diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 9eab1d209..7413200e3 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "4.4.1"
+    ".": "4.4.2"
 }
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 297813238..19b11d14f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [4.4.2](https://github.com/googlemaps/android-maps-utils/compare/v4.4.1...v4.4.2) (2026-06-02)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* change model name from gemini-2.5-flash to gemini-3.5-flash ([#1696](https://github.com/googlemaps/android-maps-utils/issues/1696)) ([838a2bf](https://github.com/googlemaps/android-maps-utils/commit/838a2bf0621768c7dbdd6daa30db5522d90102ec))
+
 ## [4.4.1](https://github.com/googlemaps/android-maps-utils/compare/v4.4.0...v4.4.1) (2026-05-26)
 
 
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 67837290e..bdbbd7bf8 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -45,6 +45,6 @@ tasks.register<Exec>("installAndLaunch") {
 allprojects {
     group = "com.google.maps.android"
     // {x-release-please-start-version}
-    version = "4.4.1"
+    version = "4.4.2"
     // {x-release-please-end}
 }
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