diff --git a/arduino/library-arduino.json b/arduino/library-arduino.json
index 039673b5..8a438a32 100644
--- a/arduino/library-arduino.json
+++ b/arduino/library-arduino.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "Embedded Template Library ETL",
-  "version": "20.43.4",
+  "version": "20.44.0",
   "authors": {
     "name": "John Wellbelove",
     "email": "john.wellbelove@etlcpp.com"
diff --git a/arduino/library-arduino.properties b/arduino/library-arduino.properties
index 64150f49..a0b917d6 100644
--- a/arduino/library-arduino.properties
+++ b/arduino/library-arduino.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name=Embedded Template Library ETL
-version=20.43.4
+version=20.44.0
 author= John Wellbelove <john.wellbelove@etlcpp.com>
 maintainer=John Wellbelove <john.wellbelove@etlcpp.com>
 license=MIT
diff --git a/include/etl/version.h b/include/etl/version.h
index 145240ce..b79b3958 100644
--- a/include/etl/version.h
+++ b/include/etl/version.h
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ SOFTWARE.
 ///\ingroup utilities
 
 #define ETL_VERSION_MAJOR 20
-#define ETL_VERSION_MINOR 43
-#define ETL_VERSION_PATCH 4
+#define ETL_VERSION_MINOR 44
+#define ETL_VERSION_PATCH 0
 
 #define ETL_VERSION       ETL_STRING(ETL_VERSION_MAJOR) "." ETL_STRING(ETL_VERSION_MINOR) "." ETL_STRING(ETL_VERSION_PATCH)
 #define ETL_VERSION_W     ETL_WIDE_STRING(ETL_VERSION_MAJOR) L"." ETL_WIDE_STRING(ETL_VERSION_MINOR) L"." ETL_WIDE_STRING(ETL_VERSION_PATCH)
diff --git a/library.json b/library.json
index 3a6d76e7..235d0f86 100644
--- a/library.json
+++ b/library.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "Embedded Template Library",
-  "version": "20.43.4",
+  "version": "20.44.0",
   "authors": {
     "name": "John Wellbelove",
     "email": "john.wellbelove@etlcpp.com"
diff --git a/library.properties b/library.properties
index f0e30104..e10db639 100644
--- a/library.properties
+++ b/library.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name=Embedded Template Library
-version=20.43.4
+version=20.44.0
 author= John Wellbelove <john.wellbelove@etlcpp.com>
 maintainer=John Wellbelove <john.wellbelove@etlcpp.com>
 license=MIT
diff --git a/support/Release notes.txt b/support/Release notes.txt
index 9e3ac3b4..0dfa57ad 100644
--- a/support/Release notes.txt	
+++ b/support/Release notes.txt	
@@ -1,4 +1,24 @@
 ===============================================================================
+20.44.0
+
+Fixes:
+#1186 Fix usage of noexcept
+#1203 Potential issue with forwarding in etl::delegate
+
+Pull Requests:
+#1012 Implement Signal
+#1155 Added callbacks when a timer is inserted or removed
+#1175 Debug assert
+#1188 etl::array checks
+#1190 Enforce Semicolon after ETL_ASSERT
+#1191 Introduce Cast to void for Condition of Assert
+#1192 Allow easy Creation of Generic Exceptions with just a Text
+#1195 Added conditional support of noexcept to fix IAR support
+#1196 Added back in support for populating non 8 bit strings with 8 bit data
+#1198 Add etl::is_constant_evaluated
+#1199 Added support for transitions on state enter for HFSM
+
+===============================================================================
 20.43.4
 
 #1185 Remove noexcept from delegate method stubs.
@@ -26,7 +46,7 @@ Added automatic use of __builtin_memcpy, __builtin_memmove, __builtin_memset, __
       Added etl::typed_storage_ext to wrap external storage.
 
 Fixes:
-#1171 optional of a const arary can't be emplaced with gcc-15
+#1171 optional of a const array can't be emplaced with gcc-15
 #1176 Fix GCC __builtin_memcpy errors when compiling with -O2 optimisation
 #1180 Duplicate definition of const_reference in etl::const_set_ext
 #1181 Compilation errors on basic_string