diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index a0df978..4fda8c1 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Version 0.4.4 (2018-02-19):
+ * `Port.set_alias()`, `Port.unset_alias()` and `Port.aliases`, thanks to
+   Jośe Fernando Moyano
+
 Version 0.4.3 (2017-12-30):
  * switch to CFFI out-of-line ABI mode (to reduce import time)
 
diff --git a/src/jack.py b/src/jack.py
index f701c8e..78eaab4 100644
--- a/src/jack.py
+++ b/src/jack.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 http://jackclient-python.readthedocs.io/
 
 """
-__version__ = '0.4.3'
+__version__ = '0.4.4'
 
 from ctypes.util import find_library as _find_library
 import errno as _errno