diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 95bc2c46..a5d12e8b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,36 @@
 # for this file format description,
 # see https://github.com/olivierlacan/keep-a-changelog
 
+## [2.44.0] - 2022-11-21
+### Added
+- SSL connection for server I2P tunnels
+- Localization to Italian and Spanish
+- SSU2 through SOCKS5 UDP proxy
+- Reload tunnels through web console
+- SSU2 send immediate ack request flag
+- SSU2 send and verify path challenge
+- Configurable ssu2.mtu4 and ssu2.mtu6 
+### Changed
+- SSU2 is enbaled and SSU is disabled by default
+- Separate network status and error
+- Random selection between NTCP2 and SSU2 priority
+- Added notbob.i2p to jump services
+- Remove DoNotTrack flag from HTTP Request header
+- Skip addresshelper page if destination was not changed
+- SSU2 allow different ports from RelayReponse and HolePunch
+- SSU2 resend PeerTest msg 1 and msg 2
+- SSU2 Send Retry instead SessionCreated if clock skew detected
+### Fixed
+- Long HTTP headers for HTTP proxy and HTTP server tunnel
+- SSU2 resends and resend limits
+- Crash at startup if addressbook is disabled
+- NTCP2 ipv6 connection through SOCKS5 proxy
+- SSU2 SessionRequest with zero token
+- SSU2 MTU less than 1280
+- SSU2 port=1
+- Incorrect addresses from network interfaces
+- Definitions for Darwin PPC; do not use pthread_setname_np 
+
 ## [2.43.0] - 2022-08-22
 ### Added
 - Complete SSU2 implementation
diff --git a/contrib/i2pd.conf b/contrib/i2pd.conf
index d0a9e141..b281ce8f 100644
--- a/contrib/i2pd.conf
+++ b/contrib/i2pd.conf
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ ipv4 = true
 ## Enable communication through ipv6
 ipv6 = false
 
-## Enable SSU transport (default = true)
+## Enable SSU transport
 ssu = false
 
 ## Bandwidth configuration
@@ -105,10 +105,10 @@ ssu = false
 # port = 4567
 
 [ssu2]
-## Enable SSU2 transport (default = false for 2.43.0)
-enabled = true
-## Publish address in RouterInfo (default = false for 2.43.0)
-published = true
+## Enable SSU2 transport
+# enabled = true
+## Publish address in RouterInfo
+# published = true
 ## Port for incoming connections (default is global port option value or port + 1 if SSU is enabled)
 # port = 4567
 
diff --git a/contrib/rpm/i2pd-git.spec b/contrib/rpm/i2pd-git.spec
index 95a64402..b0d8151f 100644
--- a/contrib/rpm/i2pd-git.spec
+++ b/contrib/rpm/i2pd-git.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %define git_hash %(git rev-parse HEAD | cut -c -7)
 
 Name:          i2pd-git
-Version:       2.43.0
+Version:       2.44.0
 Release:       git%{git_hash}%{?dist}
 Summary:       I2P router written in C++
 Conflicts:     i2pd
@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@ getent passwd i2pd >/dev/null || \
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Nov 21 2022 orignal <orignal@i2pmail.org> - 2.44.0
+- update to 2.44.0
+
 * Mon Aug 22 2022 orignal <orignal@i2pmail.org> - 2.43.0
 - update to 2.43.0
 
diff --git a/contrib/rpm/i2pd.spec b/contrib/rpm/i2pd.spec
index eda2914e..ce4854fe 100644
--- a/contrib/rpm/i2pd.spec
+++ b/contrib/rpm/i2pd.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:          i2pd
-Version:       2.43.0
+Version:       2.44.0
 Release:       1%{?dist}
 Summary:       I2P router written in C++
 Conflicts:     i2pd-git
@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ getent passwd i2pd >/dev/null || \
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Nov 21 2022 orignal <orignal@i2pmail.org> - 2.44.0
+- update to 2.44.0
+
 * Mon Aug 22 2022 orignal <orignal@i2pmail.org> - 2.43.0
 - update to 2.43.0
 
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 78ce9472..864a9d81 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+i2pd (2.44.0-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * updated to version 2.44.0/0.9.56
+
+ -- orignal <orignal@i2pmail.org>  Mon, 21 Nov 2022 16:00:00 +0000
+
 i2pd (2.43.0-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * updated to version 2.43.0/0.9.55
diff --git a/libi2pd/version.h b/libi2pd/version.h
index 5b6925cc..94d14403 100644
--- a/libi2pd/version.h
+++ b/libi2pd/version.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #define MAKE_VERSION_NUMBER(a,b,c) ((a*100+b)*100+c)
 
 #define I2PD_VERSION_MAJOR 2
-#define I2PD_VERSION_MINOR 43
+#define I2PD_VERSION_MINOR 44
 #define I2PD_VERSION_MICRO 0
 #define I2PD_VERSION_PATCH 0
 #ifdef GITVER
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 #define I2P_VERSION_MAJOR 0
 #define I2P_VERSION_MINOR 9
-#define I2P_VERSION_MICRO 55
+#define I2P_VERSION_MICRO 56
 #define I2P_VERSION_PATCH 0
 #define I2P_VERSION MAKE_VERSION(I2P_VERSION_MAJOR, I2P_VERSION_MINOR, I2P_VERSION_MICRO)
 #define I2P_VERSION_NUMBER MAKE_VERSION_NUMBER(I2P_VERSION_MAJOR, I2P_VERSION_MINOR, I2P_VERSION_MICRO)