diff --git a/changes/v4.4.16-en.md b/changes/v4.4.16-en.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..089ae46b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/v4.4.16-en.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# v4.4.16
+
+## Enhancements
+
+## Bug fixes
diff --git a/changes/v4.4.16-zh.md b/changes/v4.4.16-zh.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b111846d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/v4.4.16-zh.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# v4.4.16
+
+## 增强
+
+## 修复
diff --git a/src/emqx.app.src b/src/emqx.app.src
index 4c082b971..5c59f8957 100644
--- a/src/emqx.app.src
+++ b/src/emqx.app.src
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   %% the emqx `release' version, which in turn is comprised of several
   %% apps, one of which is this.  See `emqx_release.hrl' for more
   %% info.
-  {vsn, "4.4.15"}, % strict semver, bump manually!
+  {vsn, "4.4.16"}, % strict semver, bump manually!
   {modules, []},
   {registered, []},
   {applications, [ kernel
diff --git a/src/emqx.appup.src b/src/emqx.appup.src
index 3711c84d5..002878638 100644
--- a/src/emqx.appup.src
+++ b/src/emqx.appup.src
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 %% -*- mode: erlang -*-
 %% Unless you know what you are doing, DO NOT edit manually!!
 {VSN,
-  [{"4.4.14",
+  [{"4.4.15",
+    [{load_module,emqx_packet,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_relup,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
+   {"4.4.14",
     [{load_module,emqx_vm,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_keepalive,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_broker,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
@@ -494,7 +498,11 @@
      {apply,{application,set_env,
                          [gen_rpc,insecure_auth_fallback_allowed,true]}}]},
    {<<".*">>,[]}],
-  [{"4.4.14",
+  [{"4.4.15",
+    [{load_module,emqx_packet,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_relup,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
+   {"4.4.14",
     [{load_module,emqx_vm,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_keepalive,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_broker,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},