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Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:59:22 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] chore(main): release 4.4.0

---
 .buildspec                                  |  2 +-
 .release-please-manifest.json               |  2 +-
 CHANGELOG.md                                | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++
 build.gradle.kts                            |  2 +-
 docs/public/llms.txt                        |  2 +-
 docs/src/content/docs/guides/quickstart.mdx |  2 +-
 6 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.buildspec b/.buildspec
index 60d8a189..bc44f9f1 100644
--- a/.buildspec
+++ b/.buildspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 groupId=de.siegmar
 artifactId=fastcsv
-version=4.3.1 # x-release-please-version
+version=4.4.0 # x-release-please-version
 gitRepo=https://github.com/osiegmar/FastCSV.git
 gitTag=v${version}
 tool=gradle
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 2276f3d2..fb1f343c 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "4.3.1"
+  ".": "4.4.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b3806383..10b75786 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,36 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [4.4.0](https://github.com/osiegmar/FastCSV/compare/v4.3.1...v4.4.0) (2026-07-28)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add header validation support to NamedCsvRecordHandler ([#151](https://github.com/osiegmar/FastCSV/issues/151)) ([e50ad43](https://github.com/osiegmar/FastCSV/commit/e50ad4341e74c0dd9fe5edf90916dd545425b54a))
+* deprecate allowExtraCharsAfterClosingQuote ([4523745](https://github.com/osiegmar/FastCSV/commit/45237452b1eb44d71927399379ffbe33da3bdd47)), closes [#170](https://github.com/osiegmar/FastCSV/issues/170)
+* propagate CsvParseException from readers unwrapped ([1f4fa3e](https://github.com/osiegmar/FastCSV/commit/1f4fa3eb36e8dd6f8593bc930429d2ee2e2f3715))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* align IndexedCsvReader header capture exception wrapping with page reads ([1923e7e](https://github.com/osiegmar/FastCSV/commit/1923e7e7db3be1094b88494931f9cbd2f7e59a21))
+* clear stale CR flag on data chars in StrictCsvParser ([d598c2c](https://github.com/osiegmar/FastCSV/commit/d598c2c74d1fcfc13121e08abb49c994d69f8e33))
+* close file stream when building a reader from a Path fails ([53b2311](https://github.com/osiegmar/FastCSV/commit/53b2311f8085e6bea6db3784aa8682e615fd4be5))
+* make IndexedCsvReader page reads with named records order-independent ([00193db](https://github.com/osiegmar/FastCSV/commit/00193db704a04804115735f020918f5387541646))
+* make writer construction from a Path safe ([849373e](https://github.com/osiegmar/FastCSV/commit/849373e64719c520f8d55363d3f32061b30463fd))
+* prevent leading empty line from being captured as header ([9d4b178](https://github.com/osiegmar/FastCSV/commit/9d4b1780726a627b7ba8f9be4aab17c78ed5f34c))
+* reject prebuilt CsvIndex with mismatched pageSize ([9878618](https://github.com/osiegmar/FastCSV/commit/9878618436b3292f4d80f36acadf0267c5e00124))
+* restore missing space before link in SourceExample component ([36e45ee](https://github.com/osiegmar/FastCSV/commit/36e45ee0493c3bc54ed8075ae39ed5543e3361bf))
+* restrict IndexedCsvReader to UTF-8 and single-byte charsets ([695e090](https://github.com/osiegmar/FastCSV/commit/695e090d72c1b775a0a9de88fa9dfb5afa26ad14))
+
+
+### Performance Improvements
+
+* avoid String allocation for empty fields ([6ada9d4](https://github.com/osiegmar/FastCSV/commit/6ada9d4f8daaeb99e2878214f30c9ee2ccceaaea))
+* bulk-copy scan loops in RelaxedCsvParser ([e623a6e](https://github.com/osiegmar/FastCSV/commit/e623a6e27e63938977f417fb438076b02b94c7d4))
+* defer validation message formatting in parsers ([2f23a35](https://github.com/osiegmar/FastCSV/commit/2f23a353a1c853058869a88ed262cf20512c27dd))
+* skip unescape pass for quoted fields without escaped quotes ([09a256b](https://github.com/osiegmar/FastCSV/commit/09a256b49cfa2f5b73cffa5c5f8dbb42a46519c5))
+
 ## [4.3.1](https://github.com/osiegmar/FastCSV/compare/v4.3.0...v4.3.1) (2026-06-29)
 
 
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 358da26c..f987654d 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 group = "de.siegmar"
-version = "4.4.0-SNAPSHOT" // x-release-please-version
+version = "4.4.0" // x-release-please-version
 
 subprojects {
     group = rootProject.group
diff --git a/docs/public/llms.txt b/docs/public/llms.txt
index e375e7d1..141c2372 100644
--- a/docs/public/llms.txt
+++ b/docs/public/llms.txt
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ FastCSV is the most-starred CSV library for Java. It is a high-performance CSV p
 
 ## Installation
 
-Available on Maven Central — groupId `de.siegmar`, artifactId `fastcsv`, latest version 4.3.1 <!-- x-release-please-version -->
+Available on Maven Central — groupId `de.siegmar`, artifactId `fastcsv`, latest version 4.4.0 <!-- x-release-please-version -->
 
 ## Quick Start
 
diff --git a/docs/src/content/docs/guides/quickstart.mdx b/docs/src/content/docs/guides/quickstart.mdx
index 468ef187..5f238927 100644
--- a/docs/src/content/docs/guides/quickstart.mdx
+++ b/docs/src/content/docs/guides/quickstart.mdx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ sidebar:
 
 import {Tabs, TabItem, LinkCard, Code} from '@astrojs/starlight/components';
 
-export const version = "4.3.1"; // x-release-please-version
+export const version = "4.4.0"; // x-release-please-version
 
 ## Declare dependency