diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6fa82123..a29d25f7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [1.44.0](https://github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-java/compare/1.43.0...1.44.0) (2026-04-11)
+
 ## [1.43.0](https://github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-java/compare/1.42.0...1.43.0) (2026-03-26)
 
 
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index f441094a..6e4e6d05 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 group = 'io.getstream'
-version = '1.43.0'
+version = '1.44.0'
 description = 'Stream Chat official Java SDK'
 
 java {