diff --git a/History.markdown b/History.markdown
index 43aca86a..9336e906 100644
--- a/History.markdown
+++ b/History.markdown
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## 4.4.1 / 2025-01-29
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+  * Restore globbed path behavior in front matter defaults (#9762)
+
 ## 4.4.0 / 2025-01-27
 
 ### Minor Enhancements
diff --git a/docs/_config.yml b/docs/_config.yml
index 45b5c37a..935b293b 100644
--- a/docs/_config.yml
+++ b/docs/_config.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-version: 4.4.0
+version: 4.4.1
 name: Jekyll • Simple, blog-aware, static sites
 description: Transform your plain text into static websites and blogs
 url: https://jekyllrb.com
diff --git a/docs/_docs/history.md b/docs/_docs/history.md
index 467b1a77..9a3f8aa2 100644
--- a/docs/_docs/history.md
+++ b/docs/_docs/history.md
@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@ permalink: "/docs/history/"
 note: This file is autogenerated. Edit /History.markdown instead.
 ---
 
+## 4.4.1 / 2025-01-29
+{: #v4-4-1}
+
+### Bug Fixes
+{: #bug-fixes-v4-4-1}
+
+- Restore globbed path behavior in front matter defaults ([#9762]({{ site.repository }}/issues/9762))
+
+
 ## 4.4.0 / 2025-01-27
 {: #v4-4-0}
 
diff --git a/docs/_posts/2025-01-29-jekyll-4-4-1-released.markdown b/docs/_posts/2025-01-29-jekyll-4-4-1-released.markdown
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f0e10001
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/_posts/2025-01-29-jekyll-4-4-1-released.markdown
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+title: 'Jekyll 4.4.1 Released'
+date: 2025-01-29 18:15:32 +0530
+author: ashmaroli
+version: 4.4.1
+category: release
+---
+
+Publishing a patch release to restore existing behavior around defining front matter defaults
+where a scope with path containing glob patterns are lax in matching paths on disk.
diff --git a/docs/latest_version.txt b/docs/latest_version.txt
index fdc66988..cca25a93 100644
--- a/docs/latest_version.txt
+++ b/docs/latest_version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-4.4.0
+4.4.1
diff --git a/lib/jekyll/version.rb b/lib/jekyll/version.rb
index 8fc4101f..eff0d1db 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/version.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module Jekyll
-  VERSION = "4.4.0"
+  VERSION = "4.4.1"
 end