diff --git a/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/40100770.txt b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/40100770.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bf9cce2151
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/40100770.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+- Update codebase to Element v1.4.4
+- Setting for more rounded bubbles
+- Setting whether chat notifications should repeatedly play sounds on new messages
+- Setting to hide "start call" buttons from the toolbar
+- Various bug fixes
+- FCM variant: Switch to our own FCM gateway, so we're independent of matrix.org's performance for push notifications
diff --git a/vector/build.gradle b/vector/build.gradle
index e965f38c35..2110a95f9f 100644
--- a/vector/build.gradle
+++ b/vector/build.gradle
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ ext.versionMinor = 4
 // is the value for the next regular release.
 ext.versionPatch = 4
 
-ext.scVersion = 48
+ext.scVersion = 49
 
 static def getGitTimestamp() {
     def cmd = 'git show -s --format=%ct'
@@ -128,10 +128,10 @@ android {
 
         // `develop` branch will have version code from timestamp, to ensure each build from CI has a incremented versionCode.
         // Other branches (main, features, etc.) will have version code based on application version.
-        versionCode 40100750
+        versionCode 40100770
 
         // Required for sonar analysis
-        versionName "1.3.12.sc48"
+        versionName "1.4.4.sc49"
 
         // Generate a random app task affinity
         manifestPlaceholders = [appTaskAffinitySuffix:"H_${gitRevision()}"]
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ android {
             dimension "store"
             isDefault = true
 
-            versionName "1.3.12.sc48"
+            versionName "1.4.4.sc49"
 
             resValue "bool", "isGplay", "true"
             buildConfigField "boolean", "ALLOW_FCM_USE", "true"
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ android {
         fdroid {
             dimension "store"
 
-            versionName "1.3.12.sc48"
+            versionName "1.4.4.sc49"
 
             resValue "bool", "isGplay", "false"
             buildConfigField "boolean", "ALLOW_FCM_USE", "false"