diff --git a/Help/release/4.4.rst b/Help/release/4.4.rst
index 0f94f452e3..93c44228c5 100644
--- a/Help/release/4.4.rst
+++ b/Help/release/4.4.rst
@@ -441,5 +441,5 @@ Changes made since CMake 4.4.0 include the following.
 4.4.1
 -----
 
-* The :module:`FindPython`, :module:`FindPython3` modules learned to manage, on
-  ``Windows`` systems, the ``pydebug`` ABI flag.
+* The :module:`FindPython`, :module:`FindPython3` modules learned
+  to manage, on ``Windows`` systems, the ``pydebug`` ABI flag.
diff --git a/Source/CMakeVersion.cmake b/Source/CMakeVersion.cmake
index 7b9b38273d..e1fadb03a7 100644
--- a/Source/CMakeVersion.cmake
+++ b/Source/CMakeVersion.cmake
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # CMake version number components.
 set(CMake_VERSION_MAJOR 4)
 set(CMake_VERSION_MINOR 4)
-set(CMake_VERSION_PATCH 0)
+set(CMake_VERSION_PATCH 1)
 #set(CMake_VERSION_RC 0)
 set(CMake_VERSION_IS_DIRTY 0)