diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 9c96970a..ae424345 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Changes in 1.4.4
+================
+
+* Default to a relative path for `CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR` on cmake modules
+* Only pass `--libdir` to autotools modules when `libdir` is explicitly set
+
 Changes in 1.4.3
 ================
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 742bede8..c63f0759 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ AC_PREREQ([2.63])
 
 m4_define([flatpak_builder_major_version], [1])
 m4_define([flatpak_builder_minor_version], [4])
-m4_define([flatpak_builder_micro_version], [3])
+m4_define([flatpak_builder_micro_version], [4])
 m4_define([flatpak_builder_version],
           [flatpak_builder_major_version.flatpak_builder_minor_version.flatpak_builder_micro_version])
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 6e4c2e48..c2749f06 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ project(
   'c',
   license: 'LGPL-2.1-or-later',
   meson_version: '>= 0.56.2',
-  version: '1.4.3',
+  version: '1.4.4',
   default_options: 'c_std=gnu99',
 )