Prepare release v44 (#169)

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CHANGELOG.md

@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
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+## [v44] - 2025-09-12
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 ### Added
 
 - Gradle daemon lifecycle management for faster builds. ([#165](https://github.com/heroku/heroku-buildpack-gradle/pull/165))
@@ -100,7 +103,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/).
 
 * Add symlink from project .gradle to the cache
 
-[unreleased]: https://github.com/heroku/heroku-buildpack-gradle/compare/v43...main
+[unreleased]: https://github.com/heroku/heroku-buildpack-gradle/compare/v44...main
+[v44]: https://github.com/heroku/heroku-buildpack-gradle/compare/v43...v44
 [v43]: https://github.com/heroku/heroku-buildpack-gradle/compare/v42...v43
 [v42]: https://github.com/heroku/heroku-buildpack-gradle/compare/v41...v42
 [v41]: https://github.com/heroku/heroku-buildpack-gradle/compare/v40...v41