diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 7bdded3..f7d586a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dev:
+v4.4:
   * allow to set frequency dependent reference site amplification
   * add annotate option to plot_sites (default: True)
 v4.3:
diff --git a/qopen/__init__.py b/qopen/__init__.py
index 548a2c0..8957404 100644
--- a/qopen/__init__.py
+++ b/qopen/__init__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 from qopen.core import run
 
-__version__ = '4.4-dev'
+__version__ = '4.4'