docs: add release notes for v1.4.4

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+## [1.4.4](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/compare/v1.4.3...v1.4.4) (2026-03-17)
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+
+### Chore
+
+* [AEA-0000] - add exclude array for python lambdas (#602) ([1453734](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/145373403f2897f8ad9396b5487c7c87c8fa77a5))
+* [AEA-0000] - Optionaly use imports in lambda constructs (#603) ([cc10f07](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/cc10f07244e11947d993bebfecdf85c61ea2020d))
+* [AEA-0000] - stagger dependabot (#576) ([e23d9cb](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/e23d9cbe6f26294775ec078f032d010f16d1e33e))
+* [AEA-0000] - Trivy ignore minimatch issues (#574) ([2146a9e](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/2146a9e51b2ca53568e8485ed9a3e7736965282f))
+
+### Upgrade
+
+* [dependabot] - bump @aws-sdk/client-cloudformation from 3.1005.0 to 3.1007.0 (#584) ([7c6ae39](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/7c6ae396cf96cfd98be28ad3f62bd25bf03165ff))
+* [dependabot] - bump @aws-sdk/client-cloudformation from 3.1007.0 to 3.1008.0 (#599) ([fe769b9](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/fe769b925326c627a2730362f410cc386bc49d37))
+* [dependabot] - bump @aws-sdk/client-cloudformation from 3.994.0 to 3.1003.0 (#568) ([b1fc489](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/b1fc489cc04af5c8715d716a466c930b20acf8ca))
+* [dependabot] - bump @aws-sdk/client-lambda from 3.1005.0 to 3.1007.0 (#587) ([bdba8cd](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/bdba8cd877043ae04d657caa9add7a02a8790457))
+* [dependabot] - bump @aws-sdk/client-lambda from 3.1007.0 to 3.1008.0 (#601) ([60ae3e4](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/60ae3e4241c5bbbfba5a715116ca7990c8bb60c5))
+* [dependabot] - bump @aws-sdk/client-lambda from 3.994.0 to 3.1003.0 (#566) ([dc8005a](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/dc8005a5b20f2554a28f757ba2c639137c070650))
+* [dependabot] - bump @aws-sdk/client-route-53 from 3.1005.0 to 3.1007.0 (#583) ([aa5183c](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/aa5183cd46f70c345c9a5b2eac4f383cd82239e5))
+* [dependabot] - bump @aws-sdk/client-route-53 from 3.1007.0 to 3.1008.0 (#598) ([1913f7f](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/1913f7fee75fdefa32365112e972562e4eedb5d1))
+* [dependabot] - bump @aws-sdk/client-route-53 from 3.994.0 to 3.1003.0 (#571) ([106093b](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/106093bf728411a84faa583410a04ffea4787ad7))
+* [dependabot] - bump @aws-sdk/client-s3 from 3.1005.0 to 3.1007.0 (#585) ([5fe369b](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/5fe369b7f72080e0ff4568d26b4492d8f612ab7d))
+* [dependabot] - bump @aws-sdk/client-s3 from 3.1007.0 to 3.1008.0 (#596) ([4fbdb38](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/4fbdb38d0f0bef018e855fd9540094ccbbc00602))
+* [dependabot] - bump @aws-sdk/client-s3 from 3.994.0 to 3.1003.0 (#570) ([34bbfe2](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/34bbfe29a5523b7393f6a3bef41008c6ac587117))
+* [dependabot] - bump @types/node from 25.3.0 to 25.3.5 (#572) ([a5870a0](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/a5870a09cf011c366323468d7dd4534090729842))
+* [dependabot] - bump @types/node from 25.4.0 to 25.5.0 (#594) ([a6ec5fb](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/a6ec5fb8d3a1cf5b87a9781e7ba8d8e91ef56462))
+* [dependabot] - bump @typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin from 8.56.0 to 8.56.1 (#552) ([5797eb0](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/5797eb071b8357fcad5f8f7220fb14b74169e721))
+* [dependabot] - bump @vitest/coverage-v8 from 4.0.18 to 4.1.0 (#597) ([3da5c05](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/3da5c05a30f1dccf6abad01bfb13831f381c74c7))
+* [dependabot] - bump actions/download-artifact from 7.0.0 to 8.0.0 (#548) ([4850e49](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/4850e49243fdf8763c8fc48654c76144278e326d))
+* [dependabot] - bump actions/download-artifact from 8.0.0 to 8.0.1 (#582) ([3bea290](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/3bea290816761e7725413c796cee524b7896086c))
+* [dependabot] - bump actions/upload-artifact from 6.0.0 to 7.0.0 (#549) ([11d0b49](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/11d0b493678fe4a12a35571846a861683dd9d081))
+* [dependabot] - bump aws-cdk from 2.1106.1 to 2.1109.0 (#567) ([9c15988](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/9c1598843b3e18a27c3e5bc8f935ea735fb1f399))
+* [dependabot] - bump aws-cdk from 2.1110.0 to 2.1111.0 (#588) ([6a22c2f](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/6a22c2f72af5708d87752d693567a18c5f4c1a89))
+* [dependabot] - bump aws-cdk-lib from 2.239.0 to 2.241.0 (#569) ([9dd2d50](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/9dd2d50b19341192ef3c1277249377e5923fb241))
+* [dependabot] - bump aws-cdk-lib from 2.241.0 to 2.243.0 (#586) ([9f93c31](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/9f93c3154dc8e21f194d469fbd1d5b84fe410cae))
+* [dependabot] - bump esbuild from 0.27.3 to 0.27.4 (#595) ([6b0dc3e](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/6b0dc3e0ea88c7568c2ae76f17d6bcbc5536cb96))
+* [dependabot] - bump eslint from 10.0.1 to 10.0.2 (#559) ([479ca73](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/479ca7309d989e90eb8ddd21704dac4b35ad057c))
+* [dependabot] - bump globals from 17.3.0 to 17.4.0 (#573) ([c574db4](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/c574db4a61a423680c831ae15e35765151eecb32))
+* [dependabot] - bump jest from 30.2.0 to 30.3.0 (#581) ([4a4311f](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/4a4311f44386d0f00aa4d299d27b39183d972564))
+* [dependabot] - bump minimatch from 3.1.2 to 3.1.5 (#575) ([0ded230](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/0ded2307551775f2e69c71e065e7dd2a7a1f034b))
+* [dependabot] - bump NHSDigital/eps-common-workflows/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-approve-and-merge.yml from 5.5.1 to 5.6.3 (#565) ([68955be](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/68955bed809b10617ac61a46c3e815e91dcce443))
+* [dependabot] - bump NHSDigital/eps-common-workflows/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-approve-and-merge.yml from 5.6.3 to 5.6.6 (#592) ([a37c1fa](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/a37c1fafdd6864d04dd9d2447a20cef0f85b6cf3))
+* [dependabot] - bump NHSDigital/eps-common-workflows/.github/workflows/get-repo-config.yml from 5.5.3 to 5.6.4 (#580) ([90211a5](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/90211a50395409f6e462e68e728e5d3674a59867))
+* [dependabot] - bump NHSDigital/eps-common-workflows/.github/workflows/get-repo-config.yml from 5.6.4 to 5.6.6 (#589) ([b26fe7a](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/b26fe7aff1064f5509d5842099ec09827f7809c9))
+* [dependabot] - bump NHSDigital/eps-common-workflows/.github/workflows/pr_title_check.yml from 5.5.1 to 5.6.3 (#564) ([9989bfe](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/9989bfe4667a7db06eebc204c684bfd2dec27536))
+* [dependabot] - bump NHSDigital/eps-common-workflows/.github/workflows/pr_title_check.yml from 5.6.3 to 5.6.4 (#578) ([795fc4c](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/795fc4c48358a5c217d3198cefb9c7d3c08ddf2b))
+* [dependabot] - bump NHSDigital/eps-common-workflows/.github/workflows/pr_title_check.yml from 5.6.4 to 5.6.6 (#591) ([d9dc325](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/d9dc32521aebdc8508aafbda49dae9a94492dcec))
+* [dependabot] - bump NHSDigital/eps-common-workflows/.github/workflows/quality-checks-devcontainer.yml from 5.5.3 to 5.6.4 (#579) ([0b862f6](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/0b862f6ebc1c60b180ee725fed8c49855875338e))
+* [dependabot] - bump NHSDigital/eps-common-workflows/.github/workflows/quality-checks-devcontainer.yml from 5.6.4 to 5.6.6 (#590) ([92400d8](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/92400d87f04a166ae8da6469de6f5ee8be3a8f38))
+* [dependabot] - bump NHSDigital/eps-common-workflows/.github/workflows/tag-release-devcontainer.yml from 5.5.3 to 5.6.3 (#563) ([b696b65](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/b696b657fe3b751c43ba6ffb848221b687036a8d))
+* [dependabot] - bump NHSDigital/eps-common-workflows/.github/workflows/tag-release-devcontainer.yml from 5.6.3 to 5.6.4 (#577) ([0a1134c](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/0a1134cbec39ec2c951f4d1bee6d2001a3b3c2a4))
+* [dependabot] - bump NHSDigital/eps-common-workflows/.github/workflows/tag-release-devcontainer.yml from 5.6.4 to 5.6.6 (#593) ([eee61af](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/eee61af7f562f05f26f8f04bc29af776a889e937))
+* [dependabot] - bump rollup from 4.57.1 to 4.59.0 (#562) ([39d131a](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/commit/39d131a9a59ab9ea461873a37a61666cbf1fbb6f))
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+## Info
+[Release workflow run](https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-cdk-utils/actions/runs/23209529379) - Workflow ID: 23209529379
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+It was initialized by [anthony-nhs](https://github.com/anthony-nhs)
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