diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 6c2728d40..3f048ba88 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Synapse 1.44.0 (2021-10-05)
+===========================
+
+No significant changes since 1.44.0rc3.
+
+
 Synapse 1.44.0rc3 (2021-10-04)
 ==============================
 
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index a0f1bcbdf..9e878fbc2 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.44.0) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New synapse release 1.44.0.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Tue, 05 Oct 2021 13:43:57 +0100
+
 matrix-synapse-py3 (1.44.0~rc3) stable; urgency=medium
 
   * New synapse release 1.44.0~rc3.
diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index a9a7b658b..b8979c365 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     pass
 
-__version__ = "1.44.0rc3"
+__version__ = "1.44.0"
 
 if bool(os.environ.get("SYNAPSE_TEST_PATCH_LOG_CONTEXTS", False)):
     # We import here so that we don't have to install a bunch of deps when