diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 3e57f385f..daa1d04f0 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{".":"0.4.3","ts":"0.4.3"}
\ No newline at end of file
+{".":"0.4.4","ts":"0.4.4"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 793bec2af..f8f6f4dea 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.4.4](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/barretenberg/compare/barretenberg-v0.4.3...barretenberg-v0.4.4) (2023-08-28)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add ARM build for Mac + cleanup artifacts ([#1837](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/barretenberg/issues/1837)) ([2d2d5ea](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/barretenberg/commit/2d2d5ea33c512ab36c1214fb5bb90f80d8247469))
+
 ## [0.4.3](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/barretenberg/compare/barretenberg-v0.4.2...barretenberg-v0.4.3) (2023-08-23)
 
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 57bf754bf..9b7d7a878 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v0.4.3 x-release-please-version
+v0.4.4 x-release-please-version
diff --git a/barretenberg-wasm.nix b/barretenberg-wasm.nix
index 1c2e2b77d..38118e540 100644
--- a/barretenberg-wasm.nix
+++ b/barretenberg-wasm.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ in
 stdenv.mkDerivation
 {
   pname = "barretenberg.wasm";
-  version = "0.4.3"; # x-release-please-version
+  version = "0.4.4"; # x-release-please-version
 
   src = ./cpp;
 
diff --git a/barretenberg.nix b/barretenberg.nix
index a53bb79aa..deb7dbeb7 100644
--- a/barretenberg.nix
+++ b/barretenberg.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ in
 buildEnv.mkDerivation
 {
   pname = "libbarretenberg";
-  version = "0.4.3"; # x-release-please-version
+  version = "0.4.4"; # x-release-please-version
 
   src = ./cpp;
 
diff --git a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index f9c53c8cc..41a418dda 100644
--- a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.24)
 project(
     Barretenberg
     DESCRIPTION "BN254 elliptic curve library, and PLONK SNARK prover"
-    VERSION 0.4.3 # x-release-please-version
+    VERSION 0.4.4 # x-release-please-version
     LANGUAGES CXX C
 )
 
diff --git a/ts/CHANGELOG.md b/ts/CHANGELOG.md
index 4eaebde93..2bce0c6df 100644
--- a/ts/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/ts/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.4.4](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/barretenberg/compare/barretenberg.js-v0.4.3...barretenberg.js-v0.4.4) (2023-08-28)
+
+
+### Miscellaneous Chores
+
+* **barretenberg.js:** Synchronize barretenberg versions
+
 ## [0.4.3](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/barretenberg/compare/barretenberg.js-v0.4.2...barretenberg.js-v0.4.3) (2023-08-23)
 
 
diff --git a/ts/package.json b/ts/package.json
index 29b087f7a..0fc7a235f 100644
--- a/ts/package.json
+++ b/ts/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@aztec/bb.js",
-  "version": "0.4.3",
+  "version": "0.4.4",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/tree/master/circuits/cpp/barretenberg/ts",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",