diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index f80ad1147..d4e1fb38f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+mkdocs-material-8.4.4 (2022-09-12)
+
+  * Moved comments integration to separate partial (comments.html)
+
 mkdocs-material-8.4.3+insiders-4.22.1 (2022-09-07)
 
   * Fixed #4217: Tooltips in data tables render in wrong position
diff --git a/docs/changelog/index.md b/docs/changelog/index.md
index 6fb464f49..c5706624f 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/index.md
+++ b/docs/changelog/index.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ template: overrides/main.html
 
 ## Material for MkDocs
 
+### 8.4.4 <small>_ September 12, 2022</small> { id="8.4.4" }
+
+- Moved comments integration to separate partial (`comments.html`)
+
 ### 8.4.3 <small>_ September 7, 2022</small> { id="8.4.3" }
 
 - Added Simple Icons to bundled icons (+2,300 icons)
diff --git a/material/base.html b/material/base.html
index 20042a478..1a06e92e7 100644
--- a/material/base.html
+++ b/material/base.html
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <link rel="canonical" href="{{ page.canonical_url }}">
       {% endif %}
       <link rel="icon" href="{{ config.theme.favicon | url }}">
-      <meta name="generator" content="mkdocs-{{ mkdocs_version }}, mkdocs-material-8.4.3">
+      <meta name="generator" content="mkdocs-{{ mkdocs_version }}, mkdocs-material-8.4.4">
     {% endblock %}
     {% block htmltitle %}
       {% if page.meta and page.meta.title %}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 37b09bedb..55155705b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "mkdocs-material",
-  "version": "8.4.3",
+  "version": "8.4.4",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "mkdocs-material",
-      "version": "8.4.3",
+      "version": "8.4.4",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "array-flat-polyfill": "^1.0.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2d41ee78f..1c7253153 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mkdocs-material",
-  "version": "8.4.3",
+  "version": "8.4.4",
   "description": "Documentation that simply works",
   "keywords": [
     "mkdocs",