diff --git a/History.markdown b/History.markdown
index 31d3a35b..273193e6 100644
--- a/History.markdown
+++ b/History.markdown
@@ -142,6 +142,10 @@
 
   * Filters#time helper: Duplicate time before calling #localtime. (#5996)
 
+## 3.4.4 / 2016-06-17
+
+  * Backport #6137 for v3.4.x: Default `baseurl` to `nil` instead of empty string (#6146)
+
 ## 3.4.3 / 2017-03-21
 
   * Backport #5957 for v3.4.x: Allow colons in `uri_escape` filter (#5968)
diff --git a/lib/jekyll/version.rb b/lib/jekyll/version.rb
index 1c4a0b96..23ea0c2c 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/version.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Jekyll
-  VERSION = "3.4.3".freeze
+  VERSION = "3.4.4".freeze
 end