diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 5eb5472..156d569 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ github.repository == 'stainless-sdks/kernel-go' && 'depot-ubuntu-24.04' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     if: |-
       github.repository == 'stainless-sdks/kernel-go' &&
-      (github.event_name == 'push' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork)
+      (github.event_name == 'push' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork) &&
+      (github.event_name != 'push' || github.event.head_commit.message != 'codegen metadata')
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c6d0501..8554aff 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 .prism.log
+.stdy.log
 codegen.log
 Brewfile.lock.json
 .idea/
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index cc51f6f..b7510e2 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.44.0"
+  ".": "0.44.1"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7785f78..1992e92 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.44.1 (2026-03-25)
+
+Full Changelog: [v0.44.0...v0.44.1](https://github.com/kernel/kernel-go-sdk/compare/v0.44.0...v0.44.1)
+
+### Chores
+
+* **ci:** skip lint on metadata-only changes ([8296238](https://github.com/kernel/kernel-go-sdk/commit/8296238ce0b45903e3d40420100aa29a3ab105fd))
+* **internal:** update gitignore ([48baab7](https://github.com/kernel/kernel-go-sdk/commit/48baab7aa0e23ed519a08b52142927340a8d451b))
+
 ## 0.44.0 (2026-03-20)
 
 Full Changelog: [v0.43.0...v0.44.0](https://github.com/kernel/kernel-go-sdk/compare/v0.43.0...v0.44.0)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9594193..7167ac0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Or to pin the version:
 <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 
 ```sh
-go get -u 'github.com/kernel/kernel-go-sdk@v0.44.0'
+go get -u 'github.com/kernel/kernel-go-sdk@v0.44.1'
 ```
 
 <!-- x-release-please-end -->
diff --git a/internal/version.go b/internal/version.go
index 27842b2..7f2cec7 100644
--- a/internal/version.go
+++ b/internal/version.go
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 package internal
 
-const PackageVersion = "0.44.0" // x-release-please-version
+const PackageVersion = "0.44.1" // x-release-please-version