diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+Release 0.4.4.0:
+- Exported `w2c`, `c2w` again.
+
 Release 0.4.3.1:
 - Removed Helper module from API.
 - Added tested-with field, this library has been tested for GHC 9.0.2 and
diff --git a/src/Codec/Binary/UTF8/Light.hs b/src/Codec/Binary/UTF8/Light.hs
--- a/src/Codec/Binary/UTF8/Light.hs
+++ b/src/Codec/Binary/UTF8/Light.hs
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
   , fromBits
   , Int8,Int16,Int32
   , Word,Word8,Word16,Word32
+  , c2w, w2c
 ) where
 
 import Data.Bits
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@
 import qualified Data.ByteString.Internal as B
 import Data.ByteString.Unsafe
 import System.IO(Handle)
-import Codec.Binary.UTF8.Light.Helper (c2w, w2c, i2w, w2i, cwrd, wh, toW8)
+import Codec.Binary.UTF8.Light.Helper (c2w, w2c, cwrd, wh, toW8)
 
 #if defined(__GLASGOW_HASKELL__)
 import GHC.Exts
diff --git a/utf8-light.cabal b/utf8-light.cabal
--- a/utf8-light.cabal
+++ b/utf8-light.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version:      3.0
 name:               utf8-light
-version:            0.4.3.1
+version:            0.4.4.0
 build-type:         Simple
 license:            BSD-3-Clause
 license-file:       LICENSE