diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 82d81722..4d1e14ae 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 
-SVN trunk (to become libisoburn-1.4.4 or higher)
+SVN trunk (to become libisoburn-1.4.6 or higher)
+===============================================================================
+- no novelties yet -
+
+libisoburn-1.4.4.tar.gz  Fri Jul 01 2016
 ===============================================================================
 * Bug fix: -as mkisofs did not unescape "\=" in the source part of pathspecs
 * Bug fix: -boot_image "any" "system_area=/dev/zero" did not zeroize loaded
@@ -18,7 +22,8 @@ SVN trunk (to become libisoburn-1.4.4 or higher)
 * Letting -as mkisofs --norock revoke the special effect of -r
 * Letting -blank on overwritable media invalidate UDF extended descriptors
 * New -pathspecs mode "as_mkisofs"
-* New -boot_image bootspec appended_part_as=apm, part_like_isohybrid=on
+* New -boot_image setting mbr_force_bootable=, -as mkisofs --mbr-force-bootable
+* New -boot_image bootspecs appended_part_as=apm, part_like_isohybrid=on
 * New -as mkisofs options -appended_part_as_apm, -part_like_isohybrid
 * New command -scsi_dev_family, new -as cdrecord option drive_scsi_dev_family=
 
diff --git a/xorriso/changelog.txt b/xorriso/changelog.txt
index d77655df..8ef49637 100644
--- a/xorriso/changelog.txt
+++ b/xorriso/changelog.txt
@@ -17420,7 +17420,7 @@ Removed option --silent from libtool runs
 libisoburn/isofs_wrap.c
 Letting isoburn_disc_erase() invalidate UDF extended descriptors if present
 
-  []
+03 May 2016  [5699]
 ChangeLog
 xorriso/xorriso_eng.html
 xorriso/changelog.txt
@@ -17431,13 +17431,98 @@ Updated change log and web page
 * Letting -blank on overwritable media invalidate UDF extended descriptors
 
 
+01 Jul 2016  [5704]
+svn copy -m Branching for libisoburn release 1.4.4
+http://svn.libburnia-project.org/libisoburn/trunk
+http://svn.libburnia-project.org/libisoburn/branches/1.4.4
+
+2016.07.01.140001  [5705]
+configure.ac
+README
+libisoburn/libisoburn.h
+xorriso/README_gnu_xorriso
+xorriso/xorriso.h
+xorriso/xorrisoburn.h
+xorriso/xorriso_main.c
+xorriso/xorriso_eng.html
+xorriso/make_xorriso_standalone.sh
+xorriso/configure_ac.txt
+frontend/xorriso-tcltk
+xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
+xorriso/xorriso.texi 
+xorriso/xorriso.1 
+xorriso/xorriso.info 
+xorriso/xorrisofs.texi
+xorriso/xorrisofs.1
+xorriso/xorrisofs.info
+xorriso/xorrecord.texi
+xorriso/xorrecord.1
+xorriso/xorrecord.info
+Version leap to libisoburn-1.4.4
+
+01 Jul 2016  [5706]
+ChangeLog
+xorriso/changelog.txt
+Documented changes and release timestamp
+
+----------------------------------- release - xorriso-1.4.4 - 2016.07.01.140001
+* Bug fix: -as mkisofs did not unescape "\=" in the source part of pathspecs
+* Bug fix: -boot_image "any" "system_area=/dev/zero" did not zeroize loaded
+           data
+* Bug fix: -pathspecs "on" did not properly handle "\\="
+* Bug fix: HFS+ production could cause MBR partition of type 0xEE without GPT
+* Bug fix: HFS+ directories could announce more children than they actually have
+* Bug fix: The HFS+ filesystem was not marked by in GPT of GRUB2 hybrid layout
+* Bug fix: When reading an ISO filesystem, the presence of
+           --protective-msdos-label was not recognized if a partition is
+           appended
+* Bug fix: xorrisofs option --protective-msdos-label did not work if no
+           system area data were given by option -G or alike
+* Bug fix: -modesty_on_drive properties timeout_sec, min_usec, max_usec
+           read wrong numbers from the parameter text
+* Letting -as mkisofs --norock revoke the special effect of -r
+* Letting -blank on overwritable media invalidate UDF extended descriptors
+* New -pathspecs mode "as_mkisofs"
+* New -boot_image setting mbr_force_bootable=, -as mkisofs --mbr-force-bootable
+* New -boot_image bootspecs appended_part_as=apm, part_like_isohybrid=on
+* New -as mkisofs options -appended_part_as_apm, -part_like_isohybrid
+* New command -scsi_dev_family, new -as cdrecord option drive_scsi_dev_family=
+
+
+2016.07.02.142514  [5711]
+configure.ac
+README
+libisoburn/libisoburn.h
+xorriso/README_gnu_xorriso
+xorriso/xorriso.h
+xorriso/xorrisoburn.h
+xorriso/xorriso_main.c
+xorriso/xorriso_eng.html
+xorriso/make_xorriso_standalone.sh
+xorriso/configure_ac.txt
+frontend/xorriso-tcltk
+xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
+xorriso/xorriso.texi 
+xorriso/xorriso.1 
+xorriso/xorriso.info 
+xorriso/xorrisofs.texi
+xorriso/xorrisofs.1
+xorriso/xorrisofs.info
+xorriso/xorrecord.texi
+xorriso/xorrecord.1
+xorriso/xorrecord.info
+Version leap to libisoburn-1.4.5
+
+2016.07.02.144635  [5712]
+xorriso/opts_p_z.c
+Updated copyright year of xorriso -version
+
   []
 ChangeLog
-xorriso/xorriso_eng.html
 xorriso/changelog.txt
-Updated change log and web page
+Documented changes and release timestamp
 
------------------------------------- cycle  - xorriso-1.4.3 - 
+------------------------------------ cycle  - xorriso-1.4.5 - 
 
   []
 ChangeLog
@@ -17445,7 +17530,7 @@ xorriso/xorriso_eng.html
 xorriso/changelog.txt
 Updated change log and web page
 
------------------------------------- cycle  - xorriso-1.4.3 - 
+------------------------------------ cycle  - xorriso-1.4.5 - 
 
 
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