diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 7bd38d6a..d58ae294 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # pyfakefs Release Notes
 The released versions correspond to PyPi releases.
 
-## Version 4.4.0 (as yet unreleased)
+## [Version 4.4.0](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfakefs/4.4.0) (2021-02-24)
+Adds better support for Python 3.8 / 3.9.
   
 #### New Features
   * added support for `pathlib.Path.link_to` (new in Python 3.8) 
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 8ca04571..6f6db1d0 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = '4.4'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '4.4dev'
+release = '4.4.0'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/pyfakefs/_version.py b/pyfakefs/_version.py
index 50256ed7..26a6c390 100644
--- a/pyfakefs/_version.py
+++ b/pyfakefs/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '4.4dev'
+__version__ = '4.4.0'