diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bbefb45a1..00210d3a6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ or maven :
 <dependency>
 	<groupId>org.mariadb.jdbc</groupId>
 	<artifactId>mariadb-java-client</artifactId>
-	<version>1.4.3</version>
+	<version>1.4.4</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/documentation/Changelog.md b/documentation/Changelog.md
index 77f0a648e..a97feb568 100644
--- a/documentation/Changelog.md
+++ b/documentation/Changelog.md
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 
 ---
 ## 1.4.4
-Unreleased 
+Released on 29 april 2016 
+* [CONJ-289] PrepareStatement on master reconnection after a failover
 * [CONJ-288] using SHOW VARIABLES to replace SELECT on connection to permit connection on a galera non primary node
 
 ## 1.4.3
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 65dacfb72..fb8a30c88 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <artifactId>mariadb-java-client</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>mariadb-java-client</name>
-    <version>1.4.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.4.4</version>
     <description>JDBC driver for MariaDB and MySQL</description>
     <url>https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb/about-mariadb-connector-j/</url>
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/internal/queryresults/resultset/MariaSelectResultSet.java b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/internal/queryresults/resultset/MariaSelectResultSet.java
index 3e724aa4b..66d4f19e5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/internal/queryresults/resultset/MariaSelectResultSet.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/internal/queryresults/resultset/MariaSelectResultSet.java
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWIS
 import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantLock;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
+@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 public class MariaSelectResultSet implements ResultSet {
     public static final MariaSelectResultSet EMPTY = createEmptyResultSet();
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/internal/util/constant/Version.java b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/internal/util/constant/Version.java
index 3ba0c01f0..b5cfe0dfd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/internal/util/constant/Version.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/internal/util/constant/Version.java
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWIS
 package org.mariadb.jdbc.internal.util.constant;
 
 public final class Version {
-    public static final String version = "1.4.4-SNAPSHOT";
+    public static final String version = "1.4.4";
     public static final int majorVersion = 1;
     public static final int minorVersion = 4;
     public static final int patchVersion = 4;
-    public static final String qualifier = "SNAPSHOT";
+    public static final String qualifier = "";
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/DatatypeTest.java b/src/test/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/DatatypeTest.java
index e3e08f25d..6872dc429 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/DatatypeTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/DatatypeTest.java
@@ -800,6 +800,7 @@ private void testBitResult(ResultSet rs) throws SQLException {
     }
 
     @Test
+    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
     public void testNullTimePreparedStatement() throws Exception {
         sharedConnection.createStatement().execute("insert into time_period(id, start, end) values(1, '00:00:00', '08:00:00');");
         final String sql = "SELECT id, start, end FROM time_period WHERE id=?";
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/TimezoneDaylightSavingTimeTest.java b/src/test/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/TimezoneDaylightSavingTimeTest.java
index e82f67308..ac1d40018 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/TimezoneDaylightSavingTimeTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/TimezoneDaylightSavingTimeTest.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
+@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 public class TimezoneDaylightSavingTimeTest extends BaseTest {
 
     private static Locale previousFormatLocale;