diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 2a75f284842..582436fa311 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@ Change Log
 
 Unreleased
 ~~~~~~~~~~
+
+[3.24.4] - 2021-09-02
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 * Add testing for exam attempt email failure and related logging
+* Fix signal handler connection
 
 [3.24.3] - 2021-09-02
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/edx_proctoring/__init__.py b/edx_proctoring/__init__.py
index d2b77b330cb..faac82d02e8 100644
--- a/edx_proctoring/__init__.py
+++ b/edx_proctoring/__init__.py
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 """
 
 # Be sure to update the version number in edx_proctoring/package.json
-__version__ = '3.24.3'
+__version__ = '3.24.4'
 
 default_app_config = 'edx_proctoring.apps.EdxProctoringConfig'  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
diff --git a/edx_proctoring/apps.py b/edx_proctoring/apps.py
index 62637743b6a..6c35797ee60 100644
--- a/edx_proctoring/apps.py
+++ b/edx_proctoring/apps.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ def ready(self):
         """
         # pylint: disable=unused-import
         # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
-        from edx_proctoring import signals
+        from edx_proctoring import handlers, signals
         config = settings.PROCTORING_BACKENDS
 
         self.backends = {}  # pylint: disable=W0201
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c17b2a4131b..25c9a2a584e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@edx/edx-proctoring",
   "//": "Note that the version format is slightly different than that of the Python version when using prereleases.",
-  "version": "3.24.3",
+  "version": "3.24.4",
   "main": "edx_proctoring/static/index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "gulp test"