diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 ## Version
 
-`1.4.3`
+`1.4.4`
 
 
 ## Description
diff --git a/amazonka-sdb.cabal b/amazonka-sdb.cabal
--- a/amazonka-sdb.cabal
+++ b/amazonka-sdb.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                  amazonka-sdb
-version:               1.4.3
+version:               1.4.4
 synopsis:              Amazon SimpleDB SDK.
 homepage:              https://github.com/brendanhay/amazonka
 bug-reports:           https://github.com/brendanhay/amazonka/issues
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 category:              Network, AWS, Cloud, Distributed Computing
 build-type:            Simple
 cabal-version:         >= 1.10
-extra-source-files:    README.md fixture/*.yaml fixture/*.proto
+extra-source-files:    README.md fixture/*.yaml fixture/*.proto src/.gitkeep
 description:
     Amazon SimpleDB is a web service providing the core database functions of data indexing and querying in the cloud. By offloading the time and effort associated with building and operating a web-scale database, SimpleDB provides developers the freedom to focus on application development.
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
         , Network.AWS.SDB.Types.Sum
 
     build-depends:
-          amazonka-core == 1.4.3.*
+          amazonka-core == 1.4.4.*
         , base          >= 4.7     && < 5
 
 test-suite amazonka-sdb-test
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@
         , Test.AWS.SDB.Internal
 
     build-depends:
-          amazonka-core == 1.4.3.*
-        , amazonka-test == 1.4.3.*
-        , amazonka-sdb == 1.4.3.*
+          amazonka-core == 1.4.4.*
+        , amazonka-test == 1.4.4.*
+        , amazonka-sdb == 1.4.4.*
         , base
         , bytestring
         , tasty
diff --git a/src/.gitkeep b/src/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/.gitkeep