diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 211cb49..d250e84 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -107,10 +107,10 @@ jobs:
       with:
         command: build
         args: '--release --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-musl'
-    - name: Compress binary
-      uses: svenstaro/upx-action@v2
-      with:
-        file: target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/release/fastobo-validator
+    # - name: Compress binary
+    #   uses: svenstaro/upx-action@v2
+    #   with:
+    #     file: target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/release/fastobo-validator
     - name: Create distribution archive
       run: tar czf fastobo_validator-x86_64-linux-musl.tar.gz README.md CHANGELOG.md COPYING -C target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/release/ fastobo-validator
     - name: Release files
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cd1a6b4..7f131e9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,7 +6,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 
 
 ## [Unreleased]
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/fastobo/fastobo/compare/v0.4.3...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/fastobo/fastobo/compare/v0.4.4...HEAD
+
+## [v0.4.4] - 2022-02-21
+[v0.4.4]: https://github.com/fastobo/fastobo/compare/v0.4.3...v0.4.4
+### Fixed
+- Drop compression with UPX before releasing static Linux binaries.
 
 ## [v0.4.3] - 2022-02-21
 [v0.4.3]: https://github.com/fastobo/fastobo/compare/v0.4.2...v0.4.3
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 483594a..ab5bd0a 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fastobo-validator"
-version = "0.4.3"
+version = "0.4.4"
 dependencies = [
  "assert_cmd",
  "clap",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index de3cbbb..829f543 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "fastobo-validator"
-version = "0.4.3"
+version = "0.4.4"
 authors = ["Martin Larralde <martin.larralde@ens-paris-saclay.fr>"]
 edition = "2018"
 license = "MIT"