diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 48e1605..3c5ebdf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Level zero loader changelog
 
+## v1.17.44
+* Add missing guard around debug message
 ## v1.17.43
 * Switch to monotonically increasing patch numbers
 * Fix warning by updating min cmake version to 3.5
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 156cf33..0052d55 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ message(FATAL_ERROR "Visual Studio Compiler Version >= 1900 Required to build.")
 endif()
 
 # This project follows semantic versioning (https://semver.org/)
-project(level-zero VERSION 1.17.43)
+project(level-zero VERSION 1.17.44)
 
 include(GNUInstallDirs)