diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d4d4d10b..f5a906fb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,8 +4,19 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. Dates are d
 
 Generated by [`auto-changelog`](https://github.com/CookPete/auto-changelog).
 
+#### [v1.0.0-next.44](https://github.com/oceanprotocol/ocean.js/compare/v1.0.0-next.43...v1.0.0-next.44)
+
+- bump to contracts 34 [`#1476`](https://github.com/oceanprotocol/ocean.js/pull/1476)
+- update max out [`#1475`](https://github.com/oceanprotocol/ocean.js/pull/1475)
+- Issue-#1343: Rewrite simple publish consume flow test [`#1454`](https://github.com/oceanprotocol/ocean.js/pull/1454)
+- refactor SimplePublishConsumeFlow.test.ts file [`c97f750`](https://github.com/oceanprotocol/ocean.js/commit/c97f7503133986c4a6165c4ddcb7f54e5afdc2fe)
+- don't deploy smart contracts [`a75ca34`](https://github.com/oceanprotocol/ocean.js/commit/a75ca34e9e5245cfdbb670f1c23c91d96c57ec30)
+- add DDO type [`11508b7`](https://github.com/oceanprotocol/ocean.js/commit/11508b7794048dc5f81fc4aba4c3a5b551c9e18c)
+
 #### [v1.0.0-next.43](https://github.com/oceanprotocol/ocean.js/compare/v1.0.0-next.42...v1.0.0-next.43)
 
+> 17 May 2022
+
 - bump contracts to alpha.33 [`#1472`](https://github.com/oceanprotocol/ocean.js/pull/1472)
 - Bump @types/node from 17.0.32 to 17.0.34 [`#1471`](https://github.com/oceanprotocol/ocean.js/pull/1471)
 - Add transfer() function to TokenUtils [`#1387`](https://github.com/oceanprotocol/ocean.js/pull/1387)
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b8205741..21e270d5 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@oceanprotocol/lib",
-  "version": "1.0.0-next.43",
+  "version": "1.0.0-next.44",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@oceanprotocol/lib",
-      "version": "1.0.0-next.43",
+      "version": "1.0.0-next.44",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@oceanprotocol/contracts": "^1.0.0-alpha.34",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d572fded..3aebdc5a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@oceanprotocol/lib",
   "source": "./src/index.ts",
-  "version": "1.0.0-next.43",
+  "version": "1.0.0-next.44",
   "description": "JavaScript client library for Ocean Protocol",
   "main": "./dist/lib.js",
   "umd:main": "dist/lib.umd.js",