Release 4.4.1

CHANGELOG.rst

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-4.4.1 - unreleased
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+4.4.1 - August 21, 2026 (sha 093ef669598d9f324be28d400a851396739cf1d8)
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 ## Fixes
 * **``cryptography`` is now declared as a dependency.**
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   repository, so the source tree cannot satisfy the import in place of the
   installed wheel.
 
+## Pull Requests
+* Declare cryptography as a dependency, and guard bare installs by @nuwang in https://github.com/CloudVE/cloudbridge/pull/347
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/CloudVE/cloudbridge/compare/v4.4.0...v4.4.1
+
 4.4.0 - August 21, 2026 (sha 55d925d56eaad247b960ad00e636253637192549)
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cloudbridge/__init__.py

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 from typing import Any
 
 # Current version of the library
-__version__ = '4.4.0'
+__version__ = '4.4.1'
 
 
 def get_version() -> str: