diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 53fdd0b5..9b9e7396 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Major changes in 44.rc:
+* Various fixes to calendar parsing
+* Fix sidebar not opening events
+* Fix search not working anymore
+* Updated translations
+
 Major changes in 44.beta:
 * Fix moving event to different calendars
 * Improve default sizing of event editor dialog
diff --git a/data/appdata/org.gnome.Calendar.appdata.xml.in.in b/data/appdata/org.gnome.Calendar.appdata.xml.in.in
index e891cd0f..22210a88 100644
--- a/data/appdata/org.gnome.Calendar.appdata.xml.in.in
+++ b/data/appdata/org.gnome.Calendar.appdata.xml.in.in
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
   <project_group>GNOME</project_group>
 
   <releases>
+    <release date="2023-03-06" version="44~rc" />
     <release date="2023-02-14" version="44~beta" />
     <release date="2022-09-03" version="43.1" />
     <release date="2022-09-03" version="43.0">