Release prep v4.4.0

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Automated release-prep through pdk-templates from commit e6539455c51f8f8df8a9d97ed67f95ca23ebcf31. Please verify before merging:

• [x] last nightly run is green
• [x] Changelog is readable and has no unlabeled pull requests
• [x] Ensure the changelog version and metadata version match