Release 4.4.0
diff --git a/Lib/fontTools/__init__.py b/Lib/fontTools/__init__.py
index 29f0b54..8b444c6 100644
--- a/Lib/fontTools/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/fontTools/__init__.py
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-version = __version__ = "4.3.1.dev0"
+version = __version__ = "4.4.0"
__all__ = ["version", "log", "configLogger"]
diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index fed0b53..6cca080 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+4.4.0 (released 2020-02-18)
+---------------------------
+
- [colorLib] Added ``fontTools.colorLib.builder`` module, initially with ``buildCOLR``
and ``buildCPAL`` public functions. More color font formats will follow (#1827).
- [fontBuilder] Added ``setupCOLR`` and ``setupCPAL`` methods (#1826).
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index a33dfd0..6e71bc0 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
[bumpversion]
-current_version = 4.3.1.dev0
+current_version = 4.4.0
commit = True
tag = False
tag_name = {new_version}
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8c7adfb..2163b93 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@
setup(
name="fonttools",
- version="4.3.1.dev0",
+ version="4.4.0",
description="Tools to manipulate font files",
author="Just van Rossum",
author_email="just@letterror.com",
