Release - v4.4.0 New release published by ReubenFrankel v4.4.0 (2026-09-29) ✨ New • #10360 Show when a plugin has an update from Meltano Cloud 🐛 Fixes • #10366 Avoid overwriting state with an empty payload • #10361 Reduce warning spam from plugins • #10111 Stop emitting null

plugin_exception

and

stream_name

keys for every single structured JSON log line • #10344 Log Meltano version at the INFO level • #10354 Show the Meltano Cloud hints at the end of the command output • #10352 Update an existing plugin from the Hub when

meltano add

names its variant • #10292 Allow Click 8.5 ⚙️ Under the Hood • #10368 Make

PluginNotFoundError

a

MeltanoError

• #10350 Reduce debug log spam when walking the extractor catalog tree • #10339 Fix more flaky Snowplow tests by ensuring a previously-active environment is deactivated when none is selected 📚 Documentation Improvements • #10367 Document our release process • #10365 Add 2026-09-28 Cloud changelog entry • #10357 Add 4 new connectors • #10347 Add entry for Meltano open release notes for Meltano CLI-4.3.0 • #10237 Refactor IP documentation meltano/meltano