diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7391d3b3a..9a33ef894 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Mindee Java Client Library Changelog
 
+## v4.44.0 - 2026-05-05
+### Changes
+* :sparkles: Add chaining for v2 utilities
+
+
 ## v4.43.1 - 2026-03-17
 ### Fixes
 * :bug: use new style, static object mapper to avoid recreating multiple times
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 23a33a0a1..c6358b82a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <!-- MINDEE VERSION GOES HERE -->
-    <revision>4.43.1</revision>
+    <revision>4.44.0</revision>
 
     <com.fasterxml.jackson.version>2.15.4</com.fasterxml.jackson.version>
     <com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype.version>2.15.4</com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype.version>