diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 9f928d271..1bd037bb9 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-New in spot 2.4.3.dev (not yet released)
+New in spot 2.4.4 (2017-12-25)
 
   Bugs fixed:
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e547ca657..0bf06a96a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.61])
-AC_INIT([spot], [2.4.3.dev], [spot@lrde.epita.fr])
+AC_INIT([spot], [2.4.4], [spot@lrde.epita.fr])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([tools])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11 gnu tar-ustar color-tests parallel-tests])
diff --git a/doc/org/setup.org b/doc/org/setup.org
index 96ab4dc45..bb24c571f 100644
--- a/doc/org/setup.org
+++ b/doc/org/setup.org
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #+OPTIONS: H:2 num:nil toc:t html-postamble:nil
 #+EMAIL: spot@lrde.epita.fr
 #+HTML_LINK_HOME: index.html
-#+MACRO: SPOTVERSION 2.4.3
-#+MACRO: LASTRELEASE 2.4.3
-#+MACRO: LASTTARBALL [[http://www.lrde.epita.fr/dload/spot/spot-2.4.3.tar.gz][=spot-2.4.3.tar.gz=]]
-#+MACRO: LASTNEWS [[https://gitlab.lrde.epita.fr/spot/spot/blob/spot-2-4-3/NEWS][summary of the changes]]
-#+MACRO: LASTDATE 2017-12-19
+#+MACRO: SPOTVERSION 2.4.4
+#+MACRO: LASTRELEASE 2.4.4
+#+MACRO: LASTTARBALL [[http://www.lrde.epita.fr/dload/spot/spot-2.4.4.tar.gz][=spot-2.4.4.tar.gz=]]
+#+MACRO: LASTNEWS [[https://gitlab.lrde.epita.fr/spot/spot/blob/spot-2-4-4/NEWS][summary of the changes]]
+#+MACRO: LASTDATE 2017-12-25