diff --git a/packaging/ubuntu/debian/changelog b/packaging/ubuntu/debian/changelog
index 7046ba37..9cfd0fb0 100644
--- a/packaging/ubuntu/debian/changelog
+++ b/packaging/ubuntu/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+nymea-app (1.8.44) bionic; urgency=medium
+
+  [ Simon Stürz ]
+  * Introduce font scaling mechanism
+
+ -- jenkins <developer@nymea.io>  Thu, 11 Jul 2024 09:11:33 +0200
+
 nymea-app (1.8.43) bionic; urgency=medium
 
   [ Simon Stürz ]
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index ae494ccc..410f4f80 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-1.8.43
-625
+1.8.44
+626