diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 2aedaff..910e80c 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Version 2.4.4 - Mar 24, 2016
+
+- Fix memory leaks affecting getblocktemplate
+
 Version 2.4.3 - Jan 24, 2016
 
 - Add support for the VIA PadLock Hash Engine on x86-64
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 62763d7..6631102 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT([cpuminer], [2.4.3])
+AC_INIT([cpuminer], [2.4.4])
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.59c])
 AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
diff --git a/minerd.1 b/minerd.1
index 328a27d..09894b1 100644
--- a/minerd.1
+++ b/minerd.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH MINERD 1 "January 2016" "cpuminer 2.4.3"
+.TH MINERD 1 "March 2016" "cpuminer 2.4.4"
 .SH NAME
 minerd \- CPU miner for Bitcoin and Litecoin
 .SH SYNOPSIS