diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index dbc3c836..e28816c4 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 Changes
 =======
 
+Version v4.4.0 (released 2024-08-09)
+
+- services: use and adjust vnd.inveniordm.v1+json http accept header
+
 Version v4.3.0 (released 2024-08-05)
 
 - names: make names_exclude_regex configurable
diff --git a/invenio_vocabularies/__init__.py b/invenio_vocabularies/__init__.py
index 10b7827c..f890588d 100644
--- a/invenio_vocabularies/__init__.py
+++ b/invenio_vocabularies/__init__.py
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
 
 from .ext import InvenioVocabularies
 
-__version__ = "4.3.0"
+__version__ = "4.4.0"
 
 __all__ = ("__version__", "InvenioVocabularies")