diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5ef69729..0b3158cd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 <!-- ## Unreleased -->
 
+## [0.44.6](https://github.com/carbon-design-system/carbon-components-svelte/releases/tag/v0.44.6) - 2021-10-11
+
+**Fixes**
+
+- fix `DataTable` sorting to tolerate `null`, `undefined` values
+
 ## [0.44.5](https://github.com/carbon-design-system/carbon-components-svelte/releases/tag/v0.44.5) - 2021-10-04
 
 **Fixes**
diff --git a/COMPONENT_INDEX.md b/COMPONENT_INDEX.md
index d646340f..068af834 100644
--- a/COMPONENT_INDEX.md
+++ b/COMPONENT_INDEX.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Component Index
 
-> 172 components exported from carbon-components-svelte@0.44.5.
+> 172 components exported from carbon-components-svelte@0.44.6.
 
 ## Components
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f65231b1..cbaeaefc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "carbon-components-svelte",
-  "version": "0.44.5",
+  "version": "0.44.6",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "description": "Svelte implementation of the Carbon Design System",
   "svelte": "./src/index.js",
diff --git a/preprocess/api.json b/preprocess/api.json
index b997622a..8a9ca54f 100644
--- a/preprocess/api.json
+++ b/preprocess/api.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.44.5",
+  "version": "0.44.6",
   "components": {
     "Accordion": {
       "path": "carbon-components-svelte/src/Accordion/Accordion.svelte"