4.44.4 - lower kotlin requirements

Fixes

• kotlin version set back to 1.9.x (increased kotlin version requirements will come in a later, breaking change)

Included In This Release

• fbe1286 kevin-statsig
  • lower kotlin versioning (#407)
• 45bb8b4 kevin-statsig
  • update tests.yml (#406)
• ba666c2 kevin-statsig
  • build optimizations (#401)
• 1282150 kevin-statsig
  • leak less test state (#405)

Full Changelog: 4.44.3...4.44.4