diff --git a/docker/version.py b/docker/version.py
index bc09e6370..f57684630 100644
--- a/docker/version.py
+++ b/docker/version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-version = "4.5.0-dev"
+version = "4.4.4"
 version_info = tuple([int(d) for d in version.split("-")[0].split(".")])
diff --git a/docs/change-log.md b/docs/change-log.md
index 546e071f9..94b387044 100644
--- a/docs/change-log.md
+++ b/docs/change-log.md
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 Change log
 ==========
 
+4.4.4
+-----
+
+[List of PRs / issues for this release](https://github.com/docker/docker-py/milestone/73?closed=1)
+
+### Bugfixes
+- Remove `LD_LIBRARY_PATH` and `SSL_CERT_FILE` environment variables when shelling out to the ssh client.
+
 4.4.3
 -----