Release unstable version 44.rc44.rc

2 files changed, 24 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/data/org.gnome.Contacts.appdata.xml.in.in b/data/org.gnome.Contacts.appdata.xml.in.in
index 095f1b3..78319b7 100644
--- a/data/org.gnome.Contacts.appdata.xml.in.in
+++ b/data/org.gnome.Contacts.appdata.xml.in.in
@@ -41,10 +41,32 @@
   </screenshots>
 
   <releases>
+    <release date="2023-03-05" version="44~rc" type="development">
+      <description>
+        <p>
+          This is the release candidate for GNOME Contacts 44, with the following
+          improvements since the beta:
+        </p>
+        <ul>
+          <li>
+            Unsetting and editing an avatar for a contact is now a bit more
+            intuitive with the dedicated overlayed buttons
+          </li>
+          <li>Several changes to comply better with the GNOME HIG</li>
+          <li>Added unit tests will now help us guarantee correctness</li>
+          <li>We now parse the first TITLE/ORG vCard properties</li>
+          <li>
+            Fix a bug which made it impossible to add more than one address for
+            a contact
+          </li>
+        </ul>
+        <p>This release also updates translations in several languages.</p>
+      </description>
+    </release>
     <release date="2023-02-13" version="44~beta" type="development">
       <description>
         <p>
-          This is the beta release for GNOME Contacts 43, with the following
+          This is the beta release for GNOME Contacts 44, with the following
           improvements:
         </p>
         <ul>
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index a803af1..c010e1c 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('gnome-contacts', [ 'vala', 'c' ],
-  version: '44.beta',
+  version: '44.rc',
   license: 'GPL-2.0-or-later',
   meson_version: '>= 0.59',
 )