diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ed9e21b9d..3f2aa8971 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -23195,7 +23195,7 @@
     },
     "services/backend": {
       "name": "@deploystack/backend",
-      "version": "0.43.0",
+      "version": "0.44.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@fastify/cookie": "^11.0.2",
         "@fastify/cors": "^11.1.0",
diff --git a/services/backend/CHANGELOG.md b/services/backend/CHANGELOG.md
index e808d3e9f..f818e715f 100644
--- a/services/backend/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/services/backend/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,27 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.44.0 (2025-11-17)
+
+* chore(all): bump @octokit/request from 10.0.6 to 10.0.7 ([ed81e3e](https://github.com/deploystackio/deploystack/commit/ed81e3e))
+* chore(all): bump nodemon from 3.1.10 to 3.1.11 ([653ab6e](https://github.com/deploystackio/deploystack/commit/653ab6e))
+* chore(frontend): release v0.38.0 ([f11c7df](https://github.com/deploystackio/deploystack/commit/f11c7df))
+* chore(frontend): release v0.38.0 ([68958a3](https://github.com/deploystackio/deploystack/commit/68958a3))
+* chore(frontend): release v0.39.0 ([2245bc8](https://github.com/deploystackio/deploystack/commit/2245bc8))
+* chore(frontend): release v0.39.0 ([fd6535a](https://github.com/deploystackio/deploystack/commit/fd6535a))
+* chore(satellite): release v0.10.0 ([5045d3a](https://github.com/deploystackio/deploystack/commit/5045d3a))
+* chore(satellite): release v0.10.0 ([0676b8f](https://github.com/deploystackio/deploystack/commit/0676b8f))
+* chore(satellite): release v0.9.0 ([ae5ab63](https://github.com/deploystackio/deploystack/commit/ae5ab63))
+* chore(satellite): release v0.9.0 ([0c4a7c4](https://github.com/deploystackio/deploystack/commit/0c4a7c4))
+* feat(all): add category-specific client configuration API endpoint ([da6a24e](https://github.com/deploystackio/deploystack/commit/da6a24e))
+* feat(all): add OAuth 2.1 authentication for MCP servers ([ec98c8b](https://github.com/deploystackio/deploystack/commit/ec98c8b))
+* feat(all): implemented token usage statistics ([2fcd9cf](https://github.com/deploystackio/deploystack/commit/2fcd9cf))
+* feat(backend): enhance API specifications and add Cursor support ([a214653](https://github.com/deploystackio/deploystack/commit/a214653))
+* feat(backend): enhance MCP client types API with categorized response ([21e4833](https://github.com/deploystackio/deploystack/commit/21e4833))
+* feat(frontend): add statistics page with under construction message ([1ad3ab7](https://github.com/deploystackio/deploystack/commit/1ad3ab7))
+* fix(satellite): update markdown linting path for AI instructions ([8032166](https://github.com/deploystackio/deploystack/commit/8032166))
+* fix(satellite): update token consumption metrics in README ([b58e58b](https://github.com/deploystackio/deploystack/commit/b58e58b))
+* docs(satellite): update example outputs in token counter utility ([a4de6d1](https://github.com/deploystackio/deploystack/commit/a4de6d1))
+
 ## 0.43.0 (2025-11-15)
 
 * chore(all): update dependencies in backend, frontend, and satellite services ([94a274f](https://github.com/deploystackio/deploystack/commit/94a274f))
diff --git a/services/backend/package.json b/services/backend/package.json
index 47436ca40..f53dd9b91 100644
--- a/services/backend/package.json
+++ b/services/backend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@deploystack/backend",
-  "version": "0.43.0",
+  "version": "0.44.0",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "nodemon",
     "build": "tsc && webpack --mode=production",
diff --git a/services/backend/src/config/version.ts b/services/backend/src/config/version.ts
index 69d21f471..34c1ae665 100644
--- a/services/backend/src/config/version.ts
+++ b/services/backend/src/config/version.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ export interface VersionInfo {
 
 // This will be replaced by the build script
 let versionData: VersionInfo = {
-  version: '0.43.0',
-  buildTime: '2025-11-15T13:42:38.756Z',
+  version: '0.44.0',
+  buildTime: '2025-11-17T21:05:29.108Z',
   source: 'release'
 };