diff --git a/build-common/NHibernate.props b/build-common/NHibernate.props
index 87df1acdbd8..403c50e24a6 100644
--- a/build-common/NHibernate.props
+++ b/build-common/NHibernate.props
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <NhVersion     Condition="'$(NhVersion)' == ''"    >5.4</NhVersion>
     <VersionPatch  Condition="'$(VersionPatch)'  == ''">4</VersionPatch>
     <!-- Clear VersionSuffix for making release and set it to dev for making development builds -->
-    <VersionSuffix Condition="'$(VersionSuffix)' == ''">dev</VersionSuffix>
+    <VersionSuffix Condition="'$(VersionSuffix)' == ''"></VersionSuffix>
     <LangVersion Condition="'$(MSBuildProjectExtension)' != '.vbproj'">9.0</LangVersion>
 
     <VersionPrefix Condition="'$(VersionPrefix)' == ''">$(NhVersion).$(VersionPatch)</VersionPrefix>
diff --git a/releasenotes.txt b/releasenotes.txt
index 1a7f3e97521..a15d6949d9d 100644
--- a/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/releasenotes.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,27 @@
-Build 5.4.3
+Build 5.4.4
+=============================
+
+Release notes - NHibernate - Version 5.4.4
+
+6 issues were resolved in this release.
+
+** Bug
+
+   * #3359 2nd level cache GetMany ineffective for collections
+   * #3354 Invalid program generated by FieldInterceptorProxyBuilder for indexer property getter
+   * #3352 Fetch throws "could not resolve property" error for a property that is not mapped
+
+** Improvement
+
+   * #3368 Allow internal entity classes/interfaces in .NET Standard 2.0 for field interceptor
+
+** Task
+
+   * #3386 Release 5.4.4
+   * #3367 Update readme with actual dev build information for 5.4
+
+
+Build 5.4.3
 =============================
 
 Release notes - NHibernate - Version 5.4.3