[FSSDK-12546] prepare for release java-sdk v4.4.0

Author: jaeopt

CHANGELOG.md

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 # Optimizely Java X SDK Changelog
 
+## [4.4.0]
+May 4, 2026
+
+### New Features
+
+**Feature Rollout**: Added support for Feature Rollouts, a new experiment type
+combining Targeted Delivery simplicity with A/B test measurement capabilities.
+Feature Rollouts enable progressive rollouts with full impact analytics, metric tracking,
+and confidence intervals.
+See [Feature Rollout docs](https://support.optimizely.com/hc/en-us/articles/45552846481037-Run-Feature-Rollouts-in-Feature-Experimentation) for more information.
+
+- Remove legacy flag-level holdout fields ([#604](https://github.com/optimizely/java-sdk/pull/604))
+- Remove experiment type validation from config parsing ([#602](https://github.com/optimizely/java-sdk/pull/602))
+- Add Feature Rollout support ([#601](https://github.com/optimizely/java-sdk/pull/601))
+- Arnica risk fixes ([#600](https://github.com/optimizely/java-sdk/pull/600))
+- Fix documentation links in README.md ([#598](https://github.com/optimizely/java-sdk/pull/598))
+
 ## [4.3.1]
 Jan 20, 2025
 

gradle.properties

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 # Maven version
-version = 3.1.0-SNAPSHOT
+version = 4.4.0
 
 # Artifact paths
 mavenS3Bucket = optimizely-maven