diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index c2fff0840..f8c4a0c91 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "4.3.0"
+    ".": "4.4.0"
 }
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ae708ac31..c4b695436 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [4.4.0](https://github.com/googlemaps/android-maps-utils/compare/v4.3.0...v4.4.0) (2026-05-20)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add navigation flavor to demo for SDK 7.x reproduction ([#1680](https://github.com/googlemaps/android-maps-utils/issues/1680)) ([12ac29a](https://github.com/googlemaps/android-maps-utils/commit/12ac29a3db8c96bd34536581f5f5cf665a9c4f76))
+
 ## [4.3.0](https://github.com/googlemaps/android-maps-utils/compare/v4.2.0...v4.3.0) (2026-04-24)
 
 
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 5b8f1e99c..5c7630d5e 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -45,6 +45,6 @@ tasks.register<Exec>("installAndLaunch") {
 allprojects {
     group = "com.google.maps.android"
     // {x-release-please-start-version}
-    version = "4.3.0"
+    version = "4.4.0"
     // {x-release-please-end}
 }
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