Merge.

Include/patchlevel.h

@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
 #define PY_MAJOR_VERSION	3
 #define PY_MINOR_VERSION	4
 #define PY_MICRO_VERSION	4
-#define PY_RELEASE_LEVEL	PY_RELEASE_LEVEL_GAMMA
-#define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL	1
+#define PY_RELEASE_LEVEL	PY_RELEASE_LEVEL_FINAL
+#define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL	0
 
 /* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION      	"3.4.4rc1+"
+#define PY_VERSION      	"3.4.4+"
 /*--end constants--*/
 
 /* Version as a single 4-byte hex number, e.g. 0x010502B2 == 1.5.2b2.

Misc/NEWS

@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 Python News
 +++++++++++
 
-What's New in Python 3.4.4?
+What's New in Python 3.4.5?
 ===========================
 
-Release date: 2015/12/20
+Release date: tba
 
 Core and Builtins
 -----------------
@@ -14,6 +14,17 @@ Library
 -------
 
 
+What's New in Python 3.4.4?
+===========================
+
+Release date: 2015/12/20
+
+Windows
+-------
+
+- Issue #25844: Corrected =/== typo potentially leading to crash in launcher.
+
+
 What's New in Python 3.4.4rc1?
 ==============================
 

README

-This is Python version 3.4.3
+This is Python version 3.4.4
 ============================
 
 Copyright (c) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,