From bf3fa4f72d6469f1aadd430e6072c623af75d3e4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "martin.holmer@gmail.com" <martin.holmer@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 15:40:51 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Specify version 4.4.0

---
 docs/about/releases.md | 18 ++++++++++++++++--
 docs/index.md          |  2 +-
 setup.py               |  2 +-
 taxcalc/__init__.py    |  2 +-
 4 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/about/releases.md b/docs/about/releases.md
index bae8689e2..90c4e282e 100644
--- a/docs/about/releases.md
+++ b/docs/about/releases.md
@@ -4,6 +4,20 @@ Go [here](https://github.com/PSLmodels/Tax-Calculator/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aclose
 for a complete commit history.
 
 
+2024-12-19 Release 4.4.0
+------------------------
+(last merged pull request is
+[#2856](https://github.com/PSLmodels/Tax-Calculator/pull/2856))
+
+**This is an enhancement release.**
+
+**API Changes**
+
+**New Features**
+- Make a Policy object's last budget year be flexible
+[[#2856](https://github.com/PSLmodels/Tax-Calculator/pull/2856) by Jason DeBacker with minor assistance from Martin Holmer]
+
+
 2024-12-16 Release 4.3.5
 ------------------------
 (last merged pull request is
@@ -23,8 +37,8 @@ for a complete commit history.
 
 **Bug Fixes**
 - Fix several broken documentation links
-[[#2847](https://github.com/PSLmodels/Tax-Calculator/pull/2847) by Martin Holmer] and
-[[#2849](https://github.com/PSLmodels/Tax-Calculator/pull/2849) by Martin Holmer]
+[[#2847](https://github.com/PSLmodels/Tax-Calculator/pull/2847) by Martin Holmer and
+[#2849](https://github.com/PSLmodels/Tax-Calculator/pull/2849) by Martin Holmer]
 - Remove incorrect use of GrowFactors() in Policy and Parameters classes
 [[#2852](https://github.com/PSLmodels/Tax-Calculator/pull/2852) by Martin Holmer]
 
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index 97b6fa88e..978cd6427 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ The cross-model validation work with NBER's TAXSIM-27 model is described
 
 ## Latest release
 
-{doc}`4.3.5 (2024-12-16) <about/releases>`
+{doc}`4.4.0 (2024-12-19) <about/releases>`
 
 If you are already using Tax-Calculator, upgrade using the following command:
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 002ba7542..5543adbcb 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 with open("README.md") as f:
     longdesc = f.read()
 
-version = "4.3.5"
+version = "4.4.0"
 
 config = {
     "description": "Tax Calculator",
diff --git a/taxcalc/__init__.py b/taxcalc/__init__.py
index 9d09a31c6..56fbc769a 100644
--- a/taxcalc/__init__.py
+++ b/taxcalc/__init__.py
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@
 from taxcalc.utils import *
 from taxcalc.cli import *
 
-__version__ = '4.3.5a'
+__version__ = '4.4.0'
 __min_python3_version__ = 10
 __max_python3_version__ = 12