diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index b883b734..c370b0a1 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 GNU Make NEWS                                               -*-indented-text-*-
   History of user-visible changes.
-  24 October 2022
+  31 October 2022
 
 See the end of this file for copyrights and conditions.
 
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ which is contained in this distribution as the file doc/make.texi.
 See the README file and the GNU Make manual for instructions for
 reporting bugs.
 
-Version 4.3.92 (24 Oct 2022)
+Version 4.4 (31 Oct 2022)
 
 A complete list of bugs fixed in this version is available here:
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 49163ec2..9f688971 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
 # this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-AC_INIT([GNU Make],[4.3.92],[bug-make@gnu.org])
+AC_INIT([GNU Make],[4.4],[bug-make@gnu.org])
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.69])
 
diff --git a/doc/make.texi b/doc/make.texi
index 79dc34dc..e3a3ade4 100644
--- a/doc/make.texi
+++ b/doc/make.texi
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 @setfilename make.info
 
 @include version.texi
-@set EDITION 0.75
+@set EDITION 0.76
 
 @settitle GNU @code{make}
 @setchapternewpage odd