diff --git a/doc/release-notes/changelog.md b/doc/release-notes/changelog.md
index 1b55a4d98..5c8ed8b72 100644
--- a/doc/release-notes/changelog.md
+++ b/doc/release-notes/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 4.4.1
+
+### Changes
+
+- Strict `insertGraph()` and `upsertGraph()` resolve the settings of each relation path once instead of for every model and option, which speeds up large graphs with many `relations` entries
+
 ## 4.4.0
 
 ### Changes
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 67b4c1572..848ce8f70 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "objection",
-  "version": "4.4.0",
+  "version": "4.4.1",
   "description": "An SQL-friendly ORM for Node.js",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "lib/objection.js",