diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 119f48ca..cab0d150 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+44.0
+====
+* Bump version
+
 44.rc
 =====
 * Bump version
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 96ac31a8..f3160208 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('gnome-shell-extensions',
-  version: '44.rc',
+  version: '44.0',
   meson_version: '>= 0.58.0',
   license: 'GPL2+'
 )