diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b8830d9c..a192f97b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 4.4.9.1
+* Fixed a crash bug introduced in 4.4.6 when the player is hit and combat starts at the same time
+
 ## 4.4.9
 * Fixed the edge-scrolling speed when using the game speed tweak
 * Fixed incorrect unarmed damage being displayed in the inventory under specific conditions
@@ -53,7 +56,7 @@
 * Added a fix for the duplicate click sound when selecting a location in the Status section of the pipboy
 * Added a fix for extra hidden buttons below the location list in the Status section of the pipboy
 * Added a fix for map lighting from **Night Vision** perk not updating when loading a saved game
-* Added a fix for an animation glitch when death animations and combat start simultaneously
+* Added a fix for an animation glitch when death animations and combat start at the same time
 * Added a fix to prevent the game from hanging when reloading a weapon overloaded with ammo via the interface bar
 * Added a few fixes for issues related to weapons with negative ammo
 * Added a tweak to replace death animations on critters with single-frame variants on map load
@@ -320,14 +323,14 @@
 * Updated French translation (from HawK-EyE)
 
 ## 4.3.0.1
-* Fixed a crash bug introduced in 4.3 with the fix for animation registration
+* Fixed a crash bug introduced in 4.3 by the fix for animation registration
 * Fixed a bug in **AIDrugUsePerfFix** that could cause a hang in combat
 * Fixed the extra check for friendly fire not working if the `area_attack_mode` parameter in the AI packet is not set or set to `no_pref`
 * Added a fix for `chem_primary_desire` values in party member AI packets not being saved and reset correctly
 
 ## 4.3
 * Fixed the original engine issues with being unable to register animations in certain situations in the game
-* Fixed a crash bug introduced in 4.2.9 with the fix for the **'Leave'** event procedure in `AddRegionProc` function
+* Fixed a crash bug introduced in 4.2.9 by the fix for the **'Leave'** event procedure in `AddRegionProc` function
 * Fixed a bug in **ObjCanSeeObj_ShootThru_Fix** that could cause a hang in some cases
 * Fixed the check of the ammo cost for a shot in **CheckWeaponAmmoCost**
 * Fixed `set_critter_burst_disable` script function, which now applies only to weapons with the burst attack as the secondary mode
@@ -567,7 +570,7 @@
 * New hook script: `hs_targetobject`
 
 ## 4.2.1.1
-* Fixed a crash bug introduced in 4.2.1 with the fix for corpses blocking line of fire
+* Fixed a crash bug introduced in 4.2.1 by the fix for corpses blocking line of fire
 
 ## 4.2.1
 * Fixed a bug in `save_array` script function that could corrupt `sfallgv.sav` when saving a new array under the same key
diff --git a/artifacts/ddraw.ini b/artifacts/ddraw.ini
index 39d4b38d..d1772421 100644
--- a/artifacts/ddraw.ini
+++ b/artifacts/ddraw.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ;sfall configuration settings
-;v4.4.9
+;v4.4.9.1
 
 [Main]
 ;Set to 1 to enable the built-in High Resolution Patch mode that is similar to the hi-res patch by Mash
diff --git a/sfall/version.h b/sfall/version.h
index cea393fd..efdc79c1 100644
--- a/sfall/version.h
+++ b/sfall/version.h
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@
 #define VERSION_MAJOR 4
 #define VERSION_MINOR 4
 #define VERSION_BUILD 9
-#define VERSION_REV 0
+#define VERSION_REV 1
 
-#define VERSION_STRING "4.4.9"
+#define VERSION_STRING "4.4.9.1"