diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-pypi.yml
index 2469286..483b8de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-pypi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-pypi.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ jobs:
   publish:
     name: publish
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: release
     permissions:
       id-token: write
 
@@ -19,14 +20,18 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Install Rye
-        run: |
-          curl -sSf https://rye.astral.sh/get | bash
-          echo "$HOME/.rye/shims" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-        env:
-          RYE_VERSION: '0.44.0'
-          RYE_INSTALL_OPTION: '--yes'
+        uses: eifinger/setup-rye@v4
+        with:
+          version: '0.44.0'
+          
+      - name: Sync dependencies
+        run: rye sync
 
+      - name: Build package
+        run: rye build --clean
+      
       - name: Publish to PyPI
-        
-        run: |
-          bash ./bin/publish-pypi
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
+        with:
+          # No token needed! Trusted publishing handles authentication
+          packages-dir: dist/
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index f800719..0c02950 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.4.3"
+  ".": "0.4.4"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 997bd92..8a2ff48 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.4.4 (2025-12-15)
+
+Full Changelog: [v0.4.3...v0.4.4](https://github.com/gitpod-io/gitpod-sdk-python/compare/v0.4.3...v0.4.4)
+
 ## 0.4.3 (2025-12-15)
 
 Full Changelog: [v0.4.2...v0.4.3](https://github.com/gitpod-io/gitpod-sdk-python/compare/v0.4.2...v0.4.3)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 274016d..7dfd5d0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "gitpod-sdk"
-version = "0.4.3"
+version = "0.4.4"
 description = "The official Python library for the gitpod API"
 dynamic = ["readme"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
diff --git a/src/gitpod/_version.py b/src/gitpod/_version.py
index 4dd9d2a..fb7ab94 100644
--- a/src/gitpod/_version.py
+++ b/src/gitpod/_version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # File generated from our OpenAPI spec by Stainless. See CONTRIBUTING.md for details.
 
 __title__ = "gitpod"
-__version__ = "0.4.3"  # x-release-please-version
+__version__ = "0.4.4"  # x-release-please-version