diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index c4a3c3e..612e5d9 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+libsmpp34 (1.14.4) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  [ Vadim Yanitskiy ]
+  * fix warnings about implicit declaration of strtol()
+  * build: include git-version-gen into the release tarball
+
+  [ Oliver Smith ]
+  * contrib: remove rpm spec file
+
+ -- Oliver Smith <osmith@sysmocom.de>  Mon, 27 May 2024 11:16:01 +0200
+
 libsmpp34 (1.14.3) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   [ Vadim Yanitskiy ]
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 0a0fd24..e594dd9 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # This is _NOT_ the library release version, it's an API version.
 # Please read Chapter 6 "Library interface versions" of the libtool documentation before making any modification
-LIBVERSION=3:0:2
+LIBVERSION=3:1:2
 
 # src/Makefile.am #
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libsmpp34.la