diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7f810b43..3259b5c0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.4.4]
+
+### Changed
+
+- add refactor items to release tracker ([#209](https://github.com/MetaMask/github-tools/pull/209))
+
 ## [1.4.3]
 
 ### Changed
@@ -98,7 +104,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   - Some inputs were renamed for consistency across actions.
 - Bump `actions/checkout` and `actions/setup-node` to `v6` ([#173](https://github.com/MetaMask/github-tools/pull/173))
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/MetaMask/github-tools/compare/v1.4.3...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/MetaMask/github-tools/compare/v1.4.4...HEAD
+[1.4.4]: https://github.com/MetaMask/github-tools/compare/v1.4.3...v1.4.4
 [1.4.3]: https://github.com/MetaMask/github-tools/compare/v1.4.2...v1.4.3
 [1.4.2]: https://github.com/MetaMask/github-tools/compare/v1.4.1...v1.4.2
 [1.4.1]: https://github.com/MetaMask/github-tools/compare/v1.4.0...v1.4.1
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3d66cbef..476e258c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@metamask/github-tools",
-  "version": "1.4.3",
+  "version": "1.4.4",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Tools for interacting with the GitHub API to do metrics gathering",
   "repository": {