diff --git a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
index f47a26db..c9f30388 100644
--- a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
+++ b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   "plugins": [
     {
       "name": "claude-mem",
-      "version": "5.4.3",
+      "version": "5.4.4",
       "source": "./plugin",
       "description": "Persistent memory system for Claude Code - context compression across sessions"
     }
diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 680ea961..1a4957a3 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Claude-mem is a Claude Code plugin providing persistent memory across sessions.
 
 **Your Role**: You are working on the plugin itself. When users interact with Claude Code with this plugin installed, your observations get captured and become their persistent memory.
 
-**Current Version**: 5.4.3
+**Current Version**: 5.4.4
 
 ## Critical Architecture Knowledge
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5530ae50..09dac132 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "claude-mem",
-  "version": "5.4.3",
+  "version": "5.4.4",
   "description": "Memory compression system for Claude Code - persist context across sessions",
   "keywords": [
     "claude",
diff --git a/plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index 4b686f0e..1372693d 100644
--- a/plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "claude-mem",
-  "version": "5.4.3",
+  "version": "5.4.4",
   "description": "Persistent memory system for Claude Code - seamlessly preserve context across sessions",
   "author": {
     "name": "Alex Newman"