diff --git a/data/linux/debian/changelog b/data/linux/debian/changelog
index 1443a9e7..f05344b5 100644
--- a/data/linux/debian/changelog
+++ b/data/linux/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+mitsuba (0.4.4-1) unstable; urgency=low
+  * Improved Python support for rendering animations and motion blur
+  * Photon mapper logic rewrite to account for certain missing specular paths
+  * Robustness improvements for specular+diffuse materials such as 'plastic'
+  * Fixed a remaining issue in the instancing frame computation code
+  * The thindielectric plugin formerly computed incorrect transmittance values
+  * The cube shape is now centered at the origin by default
+  * The TLS cleanup logic has been fixed to avoid a potential crash in mtssrv
+  * Other minor improvements, which are listed in the repository log
+ -- Wenzel Jakob <wenzel@cs.cornell.edu>  Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0400
+
 mitsuba (0.4.3-1) unstable; urgency=low
   * Motion blur: Support for arbitrary linear camera, object, and sensor motion
     to produce motion blur in renderings.
diff --git a/data/linux/fedora/mitsuba.spec b/data/linux/fedora/mitsuba.spec
index 5aa083ee..8900c7ed 100644
--- a/data/linux/fedora/mitsuba.spec
+++ b/data/linux/fedora/mitsuba.spec
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 /usr/include/*
 %changelog
 
+* Thu Feb 28 2013 Wenzel Jakob <wenzel@cs.cornell.edu> 0.4.4%{?dist}
+- Upgrade to version 0.4.4
+
 * Tue Jan 29 2013 Wenzel Jakob <wenzel@cs.cornell.edu> 0.4.3%{?dist}
 - Upgrade to version 0.4.3
 
diff --git a/doc/main.tex b/doc/main.tex
index 1ed7ad5c..29322217 100644
--- a/doc/main.tex
+++ b/doc/main.tex
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 \setcounter{secnumdepth}{3}
 \setcounter{tocdepth}{3}
 
-\newcommand{\MitsubaVersion}{0.4.3}
+\newcommand{\MitsubaVersion}{0.4.4}
 \newcommand{\MitsubaYear}{2013}
 
 \typearea[current]{last}
diff --git a/include/mitsuba/core/version.h b/include/mitsuba/core/version.h
index 50aeaf79..19ec3280 100644
--- a/include/mitsuba/core/version.h
+++ b/include/mitsuba/core/version.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ MTS_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
  * \brief Current release of Mitsuba
  * \ingroup libcore
  */
-#define MTS_VERSION "0.4.3"
+#define MTS_VERSION "0.4.4"
 
 /**
  * \brief Year of the current release