diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e43efcc16..1060bd411 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+# [4.4.0](https://github.com/instana/nodejs/compare/v4.3.0...v4.4.0) (2024-12-12)
+
+### Features
+
+- added support for couchbase v4.4.4 ([#1466](https://github.com/instana/nodejs/issues/1466)) ([fb06bdc](https://github.com/instana/nodejs/commit/fb06bdc1f4f15f0501ae957a8b36f5f095f363cf))
+
 # [4.3.0](https://github.com/instana/nodejs/compare/v4.2.0...v4.3.0) (2024-12-10)
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index 7e21897a5..4ceb07419 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "packages": ["packages/*"],
-  "version": "4.3.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0",
   "command": {
     "publish": {
       "forcePublish": "*",
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e2e9dc5fd..d0f8f7e75 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -56991,11 +56991,11 @@
     },
     "packages/autoprofile": {
       "name": "@instana/autoprofile",
-      "version": "4.3.0",
+      "version": "4.4.0",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@instana/core": "4.3.0",
+        "@instana/core": "4.4.0",
         "detect-libc": "^2.0.2",
         "nan": "^2.14.2",
         "node-gyp-build": "^4.7.1",
@@ -57025,12 +57025,12 @@
     },
     "packages/aws-fargate": {
       "name": "@instana/aws-fargate",
-      "version": "4.3.0",
+      "version": "4.4.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@instana/core": "4.3.0",
-        "@instana/metrics-util": "4.3.0",
-        "@instana/serverless": "4.3.0"
+        "@instana/core": "4.4.0",
+        "@instana/metrics-util": "4.4.0",
+        "@instana/serverless": "4.4.0"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=18.0.0"
@@ -57038,11 +57038,11 @@
     },
     "packages/aws-lambda": {
       "name": "@instana/aws-lambda",
-      "version": "4.3.0",
+      "version": "4.4.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@instana/core": "4.3.0",
-        "@instana/serverless": "4.3.0"
+        "@instana/core": "4.4.0",
+        "@instana/serverless": "4.4.0"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=18.0.0"
@@ -57050,20 +57050,20 @@
     },
     "packages/aws-lambda-auto-wrap": {
       "name": "instana-aws-lambda-auto-wrap",
-      "version": "4.3.0",
+      "version": "4.4.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@instana/aws-lambda": "4.3.0",
-        "@instana/core": "4.3.0"
+        "@instana/aws-lambda": "4.4.0",
+        "@instana/core": "4.4.0"
       }
     },
     "packages/azure-container-services": {
       "name": "@instana/azure-container-services",
-      "version": "4.3.0",
+      "version": "4.4.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@instana/core": "4.3.0",
-        "@instana/serverless": "4.3.0"
+        "@instana/core": "4.4.0",
+        "@instana/serverless": "4.4.0"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=18.0.0"
@@ -57071,11 +57071,11 @@
     },
     "packages/collector": {
       "name": "@instana/collector",
-      "version": "4.3.0",
+      "version": "4.4.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@instana/core": "4.3.0",
-        "@instana/shared-metrics": "4.3.0",
+        "@instana/core": "4.4.0",
+        "@instana/shared-metrics": "4.4.0",
         "bunyan": "^1.8.15",
         "semver": "^7.5.4",
         "serialize-error": "^8.1.0"
@@ -57092,7 +57092,7 @@
         "node": ">=18.0.0"
       },
       "optionalDependencies": {
-        "@instana/autoprofile": "4.3.0"
+        "@instana/autoprofile": "4.4.0"
       }
     },
     "packages/collector/node_modules/bl": {
@@ -57558,7 +57558,7 @@
     },
     "packages/core": {
       "name": "@instana/core",
-      "version": "4.3.0",
+      "version": "4.4.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@opentelemetry/api": "1.9.0",
@@ -57907,12 +57907,12 @@
     },
     "packages/google-cloud-run": {
       "name": "@instana/google-cloud-run",
-      "version": "4.3.0",
+      "version": "4.4.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@instana/core": "4.3.0",
-        "@instana/metrics-util": "4.3.0",
-        "@instana/serverless": "4.3.0"
+        "@instana/core": "4.4.0",
+        "@instana/metrics-util": "4.4.0",
+        "@instana/serverless": "4.4.0"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=18.0.0"
@@ -57920,12 +57920,12 @@
     },
     "packages/metrics-util": {
       "name": "@instana/metrics-util",
-      "version": "4.3.0",
+      "version": "4.4.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@instana/core": "4.3.0",
-        "@instana/serverless": "4.3.0",
-        "@instana/shared-metrics": "4.3.0",
+        "@instana/core": "4.4.0",
+        "@instana/serverless": "4.4.0",
+        "@instana/shared-metrics": "4.4.0",
         "node-fetch": "^2.6.7"
       }
     },
@@ -57969,15 +57969,15 @@
     },
     "packages/opentelemetry-exporter": {
       "name": "@instana/opentelemetry-exporter",
-      "version": "4.3.0",
+      "version": "4.4.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@instana/serverless": "4.3.0",
+        "@instana/serverless": "4.4.0",
         "@opentelemetry/api": "1.4.1",
         "@opentelemetry/core": "1.17.1"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
-        "@instana/core": "4.3.0",
+        "@instana/core": "4.4.0",
         "@opentelemetry/auto-instrumentations-node": "0.40.2",
         "@opentelemetry/resources": "1.14.0",
         "@opentelemetry/sdk-node": "0.49.1",
@@ -59333,13 +59333,13 @@
     },
     "packages/opentelemetry-sampler": {
       "name": "@instana/opentelemetry-sampler",
-      "version": "4.3.0",
+      "version": "4.4.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@opentelemetry/api": "1.4.1"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
-        "@instana/core": "4.3.0",
+        "@instana/core": "4.4.0",
         "@opentelemetry/auto-instrumentations-node": "0.40.2",
         "@opentelemetry/exporter-trace-otlp-http": "0.44.0",
         "@opentelemetry/propagator-instana": "0.3.1",
@@ -60828,29 +60828,29 @@
     },
     "packages/serverless": {
       "name": "@instana/serverless",
-      "version": "4.3.0",
+      "version": "4.4.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@instana/core": "4.3.0",
+        "@instana/core": "4.4.0",
         "agent-base": "^6.0.2",
         "https-proxy-agent": "^7.0.2"
       }
     },
     "packages/serverless-collector": {
       "name": "@instana/serverless-collector",
-      "version": "4.3.0",
+      "version": "4.4.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@instana/core": "4.3.0",
-        "@instana/serverless": "4.3.0"
+        "@instana/core": "4.4.0",
+        "@instana/serverless": "4.4.0"
       }
     },
     "packages/shared-metrics": {
       "name": "@instana/shared-metrics",
-      "version": "4.3.0",
+      "version": "4.4.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@instana/core": "4.3.0",
+        "@instana/core": "4.4.0",
         "detect-libc": "^2.0.2",
         "event-loop-lag": "^1.4.0",
         "semver": "^7.5.4",
diff --git a/packages/autoprofile/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/autoprofile/CHANGELOG.md
index 827e93835..98e02f135 100644
--- a/packages/autoprofile/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/autoprofile/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+# [4.4.0](https://github.com/instana/nodejs/compare/v4.3.0...v4.4.0) (2024-12-12)
+
+**Note:** Version bump only for package @instana/autoprofile
+
 # [4.3.0](https://github.com/instana/nodejs/compare/v4.2.0...v4.3.0) (2024-12-10)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for package @instana/autoprofile
diff --git a/packages/autoprofile/package.json b/packages/autoprofile/package.json
index db493a40f..f206360e7 100644
--- a/packages/autoprofile/package.json
+++ b/packages/autoprofile/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@instana/autoprofile",
-  "version": "4.3.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0",
   "description": "Automatic Node.js Profiler",
   "author": {
     "name": "Dmitri Melikyan",
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     }
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "@instana/core": "4.3.0",
+    "@instana/core": "4.4.0",
     "detect-libc": "^2.0.2",
     "nan": "^2.14.2",
     "node-gyp-build": "^4.7.1",
diff --git a/packages/aws-fargate/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/aws-fargate/CHANGELOG.md
index 438d40298..0a86d8aeb 100644
--- a/packages/aws-fargate/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/aws-fargate/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+# [4.4.0](https://github.com/instana/nodejs/compare/v4.3.0...v4.4.0) (2024-12-12)
+
+**Note:** Version bump only for package @instana/aws-fargate
+
 # [4.3.0](https://github.com/instana/nodejs/compare/v4.2.0...v4.3.0) (2024-12-10)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for package @instana/aws-fargate
diff --git a/packages/aws-fargate/package.json b/packages/aws-fargate/package.json
index 24204d80f..d99065678 100644
--- a/packages/aws-fargate/package.json
+++ b/packages/aws-fargate/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@instana/aws-fargate",
-  "version": "4.3.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0",
   "description": "Instana tracing and monitoring for Node.js based AWS Fargate tasks",
   "author": {
     "name": "Bastian Krol",
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@
   },
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@instana/core": "4.3.0",
-    "@instana/metrics-util": "4.3.0",
-    "@instana/serverless": "4.3.0"
+    "@instana/core": "4.4.0",
+    "@instana/metrics-util": "4.4.0",
+    "@instana/serverless": "4.4.0"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=18.0.0"
diff --git a/packages/aws-lambda-auto-wrap/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/aws-lambda-auto-wrap/CHANGELOG.md
index 662061114..3e92b971e 100644
--- a/packages/aws-lambda-auto-wrap/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/aws-lambda-auto-wrap/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+# [4.4.0](https://github.com/instana/nodejs/compare/v4.3.0...v4.4.0) (2024-12-12)
+
+**Note:** Version bump only for package instana-aws-lambda-auto-wrap
+
 # [4.3.0](https://github.com/instana/nodejs/compare/v4.2.0...v4.3.0) (2024-12-10)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for package instana-aws-lambda-auto-wrap
diff --git a/packages/aws-lambda-auto-wrap/package.json b/packages/aws-lambda-auto-wrap/package.json
index b18886ee5..c4b3900cd 100644
--- a/packages/aws-lambda-auto-wrap/package.json
+++ b/packages/aws-lambda-auto-wrap/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "instana-aws-lambda-auto-wrap",
-  "version": "4.3.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0",
   "description": "Automatically wrap AWS Lambdas for Instana tracing and monitoring without code modification.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Bastian Krol",
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/instana/nodejs/issues"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@instana/aws-lambda": "4.3.0",
-    "@instana/core": "4.3.0"
+    "@instana/aws-lambda": "4.4.0",
+    "@instana/core": "4.4.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/aws-lambda/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/aws-lambda/CHANGELOG.md
index b6108ddd9..47d4dd678 100644
--- a/packages/aws-lambda/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/aws-lambda/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+# [4.4.0](https://github.com/instana/nodejs/compare/v4.3.0...v4.4.0) (2024-12-12)
+
+**Note:** Version bump only for package @instana/aws-lambda
+
 # [4.3.0](https://github.com/instana/nodejs/compare/v4.2.0...v4.3.0) (2024-12-10)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for package @instana/aws-lambda
diff --git a/packages/aws-lambda/package.json b/packages/aws-lambda/package.json
index 7b1cfca3c..ec2e16108 100644
--- a/packages/aws-lambda/package.json
+++ b/packages/aws-lambda/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@instana/aws-lambda",
-  "version": "4.3.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0",
   "description": "Instana tracing and monitoring for Node.js based AWS Lambdas",
   "author": {
     "name": "Bastian Krol",
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
   },
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@instana/core": "4.3.0",
-    "@instana/serverless": "4.3.0"
+    "@instana/core": "4.4.0",
+    "@instana/serverless": "4.4.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/azure-container-services/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/azure-container-services/CHANGELOG.md
index 1785632fd..1501a3fc0 100644
--- a/packages/azure-container-services/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/azure-container-services/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+# [4.4.0](https://github.com/instana/nodejs/compare/v4.3.0...v4.4.0) (2024-12-12)
+
+**Note:** Version bump only for package @instana/azure-container-services
+
 # [4.3.0](https://github.com/instana/nodejs/compare/v4.2.0...v4.3.0) (2024-12-10)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for package @instana/azure-container-services
diff --git a/packages/azure-container-services/package.json b/packages/azure-container-services/package.json
index a0c416de4..967cc3529 100644
--- a/packages/azure-container-services/package.json
+++ b/packages/azure-container-services/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@instana/azure-container-services",
-  "version": "4.3.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0",
   "description": "Instana tracing and monitoring for Node.js based Azure Container Services",
   "author": {
     "name": "Arya Mohanan",
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
   },
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@instana/core": "4.3.0",
-    "@instana/serverless": "4.3.0"
+    "@instana/core": "4.4.0",
+    "@instana/serverless": "4.4.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/collector/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/collector/CHANGELOG.md
index bb2a9f8ab..05aa852a7 100644
--- a/packages/collector/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/collector/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+# [4.4.0](https://github.com/instana/nodejs/compare/v4.3.0...v4.4.0) (2024-12-12)
+
+### Features
+
+- added support for couchbase v4.4.4 ([#1466](https://github.com/instana/nodejs/issues/1466)) ([fb06bdc](https://github.com/instana/nodejs/commit/fb06bdc1f4f15f0501ae957a8b36f5f095f363cf))
+
 # [4.3.0](https://github.com/instana/nodejs/compare/v4.2.0...v4.3.0) (2024-12-10)
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/packages/collector/package.json b/packages/collector/package.json
index 1a500fac2..d6009e57d 100644
--- a/packages/collector/package.json
+++ b/packages/collector/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@instana/collector",
-  "version": "4.3.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0",
   "description": "The Instana Node.js metrics and trace data collector",
   "author": {
     "name": "Ben Ripkens",
@@ -79,14 +79,14 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/instana/nodejs/issues"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@instana/core": "4.3.0",
-    "@instana/shared-metrics": "4.3.0",
+    "@instana/core": "4.4.0",
+    "@instana/shared-metrics": "4.4.0",
     "bunyan": "^1.8.15",
     "semver": "^7.5.4",
     "serialize-error": "^8.1.0"
   },
   "optionalDependencies": {
-    "@instana/autoprofile": "4.3.0"
+    "@instana/autoprofile": "4.4.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/bunyan": "^1.8.8",
diff --git a/packages/core/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/core/CHANGELOG.md
index 9c7b852a2..3db6001f0 100644
--- a/packages/core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+# [4.4.0](https://github.com/instana/nodejs/compare/v4.3.0...v4.4.0) (2024-12-12)
+
+### Features
+
+- added support for couchbase v4.4.4 ([#1466](https://github.com/instana/nodejs/issues/1466)) ([fb06bdc](https://github.com/instana/nodejs/commit/fb06bdc1f4f15f0501ae957a8b36f5f095f363cf))
+
 # [4.3.0](https://github.com/instana/nodejs/compare/v4.2.0...v4.3.0) (2024-12-10)
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index e8a95e53c..3e3bf2ed9 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@instana/core",
-  "version": "4.3.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0",
   "description": "Core library for Instana's Node.js packages",
   "main": "src/index.js",
   "files": [
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-run/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/google-cloud-run/CHANGELOG.md
index ec7f34b5e..5ed6e71b7 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-run/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-run/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+# [4.4.0](https://github.com/instana/nodejs/compare/v4.3.0...v4.4.0) (2024-12-12)
+
+**Note:** Version bump only for package @instana/google-cloud-run
+
 # [4.3.0](https://github.com/instana/nodejs/compare/v4.2.0...v4.3.0) (2024-12-10)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for package @instana/google-cloud-run
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-run/package.json b/packages/google-cloud-run/package.json
index efa9bc44d..38c1f1d5c 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-run/package.json
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-run/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@instana/google-cloud-run",
-  "version": "4.3.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0",
   "description": "Instana tracing and monitoring for Node.js based Google Cloud Run services",
   "author": {
     "name": "Bastian Krol",
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@
   },
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@instana/core": "4.3.0",
-    "@instana/metrics-util": "4.3.0",
-    "@instana/serverless": "4.3.0"
+    "@instana/core": "4.4.0",
+    "@instana/metrics-util": "4.4.0",
+    "@instana/serverless": "4.4.0"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=18.0.0"
diff --git a/packages/metrics-util/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/metrics-util/CHANGELOG.md
index b5f8cb458..8f5a129a0 100644
--- a/packages/metrics-util/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/metrics-util/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+# [4.4.0](https://github.com/instana/nodejs/compare/v4.3.0...v4.4.0) (2024-12-12)
+
+**Note:** Version bump only for package @instana/metrics-util
+
 # [4.3.0](https://github.com/instana/nodejs/compare/v4.2.0...v4.3.0) (2024-12-10)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for package @instana/metrics-util
diff --git a/packages/metrics-util/package.json b/packages/metrics-util/package.json
index 9a89be6a6..9d2624d16 100644
--- a/packages/metrics-util/package.json
+++ b/packages/metrics-util/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@instana/metrics-util",
-  "version": "4.3.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0",
   "description": "Internal utility library for Instana metric collection",
   "author": {
     "name": "Bastian Krol",
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@
   },
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@instana/core": "4.3.0",
-    "@instana/serverless": "4.3.0",
-    "@instana/shared-metrics": "4.3.0",
+    "@instana/core": "4.4.0",
+    "@instana/serverless": "4.4.0",
+    "@instana/shared-metrics": "4.4.0",
     "node-fetch": "^2.6.7"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-exporter/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/opentelemetry-exporter/CHANGELOG.md
index 88e50bed6..b9633851a 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-exporter/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-exporter/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+# [4.4.0](https://github.com/instana/nodejs/compare/v4.3.0...v4.4.0) (2024-12-12)
+
+**Note:** Version bump only for package @instana/opentelemetry-exporter
+
 # [4.3.0](https://github.com/instana/nodejs/compare/v4.2.0...v4.3.0) (2024-12-10)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for package @instana/opentelemetry-exporter
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-exporter/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-exporter/package.json
index 4d6e69b68..82c273524 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-exporter/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-exporter/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@instana/opentelemetry-exporter",
-  "version": "4.3.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0",
   "description": "OpenTelemetry Instana Exporter",
   "keywords": [
     "opentelemetry",
@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@
     }
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "@instana/serverless": "4.3.0",
+    "@instana/serverless": "4.4.0",
     "@opentelemetry/api": "1.4.1",
     "@opentelemetry/core": "1.17.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@instana/core": "4.3.0",
+    "@instana/core": "4.4.0",
     "@opentelemetry/auto-instrumentations-node": "0.40.2",
     "@opentelemetry/resources": "1.14.0",
     "@opentelemetry/sdk-node": "0.49.1",
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-sampler/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/opentelemetry-sampler/CHANGELOG.md
index befa5cbd0..331345fed 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-sampler/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-sampler/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+# [4.4.0](https://github.com/instana/nodejs/compare/v4.3.0...v4.4.0) (2024-12-12)
+
+**Note:** Version bump only for package @instana/opentelemetry-sampler
+
 # [4.3.0](https://github.com/instana/nodejs/compare/v4.2.0...v4.3.0) (2024-12-10)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for package @instana/opentelemetry-sampler
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-sampler/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-sampler/package.json
index 3cc3861c5..dd877665e 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-sampler/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-sampler/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@instana/opentelemetry-sampler",
-  "version": "4.3.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0",
   "description": "OpenTelemetry Instana sampler",
   "keywords": [
     "opentelemetry",
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     "@opentelemetry/api": "1.4.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@instana/core": "4.3.0",
+    "@instana/core": "4.4.0",
     "@opentelemetry/auto-instrumentations-node": "0.40.2",
     "@opentelemetry/exporter-trace-otlp-http": "0.44.0",
     "@opentelemetry/propagator-instana": "0.3.1",
diff --git a/packages/serverless-collector/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/serverless-collector/CHANGELOG.md
index 56f1d9915..ca2bc8767 100644
--- a/packages/serverless-collector/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/serverless-collector/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+# [4.4.0](https://github.com/instana/nodejs/compare/v4.3.0...v4.4.0) (2024-12-12)
+
+**Note:** Version bump only for package @instana/serverless-collector
+
 # [4.3.0](https://github.com/instana/nodejs/compare/v4.2.0...v4.3.0) (2024-12-10)
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/packages/serverless-collector/package.json b/packages/serverless-collector/package.json
index 22d9d35fb..36cac986a 100644
--- a/packages/serverless-collector/package.json
+++ b/packages/serverless-collector/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@instana/serverless-collector",
-  "version": "4.3.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0",
   "description": "The Instana Node.js trace data collector for serverless environments.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Joice Joy",
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
   },
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@instana/core": "4.3.0",
-    "@instana/serverless": "4.3.0"
+    "@instana/core": "4.4.0",
+    "@instana/serverless": "4.4.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/serverless/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/serverless/CHANGELOG.md
index aa3a49bff..4945b1741 100644
--- a/packages/serverless/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/serverless/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+# [4.4.0](https://github.com/instana/nodejs/compare/v4.3.0...v4.4.0) (2024-12-12)
+
+**Note:** Version bump only for package @instana/serverless
+
 # [4.3.0](https://github.com/instana/nodejs/compare/v4.2.0...v4.3.0) (2024-12-10)
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/packages/serverless/package.json b/packages/serverless/package.json
index dc5034630..faed6b69c 100644
--- a/packages/serverless/package.json
+++ b/packages/serverless/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@instana/serverless",
-  "version": "4.3.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0",
   "description": "Internal utility package for serverless Node.js tracing and monitoring with Instana",
   "author": {
     "name": "Bastian Krol",
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
   },
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@instana/core": "4.3.0",
+    "@instana/core": "4.4.0",
     "agent-base": "^6.0.2",
     "https-proxy-agent": "^7.0.2"
   }
diff --git a/packages/shared-metrics/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/shared-metrics/CHANGELOG.md
index d72771a41..35174eb2b 100644
--- a/packages/shared-metrics/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/shared-metrics/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+# [4.4.0](https://github.com/instana/nodejs/compare/v4.3.0...v4.4.0) (2024-12-12)
+
+**Note:** Version bump only for package @instana/shared-metrics
+
 # [4.3.0](https://github.com/instana/nodejs/compare/v4.2.0...v4.3.0) (2024-12-10)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for package @instana/shared-metrics
diff --git a/packages/shared-metrics/package.json b/packages/shared-metrics/package.json
index d4445cc2e..29db47788 100644
--- a/packages/shared-metrics/package.json
+++ b/packages/shared-metrics/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@instana/shared-metrics",
-  "version": "4.3.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0",
   "description": "Internal metrics plug-in package for Node.js monitoring with Instana",
   "author": {
     "name": "Bastian Krol",
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
   },
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@instana/core": "4.3.0",
+    "@instana/core": "4.4.0",
     "detect-libc": "^2.0.2",
     "event-loop-lag": "^1.4.0",
     "semver": "^7.5.4",