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@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ bugs fixed, and known issues for each successive release.
 .. toctree::
     :maxdepth: 1
 
+    notes_0.4.4
     notes_0.4.3
     notes_0.4.2
     notes_0.4.1
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+.. _notes_0.4.4:
+
+==============================
+Release Notes for OpenMC 0.4.4
+==============================
+
+.. note::
+   These release notes are for an upcoming release of OpenMC and are still
+   subject to change.
+
+-------------------
+System Requirements
+-------------------
+
+There are no special requirements for running the OpenMC code. As of this
+release, OpenMC has been tested on a variety of Linux distributions, Mac OS X,
+and Microsoft Windows 7. Memory requirements will vary depending on the size of
+the problem at hand (mostly on the number of nuclides in the problem).
+
+------------
+New Features
+------------
+
+---------
+Bug Fixes
+---------