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@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ Copyright (C) 2000-2021  Michael Black W9MDB, and others
 
 Please send Hamlib bug reports to hamlib-developer@lists.sourceforge.net
 
+Version 4.4
+        * 2021-??-??
+
 Version 4.3
         * 2021-09-01
         * libusb-1.0.23 or greater is now required or use --without-libusb