diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 24dba95a3..c9a25ce1e 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Here's a screenshot of the toolbar in action:
 In addition to the built-in panels, a number of third-party panels are
 contributed by the community.
 
-The current stable version of the Debug Toolbar is 4.4.0. It works on
+The current stable version of the Debug Toolbar is 4.4.1. It works on
 Django ≥ 4.2.0.
 
 The Debug Toolbar does not currently support `Django's asynchronous views
diff --git a/debug_toolbar/__init__.py b/debug_toolbar/__init__.py
index ecf3e559a..45faf6d47 100644
--- a/debug_toolbar/__init__.py
+++ b/debug_toolbar/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 # Do not use pkg_resources to find the version but set it here directly!
 # see issue #1446
-VERSION = "4.4.0"
+VERSION = "4.4.1"
 
 # Code that discovers files or modules in INSTALLED_APPS imports this module.
 urls = "debug_toolbar.urls", APP_NAME
diff --git a/docs/changes.rst b/docs/changes.rst
index b6256fe2f..84821c56b 100644
--- a/docs/changes.rst
+++ b/docs/changes.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ Pending
 -------
 
 
+4.4.1 (2024-05-26)
+------------------
+
+* Pin metadata version to 2.2 to be compatible with Jazzband release
+  process.
+
 4.4.0 (2024-05-26)
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index f4fd5491d..512455e39 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 copyright = copyright.format(datetime.date.today().year)
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = "4.4.0"
+release = "4.4.1"
 
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5e8a47516..f44d5188e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -42,8 +42,14 @@ dependencies = [
 Download = "https://pypi.org/project/django-debug-toolbar/"
 Homepage = "https://github.com/jazzband/django-debug-toolbar"
 
+[tool.hatch.build.targets.sdist]
+# Jazzband's release process is limited to 2.2 metadata
+core-metadata-version = "2.2"
+
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
 packages = ["debug_toolbar"]
+# Jazzband's release process is limited to 2.2 metadata
+core-metadata-version = "2.2"
 
 [tool.hatch.version]
 path = "debug_toolbar/__init__.py"