diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6bf4fe71..49944ba7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## [0.4.4] - 2024-04-11
+- Update Bouncy Castle to 1.78 to address various CVEs.
+
 ## [0.4.3] - 2024-03-12
 - Update Clojure dependency to 1.11.2 to address CVE-2024-22871.
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 558d16f2..66a7053a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 GROUP_ID ?= com.yetanalytics
 ARTIFACT_ID ?= datasim
-VERSION ?= 0.4.3
+VERSION ?= 0.4.4
 
 clean:
 	rm -rf target
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8083e77a..3e3a2943 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ DATASIM is funded by the Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative at US DoD.
 To use the core DATASIM library in your project, use the following dependency in your `deps.edn` file:
 
 ```clojure
-com.yetanalytics/datasim {:mvn/version "0.4.3"}
+com.yetanalytics/datasim {:mvn/version "0.4.4"}
 ```
 
 If you wish to install DATASIM as an application with features such as CLI or the webserver, perform the following steps: