diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 2d115a35a..5fb304683 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Business Source License 1.1
 Parameters
 
 Licensor:             Lightbend, Inc.
-Licensed Work:        Akka gRPC 2.4.3
+Licensed Work:        Akka gRPC 2.4.4
                       This license applies to all sub directories and files
                       UNLESS another license file is present in a sub
                       directory, then that other license applies to all files
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Additional Use Grant:
     Connecting to a Play Framework websocket and/or Play Framework
     request/response bodies for server and play-ws client.
 
-Change Date:          2027-05-08
+Change Date:          2027-10-01
 
 Change License:       Apache License, Version 2.0
 
diff --git a/samples/akka-grpc-quickstart-java/build.gradle b/samples/akka-grpc-quickstart-java/build.gradle
index 106a185c3..831dbda60 100644
--- a/samples/akka-grpc-quickstart-java/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/akka-grpc-quickstart-java/build.gradle
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ buildscript {
 plugins {
   id 'java'
   id 'application'
-  id 'com.lightbend.akka.grpc.gradle' version '2.4.3'
+  id 'com.lightbend.akka.grpc.gradle' version '2.4.4'
 }
 repositories {
   mavenCentral()
diff --git a/samples/akka-grpc-quickstart-java/build.sbt b/samples/akka-grpc-quickstart-java/build.sbt
index 9070f46b1..7b4d24d03 100644
--- a/samples/akka-grpc-quickstart-java/build.sbt
+++ b/samples/akka-grpc-quickstart-java/build.sbt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ version := "1.0"
 scalaVersion := "2.13.14"
 
 val akkaVersion = "2.9.6"
-lazy val akkaGrpcVersion = sys.props.getOrElse("akka-grpc.version", "2.4.3")
+lazy val akkaGrpcVersion = sys.props.getOrElse("akka-grpc.version", "2.4.4")
 
 enablePlugins(AkkaGrpcPlugin)
 
diff --git a/samples/akka-grpc-quickstart-java/pom.xml b/samples/akka-grpc-quickstart-java/pom.xml
index 6d9e7f869..e3ecfe4d3 100644
--- a/samples/akka-grpc-quickstart-java/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/akka-grpc-quickstart-java/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
     <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
     <akka.version>2.9.6</akka.version>
-    <akka-grpc.version>2.4.3</akka-grpc.version>
+    <akka-grpc.version>2.4.4</akka-grpc.version>
     <scala.binary.version>2.13</scala.binary.version>
     <project.encoding>UTF-8</project.encoding>
   </properties>
diff --git a/samples/akka-grpc-quickstart-java/project/plugins.sbt b/samples/akka-grpc-quickstart-java/project/plugins.sbt
index a741a1ce9..72122e810 100644
--- a/samples/akka-grpc-quickstart-java/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/samples/akka-grpc-quickstart-java/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 resolvers += "Akka library repository".at("https://repo.akka.io/maven")
 
 addSbtPlugin(
-  "com.lightbend.akka.grpc" % "sbt-akka-grpc" % "2.4.3"
+  "com.lightbend.akka.grpc" % "sbt-akka-grpc" % "2.4.4"
 )
diff --git a/samples/akka-grpc-quickstart-scala/build.gradle b/samples/akka-grpc-quickstart-scala/build.gradle
index 45f9ba815..02e3618f9 100644
--- a/samples/akka-grpc-quickstart-scala/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/akka-grpc-quickstart-scala/build.gradle
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ buildscript {
 plugins {
   id 'java'
   id 'application'
-  id 'com.lightbend.akka.grpc.gradle' version '2.4.3'
+  id 'com.lightbend.akka.grpc.gradle' version '2.4.4'
 }
 repositories {
   mavenCentral()
diff --git a/samples/akka-grpc-quickstart-scala/build.sbt b/samples/akka-grpc-quickstart-scala/build.sbt
index 8be249b72..10224e2f0 100644
--- a/samples/akka-grpc-quickstart-scala/build.sbt
+++ b/samples/akka-grpc-quickstart-scala/build.sbt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version := "1.0"
 scalaVersion := "2.13.14"
 
 val akkaVersion = "2.9.6"
-lazy val akkaGrpcVersion = sys.props.getOrElse("akka-grpc.version", "2.4.3")
+lazy val akkaGrpcVersion = sys.props.getOrElse("akka-grpc.version", "2.4.4")
 
 enablePlugins(AkkaGrpcPlugin)
 
diff --git a/samples/akka-grpc-quickstart-scala/pom.xml b/samples/akka-grpc-quickstart-scala/pom.xml
index 1c01ec42f..6c50f4fac 100644
--- a/samples/akka-grpc-quickstart-scala/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/akka-grpc-quickstart-scala/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
     <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
     <akka.version>2.9.6</akka.version>
-    <akka-grpc.version>2.4.3</akka-grpc.version>
+    <akka-grpc.version>2.4.4</akka-grpc.version>
     <scala.binary.version>2.13</scala.binary.version>
     <project.encoding>UTF-8</project.encoding>
   </properties>