diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.yml
index 8432d2f92..fdee895b8 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ body:
     attributes:
       label: Singer SDK Version
       description: Version of the library you are using
-      placeholder: "0.44.1"
+      placeholder: "0.44.2"
     validations:
       required: true
   - type: checkboxes
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cookiecutter-e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/cookiecutter-e2e.yml
index d40da73f1..8a1339bb4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cookiecutter-e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cookiecutter-e2e.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
 
     - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
       with:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 52d6a75e9..6d4499f9d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,23 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## v0.44.2 (2025-01-31)
+
+### 🐛 Fixes
+
+- [#2862](https://github.com/meltano/sdk/issues/2862) Include package license metadata conditionally in templates -- _**Thanks @ReubenFrankel!**_
+- [#2859](https://github.com/meltano/sdk/issues/2859) Use uv in tap, target and mapper templates
+
+### 📚 Documentation Improvements
+
+- [#2861](https://github.com/meltano/sdk/issues/2861) Document plugin development with uv and how to migrate existing ones
+
+### 📦 Packaging changes
+
+- [#2854](https://github.com/meltano/sdk/issues/2854) Use PEP 639
+- [#2852](https://github.com/meltano/sdk/issues/2852) Remove `urllib3` constraint
+- [#2851](https://github.com/meltano/sdk/issues/2851) Use uv to manage this project
+
 ## v0.44.1 (2025-01-29)
 
 ### 🐛 Fixes
diff --git a/cookiecutter/mapper-template/{{cookiecutter.mapper_id}}/pyproject.toml b/cookiecutter/mapper-template/{{cookiecutter.mapper_id}}/pyproject.toml
index 2c3d7bcb1..b3420a563 100644
--- a/cookiecutter/mapper-template/{{cookiecutter.mapper_id}}/pyproject.toml
+++ b/cookiecutter/mapper-template/{{cookiecutter.mapper_id}}/pyproject.toml
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ license-files = [ "LICENSE" ]
 requires-python = ">=3.9"
 dependencies = [
     {%- if cookiecutter.faker_extra %}
-    "singer-sdk[faker]~=0.44.1",
+    "singer-sdk[faker]~=0.44.2",
     {%- else %}
-    "singer-sdk~=0.44.1",
+    "singer-sdk~=0.44.2",
     {%- endif %}
 ]
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ s3 = [
 [dependency-groups]
 dev = [
     "pytest>=8",
-    "singer-sdk[testing]~=0.44.1",
+    "singer-sdk[testing]~=0.44.2",
 ]
 
 {%- if cookiecutter.variant != "None (Skip)" %}
diff --git a/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/pyproject.toml b/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/pyproject.toml
index 557236993..7f573b30e 100644
--- a/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/pyproject.toml
+++ b/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/pyproject.toml
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ license-files = [ "LICENSE" ]
 requires-python = ">=3.9"
 dependencies = [
     {%- if extras %}
-    "singer-sdk[{{ extras|join(',') }}]~=0.44.1",
+    "singer-sdk[{{ extras|join(',') }}]~=0.44.2",
     {%- else %}
-    "singer-sdk~=0.44.1",
+    "singer-sdk~=0.44.2",
     {%- endif %}
     {%- if cookiecutter.stream_type in ["REST", "GraphQL"] %}
     "requests~=2.32.3",
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ s3 = [
 [dependency-groups]
 dev = [
     "pytest>=8",
-    "singer-sdk[testing]~=0.44.1",
+    "singer-sdk[testing]~=0.44.2",
 ]
 
 {%- if cookiecutter.variant != "None (Skip)" %}
diff --git a/cookiecutter/target-template/{{cookiecutter.target_id}}/pyproject.toml b/cookiecutter/target-template/{{cookiecutter.target_id}}/pyproject.toml
index 512da771f..f592c7636 100644
--- a/cookiecutter/target-template/{{cookiecutter.target_id}}/pyproject.toml
+++ b/cookiecutter/target-template/{{cookiecutter.target_id}}/pyproject.toml
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ license-files = [ "LICENSE" ]
 requires-python = ">=3.9"
 dependencies = [
     {%- if cookiecutter.faker_extra %}
-    "singer-sdk[faker]~=0.44.1",
+    "singer-sdk[faker]~=0.44.2",
     {%- else %}
-    "singer-sdk~=0.44.1",
+    "singer-sdk~=0.44.2",
     {%- endif %}
     {%- if cookiecutter.serialization_method != "SQL" %}
     "requests~=2.32.3",
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ s3 = [
 [dependency-groups]
 dev = [
     "pytest>=8",
-    "singer-sdk[testing]~=0.44.1",
+    "singer-sdk[testing]~=0.44.2",
 ]
 
 {%- if cookiecutter.variant != "None (Skip)" %}
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 9b2d437b4..fe0a41f92 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 author = "Meltano Core Team and Contributors"
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = "0.44.1"
+release = "0.44.2"
 
 
 # -- General configuration -------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 17b999d22..f8816bc43 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ xfail_strict = false
 
 [tool.commitizen]
 name = "cz_version_bump"
-version = "0.44.1"
+version = "0.44.2"
 changelog_merge_prerelease = true
 prerelease_offset = 1
 tag_format = "v$major.$minor.$patch$prerelease"