diff --git a/build.properties b/build.properties
index 473b0123e..46632d8a2 100644
--- a/build.properties
+++ b/build.properties
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ javacSource=1.4
 javacTarget=1.4
 
 # Release Configuration
-releaseVersion=0.44
-#releaseFile=yacy_dev_v${releaseVersion}_${DSTAMP}_${releaseNr}.tar.gz
-releaseFile=yacy_v${releaseVersion}_${DSTAMP}_${releaseNr}.tar.gz
-#releaseDir=yacy_dev_v${releaseVersion}_${DSTAMP}_${releaseNr}
-releaseDir=yacy_v${releaseVersion}_${DSTAMP}_${releaseNr}
+releaseVersion=0.441
+releaseFile=yacy_dev_v${releaseVersion}_${DSTAMP}_${releaseNr}.tar.gz
+#releaseFile=yacy_v${releaseVersion}_${DSTAMP}_${releaseNr}.tar.gz
+releaseDir=yacy_dev_v${releaseVersion}_${DSTAMP}_${releaseNr}
+#releaseDir=yacy_v${releaseVersion}_${DSTAMP}_${releaseNr}
 releaseNr=$Revision$
 
 # defining some file/directory access rights
diff --git a/doc/Download.html b/doc/Download.html
index b772a5110..f74ff5055 100644
--- a/doc/Download.html
+++ b/doc/Download.html
@@ -65,20 +65,20 @@ You can <a href="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html">download the Java
 </p>
 
 <p><b>Latest Release:</b>
-The latest YaCy release version is 0.43<br>
+The latest YaCy release version is 0.44<br>
 Nightly builds from compiles out of SVN can be obtained from <a href="http://devbin.yacy-forum.de/">http://devbin.yacy-forum.de/</a>.<br>
 <p>Main releases of YaCy are hosted on <a href="http://www.yacy.net/yacy/">yacy.net</a>, <a href="http://developer.berlios.de/projects/yacy/">yacy@BerliOS.de</a> and <a href="http://freshmeat.net/projects/yacyproxy/">yacy@freshmeat.net</a>.<br>
 Download Mirrors and YaCy Flavours:
 <ul>
   <li>Generic release of YaCy (all platforms with J2SE 1.4.2: Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, Solaris):</li>
   <ul>
-    <li><tt>from yacy.net&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;: <a href="http://www.yacy.net/yacy/release/yacy_v0.43_20060210_1593.tar.gz"><tt>yacy_v0.43_20060210_1593.tar.gz</tt></a></tt></li>
-    <li><tt>from BerliOS.de&nbsp;: <a href="http://download.berlios.de/yacy/yacy_v0.42_20051216_1219.tar.gz"><tt>yacy_v0.42_20051216_1219.tar.gz</tt></a></tt></li>
+    <li><tt>from yacy.net&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;: <a href="http://www.yacy.net/yacy/release/yacy_v0.44_20060307_1844.tar.gz"><tt>yacy_v0.44_20060307_1844.tar.gz</tt></a></tt></li>
+    <li><tt>from BerliOS.de&nbsp;: <a href="http://download.berlios.de/yacy/yacy_v0.44_20060307_1844.tar.gz"><tt>yacy_v0.44_20060307_1844.tar.gz</tt></a></tt></li>
   </ul>
   <li>Windows-flavour release of YaCy (same code as generic release, but with convenient Windows-Installer):</li>
   <ul>
-    <li><tt>from yacy.net&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;: <a href="http://www.yacy.net/yacy/release/yacy_v0.42_20051216_1219.exe"><tt>yacy_v0.42_20051216_1219.exe</tt></a></tt></li>
-    <li><tt>from BerliOS.de&nbsp;: <a href="http://download.berlios.de/yacy/yacy_v0.42_20051216_1219.exe"><tt>yacy_v0.42_20051216_1219.exe</tt></a></tt></li>
+    <li><tt>from yacy.net&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;: <a href="http://www.yacy.net/yacy/release/yacy_v0.44_20060307_1846.exe"><tt>yacy_v0.44_20060307_1844.exe</tt></a></tt></li>
+    <li><tt>from BerliOS.de&nbsp;: <a href="http://download.berlios.de/yacy/yacy_v0.44_20060307_1846.exe"><tt>yacy_v0.44_20060307_1844.exe</tt></a></tt></li>
   </ul>
 </ul>
 </p>