diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5666c996..c55c8007 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# 2.44.0
+
+* Adjust tile size limit with --retain-points-multiplier dynamically within each tile, to allow multiplier features at high zooms if other features are being dropped as-needed
+
 # 2.43.0
 
 * Change -fraction-as-needed feature dropping to be consistent across tiles and zoom levels, and to follow the same pattern as point dropping by zoom level
diff --git a/version.hpp b/version.hpp
index b99ce27f..10e76208 100644
--- a/version.hpp
+++ b/version.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef VERSION_HPP
 #define VERSION_HPP
 
-#define VERSION "v2.43.0"
+#define VERSION "v2.44.0"
 
 #endif