diff --git a/README b/README
index 58dcded67..484936629 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ harder.  Now to run testsuite just do:
 
 or 
 
-make test    (when using autoconf)
+make check    (when using autoconf)
 
 On *nix or Windows the examples and testsuite will check to see if the current
 directory is the source directory and if so, attempt to change to the CyaSSL
@@ -32,15 +32,37 @@ SSL_CTX_set_verify(ctx, SSL_VERIFY_NONE, 0);
 
 before calling SSL_new();  Though it's not recommended.
 
+*** end Notes ***
+
+
+CyaSSL Release 2.4.4 (12/12/2012)
+
+Release 2.4.4 CyaSSL has bug fixes and a few new features including:
+- ECC into main version
+- Lean PSK build (reduced code size, RAM usage, and stack usage)
+- FreeBSD CRL monitor support
+- CyaSSL_peek()
+- CyaSSL_send() and CyaSSL_recv() for I/O flag setting
+- CodeWarrior Support
+- MQX Support
+- Freescale Kinetis support including Hardware RNG
+- autconf builds use jobserver
+- cyassl-config
+- Sniffer memory reductions
+
+Thanks to Brian Aker for the improved autoconf system, make rpm, cyassl-config,
+warning system, and general good ideas for improving CyaSSL!
 
-Note 3)
 The Freescale Kinetis K70 RNGA documentation can be found in Chapter 37 of the
 K70 Sub-Family Reference Manual:
 http://cache.freescale.com/files/microcontrollers/doc/ref_manual/K70P256M150SF3RM.pdf
 
-*** end Note ***
+The CyaSSL manual is available at:
+http://www.yassl.com/documentation/CyaSSL-Manual.pdf.  For build instructions 
+and comments about the new features please check the manual.
 
-CyaSSL Release 2.4.0 (10/10/2012)
+
+*************** CyaSSL Release 2.4.0 (10/10/2012)
 
 Release 2.4.0 CyaSSL has bug fixes and a few new features including:
 - DTLS reliability
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4ed565183..4f5ba1166 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #
 #
 
-AC_INIT([cyassl],[2.4.2],[http://www.yassl.com])
+AC_INIT([cyassl],[2.4.4],[http://www.yassl.com])
 
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
diff --git a/cyassl/version.h b/cyassl/version.h
index 19330ee5d..58f9f44f8 100644
--- a/cyassl/version.h
+++ b/cyassl/version.h
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-#define LIBCYASSL_VERSION_STRING "2.4.2"
-#define LIBCYASSL_VERSION_HEX 0x02004002
+#define LIBCYASSL_VERSION_STRING "2.4.4"
+#define LIBCYASSL_VERSION_HEX 0x02004004
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }