diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index e64f4449a5..7c9fbefe23 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ fourfront
 Change Log
 ----------
 
+6.4.4
+=====
+
+* Added 'fluorophore' as additional ignored_enum label for imaging_path.json schema
+
+
 6.4.3
 =====
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 40ff3d13b2..e6ba2f9047 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 # Note: Various modules refer to this system as "encoded", not "fourfront".
 name = "encoded"
-version = "6.4.3"
+version = "6.4.4"
 description = "4DN-DCIC Fourfront"
 authors = ["4DN-DCIC Team <support@4dnucleome.org>"]
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/src/encoded/schemas/imaging_path.json b/src/encoded/schemas/imaging_path.json
index a775ca52dc..acfc760455 100644
--- a/src/encoded/schemas/imaging_path.json
+++ b/src/encoded/schemas/imaging_path.json
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@
                     "495/517nm fluorophore",
                     "505/515nm fluorophore",
                     "547/565nm fluorophore",
+                    "fluorophore",
                     "mKate2",
                     "mTagBFP2",
                     "NEB-SNAP-Cell_647",