diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 56455b874..1d80dfc88 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,24 @@
+## WAMR-2.4.4
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+### New Features
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- CVE-2025-64704. Allow the classic interpreter to exit gracefully when encountering SIMD opcodes due to the per-instance running mode.
+- CVE-2025-64713. Fix an unbalanced stack operation when validating special opcode combinations for fast interpretation.
+- fix: update git clone branch for threads spec to main-legacy (#4687) (#4725)
+- Fast-interp should report unsupported opcode when meeting simd opcode on non-posix platforms (#4723) (#4725)
+
+### Enhancements
+
+- Add inputs for optional WAMR releases in the release process workflow (#4486) (#4715)
+
+### Others
+
+---
+
 ## WAMR-2.4.3
 
 ### Breaking Changes
diff --git a/build-scripts/version.cmake b/build-scripts/version.cmake
index accbe5fd5..0be15cda3 100644
--- a/build-scripts/version.cmake
+++ b/build-scripts/version.cmake
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ endif()
 
 set(WAMR_VERSION_MAJOR 2)
 set(WAMR_VERSION_MINOR 4)
-set(WAMR_VERSION_PATCH 3)
+set(WAMR_VERSION_PATCH 4)
 
 message("-- WAMR version: ${WAMR_VERSION_MAJOR}.${WAMR_VERSION_MINOR}.${WAMR_VERSION_PATCH}")
 
diff --git a/core/version.h b/core/version.h
index 1baffd2dc..5eaca0fa3 100644
--- a/core/version.h
+++ b/core/version.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 /* clang-format off */
 #define WAMR_VERSION_MAJOR 2
 #define WAMR_VERSION_MINOR 4
-#define WAMR_VERSION_PATCH 3
+#define WAMR_VERSION_PATCH 4
 /* clang-format on */
 
 #endif