diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 564e1bea4..0a4c45b02 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and this project's packages adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/s
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [2.44.0] - 2023-10-16
+
 ### Changed
 
 - Make the `--organization` flag visible when templating App CR.
@@ -1319,7 +1321,8 @@ This release supports rendering for CRs:
 - `AppCatalog`
 - `App`
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/giantswarm/kubectl-gs/compare/v2.43.0...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/giantswarm/kubectl-gs/compare/v2.44.0...HEAD
+[2.44.0]: https://github.com/giantswarm/kubectl-gs/compare/v2.43.0...v2.44.0
 [2.43.0]: https://github.com/giantswarm/kubectl-gs/compare/v2.42.0...v2.43.0
 [2.42.0]: https://github.com/giantswarm/kubectl-gs/compare/v2.41.1...v2.42.0
 [2.41.1]: https://github.com/giantswarm/kubectl-gs/compare/v2.41.0...v2.41.1
diff --git a/pkg/project/project.go b/pkg/project/project.go
index 654922e5d..6f6037405 100644
--- a/pkg/project/project.go
+++ b/pkg/project/project.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ var (
 	gitSHA      = "n/a"
 	name        = "kubectl-gs"
 	source      = "https://github.com/giantswarm/kubectl-gs"
-	version     = "2.43.0"
+	version     = "2.44.0"
 )
 
 func Description() string {