diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index f800719..0c02950 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.4.3"
+  ".": "0.4.4"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a0350db..74785d9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.4.4](https://github.com/doublewordai/inference-stack/compare/v0.4.3...v0.4.4) (2026-02-04)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* add ability to deploy configmaps to be mounted in containers ([c845b81](https://github.com/doublewordai/inference-stack/commit/c845b811c49e1b49c21b413a0a89d2c5bf48cbe8))
+
 ## [0.4.3](https://github.com/doublewordai/inference-stack/compare/v0.4.2...v0.4.3) (2025-08-27)
 
 
diff --git a/Chart.yaml b/Chart.yaml
index 3e67f2c..cf57269 100644
--- a/Chart.yaml
+++ b/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: inference-stack
 description: A Helm chart for deploying Onwards gateway with configurable LLM model groups
 type: application
-version: 0.4.3
+version: 0.4.4
 appVersion: "latest"
 home: https://github.com/doublewordai/onwards
 sources: