diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index 9fe0b20..7a8285b 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Tags: woocommerce, discount, email, shipping, coupon
 Requires at least: 5.8
 Tested up to: 7.1
 Requires PHP: 7.4
-Stable tag: 1.4.3
+Stable tag: 1.4.4
 WC requires at least: 6.0
 WC tested up to: 11.1.0
 License: GPLv2 or later
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ The most specific match wins: exact email, then domain, then partial match.
 
 == Changelog ==
 
+= 1.4.4 =
+* A new version now shows up within about fifteen minutes instead of being hidden behind a six-hour cache. The plugin was holding on to its own answer for longer than WordPress waits before asking again, so a release could be published and the shop shown nothing.
+
 = 1.4.3 =
 * The plugin is now credited to Kristian Wind, with a link to where its source lives. It previously carried a placeholder name.
 
diff --git a/woocommerce-email-discount-manager.php b/woocommerce-email-discount-manager.php
index e7c7c82..a94dc55 100644
--- a/woocommerce-email-discount-manager.php
+++ b/woocommerce-email-discount-manager.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * Plugin URI:  https://gitea.nolimit.dk/kw/woocommerce-email-discount-manager
  * Update URI:  https://gitea.nolimit.dk/kw/woocommerce-email-discount-manager
  * Description: Apply discounts and show/hide shipping methods based on the customer's email address (full address, domain or partial match).
- * Version:     1.4.3
+ * Version:     1.4.4
  * Author:      Kristian Wind
  * Author URI:  https://gitea.nolimit.dk/kw
  * License:     GPL-2.0-or-later
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
 	exit;
 }
 
-define( 'WC_EDM_VERSION', '1.4.3' );
+define( 'WC_EDM_VERSION', '1.4.4' );
 define( 'WC_EDM_PLUGIN_FILE', __FILE__ );
 define( 'WC_EDM_PLUGIN_DIR', plugin_dir_path( __FILE__ ) );
 define( 'WC_EDM_PLUGIN_URL', plugin_dir_url( __FILE__ ) );