diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index b96ed51..1680294 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Changes in 0.4.4
+================
+
+Fixed:
+* Regression in handling inline/standalone issue references (#99)
+
+
 Changes in 0.4.3
 ================
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8d0882c..59358f4 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='sopel_modules.github',
-    version='0.4.3',
+    version='0.4.4',
     description='GitHub plugin for Sopel',
     long_description=readme + '\n\n' + history,
     long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
diff --git a/sopel_modules/github/__init__.py b/sopel_modules/github/__init__.py
index faa9015..74e37ed 100644
--- a/sopel_modules/github/__init__.py
+++ b/sopel_modules/github/__init__.py
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
 __author__ = 'maxpowa'
 __email__ = 'maxpowa@outlook.com'
 __maintainer__ = 'dgw'
-__version__ = '0.4.3'
+__version__ = '0.4.4'
 __repo__ = 'https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel-github'