diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 5dede2ed5a7..ea6c7e4faa7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+v0.4.4
+* Fix `--no-sync` flag in etcdctl (#83)
+* Improved logging for machine removal (#844)
+* Various documentation improvements (#858, #851, #847)
+
 v0.4.3
 * Avoid panic() on truncated or unexpected log data (#834, #833)
 * Fix missing stats field (#807)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2498991fb84..5b04464020a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # etcd
 
-README version 0.4.3
+README version 0.4.4
 
 A highly-available key value store for shared configuration and service discovery.
 etcd is inspired by [Apache ZooKeeper][zookeeper] and [doozer][doozer], with a focus on being:
diff --git a/server/release_version.go b/server/release_version.go
index 6f4fdc3e1dd..5ea8a67617f 100644
--- a/server/release_version.go
+++ b/server/release_version.go
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 package server
 
-const ReleaseVersion = "0.4.3+git"
+const ReleaseVersion = "0.4.4"