diff --git a/ext/oci8/package.xml b/ext/oci8/package.xml
index de5c8a04fd8..ed4349ea04d 100644
--- a/ext/oci8/package.xml
+++ b/ext/oci8/package.xml
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ http://pear.php.net/dtd/package-2.0.xsd">
   <active>no</active>
  </lead>
 
- <date>2010-08-06</date>
+ <date>2010-11-10</date>
  <time>15:00:00</time>
 
  <version>
-  <release>1.4.3</release>
-  <api>1.4.3</api>
+  <release>1.4.4</release>
+  <api>1.4.4</api>
  </version>
  <stability>
   <release>stable</release>
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ http://pear.php.net/dtd/package-2.0.xsd">
  </stability>
  <license uri="http://www.php.net/license">PHP</license>
  <notes>
-    Fixed bug #51610 (Using oci_connect causes PHP to take a long time to exit). Requires Oracle bug fix 9891199 for this patch to have an effect.
+    Fixed bug #53284 (Valgrind warnings in oci_set_* functions)
+    Enhancement - improve startup failure error messages
  </notes>
  <contents>
   <dir name="/">
@@ -376,6 +377,21 @@ http://pear.php.net/dtd/package-2.0.xsd">
  </extsrcrelease>
  <changelog>
 
+<release>
+ <version>
+  <release>1.4.3</release>
+  <api>1.4.3</api>
+ </version>
+ <stability>
+  <release>stable</release>
+  <api>stable</api>
+ </stability>
+ <license uri="http://www.php.net/license">PHP</license>
+ <notes>
+    Fixed bug #51610 (Using oci_connect causes PHP to take a long time to exit). Requires Oracle 11.2.0.2 client libraries (or Oracle bug fix 9891199) for this patch to have an effect.
+ </notes>
+</release>
+
 <release>
  <version>
   <release>1.4.2</release>
diff --git a/ext/oci8/php_oci8.h b/ext/oci8/php_oci8.h
index 9bf589d660a..3f7a514a747 100644
--- a/ext/oci8/php_oci8.h
+++ b/ext/oci8/php_oci8.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
  */
 #undef PHP_OCI8_VERSION
 #endif
-#define PHP_OCI8_VERSION "1.4.3"
+#define PHP_OCI8_VERSION "1.4.4"
 
 extern zend_module_entry oci8_module_entry;
 #define phpext_oci8_ptr &oci8_module_entry