diff --git a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.appup.src b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.appup.src
index 3c7ae983f..6a11776ed 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.appup.src
+++ b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.appup.src
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 %% Unless you know what you are doing, DO NOT edit manually!!
 {VSN,
   [{"4.4.12",
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_engine_jwt_worker,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_rule_registry,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_jwt_worker,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {update,emqx_rule_engine_jwt_sup,supervisor},
-     {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_jwt,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {load_module,emqx_rule_registry,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_jwt,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.4.11",
     [{load_module,emqx_rule_engine_jwt_worker,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {update,emqx_rule_engine_jwt_sup,supervisor},
@@ -221,10 +221,10 @@
      {load_module,emqx_rule_runtime,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {<<".*">>,[]}],
   [{"4.4.12",
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_engine_jwt_worker,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_rule_registry,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_jwt_worker,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {update,emqx_rule_engine_jwt_sup,supervisor},
-     {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_jwt,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {load_module,emqx_rule_registry,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_jwt,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.4.11",
     [{load_module,emqx_rule_engine_jwt_worker,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {update,emqx_rule_engine_jwt_sup,supervisor},
diff --git a/changes/v4.4.13-en.md b/changes/v4.4.13-en.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..af4485ed7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/v4.4.13-en.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# v4.4.13
+
+## Enhancements
+
+
+## Bug Fixes
+
+- Fix an issue where testing the GCP PubSub could leak memory, and an issue where its JWT token would fail to refresh a second time. [#9640](https://github.com/emqx/emqx/pull/9640)
diff --git a/changes/v4.4.13-zh.md b/changes/v4.4.13-zh.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..62270e9a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/v4.4.13-zh.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# v4.4.13
+
+## 增强
+
+
+## 修复
+
+- 修复了测试GCP PubSub可能泄露内存的问题，以及其JWT令牌第二次刷新失败的问题。 [#9640](https://github.com/emqx/emqx/pull/9640)
diff --git a/data/relup-paths.eterm b/data/relup-paths.eterm
index e03f4d839..c72c4bc50 100644
--- a/data/relup-paths.eterm
+++ b/data/relup-paths.eterm
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@
    otp => <<"24.3.4.2-1">>}}.
 {<<"4.4.13">>,
  #{from_versions =>
-       [<<"4.4.0">>,<<"4.4.1">>,<<"4.4.2">>,<<"4.4.3">>,<<"4.4.4">>,
-        <<"4.4.5">>,<<"4.4.6">>,<<"4.4.7">>,<<"4.4.8">>,<<"4.4.9">>,
-        <<"4.4.10">>,<<"4.4.11">>,<<"4.4.12">>],
+       [<<"4.4.0">>,<<"4.4.1">>,<<"4.4.10">>,<<"4.4.11">>,<<"4.4.12">>,
+        <<"4.4.2">>,<<"4.4.3">>,<<"4.4.4">>,<<"4.4.5">>,<<"4.4.6">>,
+        <<"4.4.7">>,<<"4.4.8">>,<<"4.4.9">>],
    otp => <<"24.3.4.2-1">>}}.
 {<<"4.5.0">>,
- #{from_versions => [<<"4.4.8">>,<<"4.4.9">>,<<"4.4.10">>,
-                     <<"4.4.11">>],
+ #{from_versions =>
+       [<<"4.4.10">>,<<"4.4.11">>,<<"4.4.13">>,<<"4.4.8">>,<<"4.4.9">>],
    otp => <<"24.3.4.2-1">>}}.
diff --git a/include/emqx_release.hrl b/include/emqx_release.hrl
index 250c76e71..f31e4650b 100644
--- a/include/emqx_release.hrl
+++ b/include/emqx_release.hrl
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 -ifndef(EMQX_ENTERPRISE).
 
--define(EMQX_RELEASE, {opensource, "4.4.13-alpha.1"}).
+-define(EMQX_RELEASE, {opensource, "4.4.13"}).
 
 -else.
 
diff --git a/src/emqx.appup.src b/src/emqx.appup.src
index 4aada41b8..b8cbdf684 100644
--- a/src/emqx.appup.src
+++ b/src/emqx.appup.src
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 {VSN,
   [{"4.4.12",
     [{load_module,emqx_cm,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {load_module,emqx_misc,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_relup,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.4.11",
@@ -396,7 +395,6 @@
    {<<".*">>,[]}],
   [{"4.4.12",
     [{load_module,emqx_cm,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {load_module,emqx_misc,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_relup,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.4.11",