diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6ef3f93..792bd35 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ All notable changes to the "rzk-1-experimental-highlighting" extension will be d
 
 Check [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/) for recommendations on how to structure this file.
 
+## v0.4.4 - 2023-12-06
+
+- Fixed a regression that caused first-time installations to fail
+
 ## v0.4.3 - 2023-11-02
 
 - Check for updates to Rzk periodically (hourly for now) instead of just on launch ([#53](https://github.com/rzk-lang/vscode-rzk/pull/53)).
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4e8cf81..58b55ae 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "rzk-1-experimental-highlighting",
-  "version": "0.4.3",
+  "version": "0.4.4",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "rzk-1-experimental-highlighting",
-      "version": "0.4.3",
+      "version": "0.4.4",
       "dependencies": {
         "@octokit/rest": "^19.0.13",
         "semver": "^7.5.3",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 02a8fd4..7b94d24 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "displayName": "Rzk",
   "description": "Interactive theorem proving support in VS Code for Rzk, a proof assistant for synthetic ∞-categories",
   "icon": "images/icon.png",
-  "version": "0.4.3",
+  "version": "0.4.4",
   "repository": "https://github.com/rzk-lang/vscode-rzk",
   "publisher": "NikolaiKudasovfizruk",
   "main": "./out/extension.js",