diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6515f8d10..e388f255e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,16 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
+## [3.44.0] - 2024-06-29
+### Added
+- feat(soap): adds support for document wrapped style.
+- feat(soap): includes parent config XML namespaces when using allOf and anyOf body matchers.
+
+### Changed
+- ci: improves job names.
+- ci: improves workflow names.
+- docs: updates CI badge URL.
+
 ## [3.43.5] - 2024-06-26
 ### Changed
 - ci: determine version using since.
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 2b1ef140f..8ef85a447 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-projectVersion=0.0.0-SNAPSHOT
+projectVersion=3.44.0