diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a4b871bc..d000b984 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.htm
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+<!-- Released section -->
+<!-- Don't change this section unless doing release -->
+
+## [0.44.0] - 2026-09-06
+
 This release is the last to support [Go 1.25].
 The next release will require at least [Go 1.26].
 
@@ -27,9 +32,6 @@ The next release will require at least [Go 1.26].
 
 - `db.client.operation.duration` histogram now uses the explicit bucket boundaries recommended by the OTel Semantic Conventions (`0.001` to `10` seconds) instead of the SDK defaults, which placed virtually all database operations in the first bucket. (#632)
 
-<!-- Released section -->
-<!-- Don't change this section unless doing release -->
-
 ## [0.43.0] - 2026-07-12
 
 ### Removed
diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index 146eb6fb..50b554a8 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ package otelsql
 
 // Version is the current release version of otelsql in use.
 func Version() string {
-	return "0.43.0"
+	return "0.44.0"
 }