupId>org.jetbrains.exposed</groupId>
         <artifactId>exposed-dao</artifactId>
-        <version>0.44.0</version>
+        <version>0.44.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
         <groupId>org.jetbrains.exposed</groupId>
         <artifactId>exposed-java-time</artifactId>
-        <version>0.44.0</version>
+        <version>0.44.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
         <groupId>org.jetbrains.exposed</groupId>
         <artifactId>exposed-jdbc</artifactId>
-        <version>0.44.0</version>
+        <version>0.44.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
         <groupId>org.jetbrains.exposed</groupId>
         <artifactId>exposed-jodatime</artifactId>
-        <version>0.44.0</version>
+        <version>0.44.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
         <groupId>org.jetbrains.exposed</groupId>
         <artifactId>exposed-json</artifactId>
-        <version>0.44.0</version>
+        <version>0.44.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
         <groupId>org.jetbrains.exposed</groupId>
         <artifactId>exposed-kotlin-datetime</artifactId>
-        <version>0.44.0</version>
+        <version>0.44.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
         <groupId>org.jetbrains.exposed</groupId>
         <artifactId>exposed-money</artifactId>
-        <version>0.44.0</version>
+        <version>0.44.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
         <groupId>org.jetbrains.exposed</groupId>
         <artifactId>exposed-spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-        <version>0.44.0</version>
+        <version>0.44.1</version>
     </dependency>
 </dependencies>
 
@@ -150,20 +150,20 @@ Dependencies mapping listed below is similar (by functionality) to the previous
 
 ```groovy
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-core:0.44.0'
-    implementation 'org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-crypt:0.44.0'
-    implementation 'org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-dao:0.44.0'
-    implementation 'org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-jdbc:0.44.0'
+    implementation 'org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-core:0.44.1'
+    implementation 'org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-crypt:0.44.1'
+    implementation 'org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-dao:0.44.1'
+    implementation 'org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-jdbc:0.44.1'
     
-    implementation 'org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-jodatime:0.44.0'
+    implementation 'org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-jodatime:0.44.1'
     // or
-    implementation 'org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-java-time:0.44.0'
+    implementation 'org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-java-time:0.44.1'
     // or
-    implementation 'org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-kotlin-datetime:0.44.0'
+    implementation 'org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-kotlin-datetime:0.44.1'
     
-    implementation 'org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-json:0.44.0'
-    implementation 'org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-money:0.44.0'
-    implementation 'org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-spring-boot-starter:0.44.0'
+    implementation 'org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-json:0.44.1'
+    implementation 'org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-money:0.44.1'
+    implementation 'org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-spring-boot-starter:0.44.1'
 }
 ```
 
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ dependencies {
 and in `gradle.properties`
 
 ```
-exposedVersion=0.44.0
+exposedVersion=0.44.1
 ```
 
 ### JDBC driver and logging
diff --git a/exposed-bom/README.md b/exposed-bom/README.md
index 42765d8d9b..dd162fe5ed 100644
--- a/exposed-bom/README.md
+++ b/exposed-bom/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Bill of Materials for all Exposed modules
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jetbrains.exposed</groupId>
             <artifactId>exposed-bom</artifactId>
-            <version>0.44.0</version>
+            <version>0.44.1</version>
             <type>pom</type>
             <scope>import</scope>
         </dependency>
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation(platform("org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-bom:0.44.0"))
+    implementation(platform("org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-bom:0.44.1"))
     implementation("org.jetbrains.exposed", "exposed-core")
     implementation("org.jetbrains.exposed", "exposed-dao")
     implementation("org.jetbrains.exposed", "exposed-jdbc")
diff --git a/exposed-spring-boot-starter/README.md b/exposed-spring-boot-starter/README.md
index 3ebf1d3b12..5c3948bc46 100644
--- a/exposed-spring-boot-starter/README.md
+++ b/exposed-spring-boot-starter/README.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ This starter will give you the latest version of [Exposed](https://github.com/Je
   <dependency>
     <groupId>org.jetbrains.exposed</groupId>
     <artifactId>exposed-spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-    <version>0.44.0</version>
+    <version>0.44.1</version>
   </dependency>
 </dependencies>
 ```
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ repositories {
     mavenCentral()
 }
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-spring-boot-starter:0.44.0'
+    implementation 'org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-spring-boot-starter:0.44.1'
 }
 ```
 ### Gradle Kotlin DSL
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ dependencies {
 ```
 In `gradle.properties`
 ```properties
-exposedVersion=0.44.0
+exposedVersion=0.44.1
 ```
 
 ## Setting up a database connection
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 84f9103117..9f6278c93a 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ org.gradle.configuration.cache=true
 org.gradle.caching=true
 
 group=org.jetbrains.exposed
-version=0.44.0
+version=0.44.1
diff --git a/samples/exposed-ktor/gradle.properties b/samples/exposed-ktor/gradle.properties
index bccd2d7a21..403277c1de 100644
--- a/samples/exposed-ktor/gradle.properties
+++ b/samples/exposed-ktor/gradle.properties
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ ktorVersion=2.3.4
 kotlinVersion=1.8.10
 logbackVersion=1.2.11
 kotlin.code.style=official
-exposedVersion=0.44.0
+exposedVersion=0.44.1
 h2Version=2.1.214
diff --git a/samples/exposed-spring/gradle.properties b/samples/exposed-spring/gradle.properties
index 3ad0d3cb13..c9d487c553 100644
--- a/samples/exposed-spring/gradle.properties
+++ b/samples/exposed-spring/gradle.properties
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-exposedVersion=0.44.0
+exposedVersion=0.44.1
 kotlinVersion=1.8.21