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Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2026 01:18:57 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] chore(release): sync changelog for v2.4.4 backports

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 CHANGELOG.md         | 13 +++++++++++++
 news/4299.changed.md |  4 ----
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 news/4299.changed.md

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a7fd2271fe..dd3e3768de 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -29,6 +29,19 @@ Unreleased changes are tracked as individual files in the [news/](./news)
 directory, or view the [latest generated
 changelog](https://rules-python.readthedocs.io/en/latest/changelog.html).
 
+{#v2-4-4}
+## [2.4.4] - 2026-10-23
+
+[2.4.4]: https://github.com/bazel-contrib/rules_python/releases/tag/2.4.4
+
+{#v2-4-4-changed}
+### Changed
+* (pypi) Updated `pip` to `26.2.2`, `pip-tools` to `7.6.2`, and other internal
+  dependencies used for `compile_pip_requirements`, building sdists in
+  `whl_library`, and fetching wheels using `pip`
+  ([#4299](https://github.com/bazel-contrib/rules_python/issues/4299)).
+
+
 {#v2-4-3}
 ## [2.4.3] - 2026-10-21
 
diff --git a/news/4299.changed.md b/news/4299.changed.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 9396a6a6f1..0000000000
--- a/news/4299.changed.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-(pypi) Updated `pip` to `26.2.2`, `pip-tools` to `7.6.2`, and other internal
-dependencies used for `compile_pip_requirements`, building sdists in
-`whl_library`, and fetching wheels using `pip`
-([#4299](https://github.com/bazel-contrib/rules_python/issues/4299)).