diff --git a/docs/release_notes.rst b/docs/release_notes.rst
index 8593295ef..b0f2ea7ec 100644
--- a/docs/release_notes.rst
+++ b/docs/release_notes.rst
@@ -5,18 +5,20 @@ Being an experimental research framework, Dr.Jit does not strictly follow the
 `Semantic Versioning <https://semver.org/>`_ convention. That said, we will
 strive to document breaking API changes in the release notes below.
 
-Upcoming releases
------------------
+Dr.Jit 0.4.4
+------------
+
+*December 7, 2023*
 
-- Added new `dr.prefix_sum` operation for inclusive and exclusive prefix sums
+- Added new ``dr.prefix_sum`` operation for inclusive and exclusive prefix sums
   `[4be7aa0] <https://github.com/mitsuba-renderer/drjit/commit/4be7aa03478db5aa61e9c0796bcdc6d1cfb3d678>`_
-- Added new `dr.scatter_inc` operation for stream compaction
+- Added new ``dr.scatter_inc`` operation for stream compaction
   `[754a541] <https://github.com/mitsuba-renderer/drjit/commit/754a541c274c6a57c1f2879e404215a64c507199>`_
 - Fix `dr.dispatch` when a instance of the class has been deleted
   `[1f908cc] <https://github.com/mitsuba-renderer/drjit/commit/1f908cc48cb8f2d30ce36a63d8a90f7e93b82d5c>`_
-- Support for `dr.PCG32` samplers in recorded loops' state
+- Support for ``dr.PCG32`` samplers in recorded loops' state
   `[58c8485] <https://github.com/mitsuba-renderer/drjit/commit/58c8485a3e4de6ab8323cb8555ed875635efda09>`_
-- Extend `dr.binary_search` to additionally support non-scalar and multi-dimensional indices
+- Extend ``dr.binary_search`` to additionally support non-scalar and multi-dimensional indices
   `[79de06a] <https://github.com/mitsuba-renderer/drjit/commit/79de06a64a59fdcd14e6e922127bec1bde3a68c3>`_ .. `[5fc5750] <https://github.com/mitsuba-renderer/drjit/commit/5fc5750dcd2621002f26ef403a9617ff48680a59>`_
 - Fix race condition in ``jit_sync_thread()`` `[6690923] <https://github.com/mitsuba-renderer/drjit-core/commit/6690923505cb4fca3fb7d75b2e1705008c0af738>`_
 - Switch ``jitc_vcall_prepare()`` allocation method to avoid deadlocks `[c13ef93] <https://github.com/mitsuba-renderer/drjit-core/commit/c13ef9300ce6627d327b27a1cf14497a94795196>`_
diff --git a/include/drjit/fwd.h b/include/drjit/fwd.h
index 9c19f1fe1..c9021c96d 100644
--- a/include/drjit/fwd.h
+++ b/include/drjit/fwd.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 
 #define DRJIT_VERSION_MAJOR 0
 #define DRJIT_VERSION_MINOR 4
-#define DRJIT_VERSION_PATCH 3
+#define DRJIT_VERSION_PATCH 4
 
 #define DRJIT_STRINGIFY(x) #x
 #define DRJIT_TOSTRING(x)  DRJIT_STRINGIFY(x)