diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5a9f3d8..a6279c4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## [4.0.44](https://github.com/sonatype-nexus-community/auditjs/compare/v4.0.43...v4.0.44) (2024-01-10)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* minor change to trigger release of PR# 276 ([f676f91](https://github.com/sonatype-nexus-community/auditjs/commit/f676f91a4a96b44f95d2e050acbe0f7e0fdd6943))
+
 ## [4.0.43](https://github.com/sonatype-nexus-community/auditjs/compare/v4.0.42...v4.0.43) (2023-12-13)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e0315ca..8b85e49 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "auditjs",
-  "version": "4.0.43",
+  "version": "4.0.44",
   "description": "Audit dependencies to identify known vulnerabilities and maintenance problems",
   "main": "./bin/index.js",
   "bin": {