diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 10f99e4b5..c1a7fb5b8 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@
 Changelog
 *********
 
+paperless-ng 1.4.4
+##################
+
+* Drastically increased the startup time of the docker container. The startup script adjusts the file permissions of all data only if changes are required.
+* Paperless mail: Added ability to specify character set for each server.
+* Updated translations.
+* Document consumption: Ignore Mac OS specific files such as ``.DS_STORE`` and ``._XXXXX.pdf``.
+
 paperless-ng 1.4.3
 ##################
 
diff --git a/src-ui/src/environments/environment.prod.ts b/src-ui/src/environments/environment.prod.ts
index 01ab0dd6c..05eee6dd6 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/environments/environment.prod.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/environments/environment.prod.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export const environment = {
   apiBaseUrl: document.baseURI + "api/",
   apiVersion: "2",
   appTitle: "Paperless-ng",
-  version: "1.4.3",
+  version: "1.4.4",
   webSocketHost: window.location.host,
   webSocketProtocol: (window.location.protocol == "https:" ? "wss:" : "ws:"),
   webSocketBaseUrl: base_url.pathname + "ws/",
diff --git a/src/paperless/version.py b/src/paperless/version.py
index dc7411505..00a47af2d 100644
--- a/src/paperless/version.py
+++ b/src/paperless/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = (1, 4, 3)
+__version__ = (1, 4, 4)