bump version to v0.44.0

Author: vasireddy99

VERSION

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-v0.43.3
+v0.44.0

docs/releases/v0.44.0.md

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+# Changelog
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+## [v0.44.0](https://github.com/aws-observability/aws-otel-collector/tree/v0.44.0) (2025-08-08)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/aws-observability/aws-otel-collector/compare/v0.43.3...v0.44.0)
+
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- Backport fix for awscontainerinsightreceiver patch file [\#3090](https://github.com/aws-observability/aws-otel-collector/pull/3090) ([vasireddy99](https://github.com/vasireddy99))
+- Bump Go version - 1.24.5 [\#3083](https://github.com/aws-observability/aws-otel-collector/pull/3083) ([vasireddy99](https://github.com/vasireddy99))
+
+\* *This Changelog was automatically generated by [github_changelog_generator](https://github.com/github-changelog-generator/github-changelog-generator)*

tools/packaging/windows/aws-otel-collector.wxs

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 UpgradeCode="B7C263DD-95A5-436A-A025-DCA5200C2BE3"
 Name="ADOT Collector"
-Version="0.43.3"
+Version="0.44.0"
 Codepage='1252'
 Manufacturer="Amazon.com, Inc."
 Language="1033">