diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e51a72cd..e544f852 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -25033,3 +25033,6 @@
 	'RDWaveData' structure containing segue data but no endpoint data
 	could result with a record where the value of
 	'CUTS.SEGUE_END_POINT' was greater than that of 'CUTS.END_POINT'.
+2025-08-21 Fred Gleason <fredg@paravelsystems.com>
+	* Incremented the package version to 4.4.0.
+	* Incremented the Python API version to 4.4.0
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index f7f2362d..24e6d4a7 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 The NEWS file for the Rivendell package.
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-v4.3.0int13 -- 3 July 2025
+v4.4.0 -- 21 August 2025
 
 Changes:
    Cart Filtering. Refactored the cart filtering controls to be consistent
    across all modules [rdadmin(10), rdairplay(1), rdcartslots(1),
    rdcastmanager(1), rdcatch(1), rdlibrary(1) rdlogedit(1), rdlogmanager(1)
-   and rdpanel(1).
- 
+   and rdpanel(1)].
+
+   Data Backup/Restore. Added a set of scripts for automating and monitoring
+   Rivendell data backups (database + audio store). See the rdautoback(8),
+   rdautocheck(8) and rdautorest(8) man pages for details.
+
    Various bug fixes. See the ChangeLog.
 
 Database Update:
diff --git a/versions/PACKAGE_VERSION b/versions/PACKAGE_VERSION
index a9cbf3ca..64b5ae39 100644
--- a/versions/PACKAGE_VERSION
+++ b/versions/PACKAGE_VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-4.3.0int13
\ No newline at end of file
+4.4.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/versions/PYTHONAPI_VERSION b/versions/PYTHONAPI_VERSION
index 081ef6e8..64b5ae39 100644
--- a/versions/PYTHONAPI_VERSION
+++ b/versions/PYTHONAPI_VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-4.3.0.post4
\ No newline at end of file
+4.4.0
\ No newline at end of file