diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6529be16e..c9427a3a5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ 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).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+
+## [0.44.0] - 2023-07-31
 ### Added
 - Slow Queries Logger feature logging slow queries in a dedicated log file
 
@@ -132,7 +134,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Locks: bug fix: allow small timeouts in lock()
 - Fix reentrant lock counter on steals
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/nobrainerorm/nobrainer/compare/v0.43.0...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/nobrainerorm/nobrainer/compare/v0.44.0...HEAD
+[0.44.0]: https://github.com/nobrainerorm/nobrainer/compare/v0.43.0...v0.44.0
 [0.43.0]: https://github.com/nobrainerorm/nobrainer/compare/v0.42.0...v0.43.0
 [0.42.0]: https://github.com/nobrainerorm/nobrainer/compare/v0.41.1...v0.42.0
 [0.41.1]: https://github.com/nobrainerorm/nobrainer/compare/v0.41.0...v0.41.1
diff --git a/nobrainer.gemspec b/nobrainer.gemspec
index 7d1fc4ba0..12889273b 100644
--- a/nobrainer.gemspec
+++ b/nobrainer.gemspec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ $LOAD_PATH.unshift File.expand_path('lib', __dir__)
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name        = 'nobrainer'
-  s.version     = '0.43.0'
+  s.version     = '0.44.0'
   s.platform    = Gem::Platform::RUBY
   s.authors     = ['Nicolas Viennot']
   s.email       = ['nicolas@viennot.biz']