diff --git a/BUGS b/BUGS
index 69e4dbe0b..7f84b6f39 100644
--- a/BUGS
+++ b/BUGS
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 NOTE: This file is automatically generated from "update-bugs.sh".
-Last updated: 2021-01-05
+Last updated: 2021-01-06
 
 This contains a local list of the bugs that are open against
 libguestfs.  Bugs are tracked in the Red Hat Bugzilla database
@@ -659,9 +659,14 @@ You can help by testing the fixes.
 1384241 ON_QA https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1384241
   The tar-in command does not allow restoring file capabilities
 
-1828952 ON_QA https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1828952
+(6 bugs)
+
+--------------------------------------------------
+These bugs are in the VERIFIED state.
+
+1828952 VERIFIED https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1828952
   virt-customize --selinux-relabel (and other tools) do not work if SELINUXTYPE != targeted
 
-(7 bugs)
+(1 bugs)
 
 End of BUGS file.
diff --git a/RELEASES b/RELEASES
index 1189345c3..be467ec3d 100644
--- a/RELEASES
+++ b/RELEASES
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # in the form <version> <date>.  If you update the version field (in
 # configure.ac) you must also add the current date to this file.
 
+1.44.0    2021-01-06
 1.43.4    2021-01-05
 1.43.3    2020-12-01
 1.43.2    2020-09-21
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a601a5c63..f6533016b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 # add extra information using --with-extra="..." which may be any
 # freeform string.
 m4_define([libguestfs_major],   [1])
-m4_define([libguestfs_minor],   [43])
-m4_define([libguestfs_release], [4])
+m4_define([libguestfs_minor],   [44])
+m4_define([libguestfs_release], [0])
 
 AC_INIT([libguestfs],libguestfs_major.libguestfs_minor.libguestfs_release)
 
diff --git a/po-docs/podfiles b/po-docs/podfiles
index 9bde01aab..8ecf16df3 100644
--- a/po-docs/podfiles
+++ b/po-docs/podfiles
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ docs/guestfs-release-notes-1.38.pod
 docs/guestfs-release-notes-1.4.pod
 docs/guestfs-release-notes-1.40.pod
 docs/guestfs-release-notes-1.42.pod
+docs/guestfs-release-notes-1.44.pod
 docs/guestfs-release-notes-1.6.pod
 docs/guestfs-release-notes-1.8.pod
 docs/guestfs-release-notes-historical.pod
diff --git a/po/libguestfs.pot b/po/libguestfs.pot
index c50bf09db..725603291 100644
--- a/po/libguestfs.pot
+++ b/po/libguestfs.pot
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 #, fuzzy
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
-"Project-Id-Version: libguestfs 1.43.4\n"
+"Project-Id-Version: libguestfs 1.44.0\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/enter_bug.cgi?"
 "component=libguestfs&product=Virtualization+Tools\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2021-01-05 14:23+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2021-01-06 10:17+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
diff --git a/website/index.html.in b/website/index.html.in
index 7b6a4e603..f469c5eeb 100644
--- a/website/index.html.in
+++ b/website/index.html.in
@@ -183,12 +183,14 @@ git clone <a href="https://github.com/libguestfs/libguestfs">git://github.com/li
 <p class="latest">
 <em><small>
   <!--
-LATEST-URL: http://libguestfs.org/download/1.41-development/libguestfs-@PACKAGE_VERSION@.tar.gz
+LATEST-URL: http://libguestfs.org/download/1.45-development/libguestfs-@PACKAGE_VERSION@.tar.gz
 LATEST-VERSION: @PACKAGE_VERSION@
   -->
-  <a href="download/1.41-development/">Latest development version: <strong>@PACKAGE_VERSION@</strong></a> (released <strong>@RELEASE_DATE@</strong>).<br/>
+  <a href="download/1.45-development/">Latest development version: <strong>@PACKAGE_VERSION@</strong></a> (released <strong>@RELEASE_DATE@</strong>).<br/>
   Stable branches:
   <strong>
+  <a href="download/1.44-stable/">1.44.x</a>,
+  <a href="download/1.42-stable/">1.42.x</a>,
   <a href="download/1.40-stable/">1.40.x</a>,
   <a href="download/1.38-stable/">1.38.x</a>
   <a href="download/1.36-stable/">1.36.x</a>