diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2208085..616e6f5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# 4.4.3-RELEASE
+
 # 4.4.2-RELEASE
 
 # 4.4.1-RELEASE
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 9d173c3..9f8ac58 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ allprojects {
 	val lombokVersion by extra("1.18.12")
 	val javaeeVersion by extra("8.0")
 	val commonsLang3Version by extra("3.9")
-	val axonVersion by extra("4.4.2")
+	val axonVersion by extra("4.4.3")
 
 	group = "com.scalified"
 	version = "$axonVersion-RELEASE"