diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ae6436e..2b1a20d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # wiremind-kubernetes
 
+## v7.4.4 (2024-04-22)
+### Chore
+- mark package as PEP 561-compliant for type hints
+
 ## v7.4.3 (2024-04-19)
 ### Fix
 - correct class attributes typing
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 0f4a1d6..4e61aee 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7.4.3
+7.4.4
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 72d63fc..c69757e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
     license="LGPLv3+",
     packages=find_packages("src"),
     package_dir={"": "src"},
+    package_data={"wiremind_kubernetes": ["py.typed"]},
     include_package_data=True,
     zip_safe=True,
     install_requires=[
diff --git a/src/wiremind_kubernetes/py.typed b/src/wiremind_kubernetes/py.typed
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/wiremind_kubernetes/utils.py b/src/wiremind_kubernetes/utils.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644