diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index 059f768..367ff34 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+0.4.4 (2021-12-31):
+ * Exact device string matches can now include the host API name
+
 0.4.3 (2021-10-20):
  * Fix dimension check in `Stream.write()`
  * Provide "universal" (x86_64 and arm64) ``.dylib`` for macOS
diff --git a/sounddevice.py b/sounddevice.py
index 810a4dc..3b55085 100644
--- a/sounddevice.py
+++ b/sounddevice.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     https://python-sounddevice.readthedocs.io/
 
 """
-__version__ = '0.4.3'
+__version__ = '0.4.4'
 
 import atexit as _atexit
 import os as _os