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-Fix truncation of SMT debug logs, see #2785
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 <!-- NOTE: This file is generated. Do not write release notes here.
  Notes for unreleased changes go in the .unreleased/ directory. -->
  
+## 0.44.1 - 2023-12-01
+
+### Bug fixes
+
+- Fix truncation of SMT debug logs, see #2785
+
 ## 0.44.0 - 2023-10-23
 
 ### Breaking changes
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-0.44.1-SNAPSHOT
+0.44.2-SNAPSHOT