diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index c84251c55..bfe777a35 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-0.4.4 (unreleased)
+0.4.4 (2019-02-20)
 ------------------
  - Refactor all beam parameters into mix-in classes; added BaseOneDSpectrum
    for common functionality between OneDSpectrum and VaryingResolutionOneDSpectrum.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 684020933..2e168ff19 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 builtins._ASTROPY_PACKAGE_NAME_ = PACKAGENAME
 
 # VERSION should be PEP386 compatible (http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0386)
-VERSION = '0.4.4.dev'
+VERSION = '0.4.4'
 
 # Indicates if this version is a release version
 RELEASE = 'dev' not in VERSION