Prepare v4.4.0 release (#1031)

* build: Bump versions

* docs: Update changelog

* build: Bump MSRV

* fix: Clippy lints

* CI: Add publish to crates.io job

Author: SergioGasquez

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ on:
 
 env:
   CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
-  MSRV: "1.85"
+  MSRV: "1.88"
 
 # Cancel any currently running workflows from the same PR, branch, or
 # tag when a new workflow is triggered.

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -49,3 +49,29 @@ jobs:
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           target: ${{ matrix.platform.target }}
           runs_on: ${{ matrix.platform.os }}
+
+  publish-cratesio:
+    name: Publish to Crates.io
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      - name: Install Rust toolchain
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          toolchain: stable
+
+      - name: Enable caching
+        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install musl-tools
+
+      - name: Publish espflash
+        run: |
+          cd espflash
+          cargo publish --token ${{ secrets.CARGO_API_KEY }}
+      - name: Publish cargo-espflash
+        run: |
+          cd cargo-espflash
+          cargo publish --token ${{ secrets.CARGO_API_KEY }}

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -9,18 +9,26 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Added
 
+### Changed
+
+### Fixed
+
+### Removed
+
+## [4.4.0] - 2026-04-16
+
+### Added
+
 - eFuse write support (#962)
 - esp32p4rc1 support for esp32p4 chips with revision < 3.0 (#922)
 - Support for binaries with INIT_ARRAY sections, which is needed for esp32p4 support. (#991)
-- Add sha256 calculation to match esptool generated binaries (#991)
+- Added sha256 calculation to match esptool generated binaries (#991)
 - Support flashing in secure download mode (#990, #1002)
-- Add ESP32-C61 chip support (#1009)
+- Added ESP32-C61 chip support (#1009)
 - Added ESP32-P4 ROM ELFs (#1014)
 - Added ESP32-P4 rev < 300 bootloader (#1016)
 - USB VID/PID 303a:1001 is listed as known (#1022)
 
-### Changed
-
 ### Fixed
 
 - Fix compilation on Linux when no other dependency transitively enables `nix`'s `signal` feature (#1015)
@@ -31,8 +39,6 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - [cargo-espflash]: Use CARGO_BUILD_TARGET environment variable in `cargo-espflash` if `--target` is not provided before falling back to the `target` from `config.toml` (#1024)
 - Fix `espflash flash` getting stuck on `Sync` command (#1030)
 
-### Removed
-
 ## [4.3.0] - 2025-12-15
 
 ### Added
@@ -477,7 +483,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [1.0.0] - 2021-09-21
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/esp-rs/espflash/compare/v4.3.0...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/esp-rs/espflash/compare/v4.4.0...HEAD
+[4.4.0]: https://github.com/esp-rs/espflash/compare/v4.3.0...v4.4.0
 [4.3.0]: https://github.com/esp-rs/espflash/compare/v4.2.0...v4.3.0
 [4.2.0]: https://github.com/esp-rs/espflash/compare/v4.1.0...v4.2.0
 [4.1.0]: https://github.com/esp-rs/espflash/compare/v4.0.1...v4.1.0