diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index a62671c6..d06ef2d9 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ plugins {
 
 allprojects {
     group = "com.viaversion"
-    version = "4.4.1-SNAPSHOT"
+    version = "4.4.1"
     description = "Allow older clients to join newer server versions."
 }
 
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_18_2to1_19_1/Protocol1_18_2To1_19_1.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_18_2to1_19_1/Protocol1_18_2To1_19_1.java
index 4916722f..75259652 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_18_2to1_19_1/Protocol1_18_2To1_19_1.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_18_2to1_19_1/Protocol1_18_2To1_19_1.java
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_19to1_18_2.Protocol1_19To1_
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.rewriter.CommandRewriter;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.rewriter.StatisticsRewriter;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.rewriter.TagRewriter;
+import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
 
 import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -376,7 +377,7 @@ public final class Protocol1_18_2To1_19_1 extends BackwardsProtocol<ClientboundP
         return blockItemPackets;
     }
 
-    private JsonElement decorateChatMessage(final PacketWrapper wrapper, final int chatTypeId, final JsonElement senderName, final JsonElement targetName, final JsonElement message) {
+    private @Nullable JsonElement decorateChatMessage(final PacketWrapper wrapper, final int chatTypeId, final JsonElement senderName, @Nullable final JsonElement targetName, final JsonElement message) {
         translatableRewriter.processText(message);
 
         CompoundTag chatType = wrapper.user().get(DimensionRegistryStorage.class).chatType(chatTypeId);
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 81f051b2..8aea0e3b 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ metadata.format.version = "1.1"
 [versions]
 
 # ViaVersion
-viaver = "4.4.1-SNAPSHOT"
+viaver = "4.4.1"
 
 # Common provided
 netty = "4.0.20.Final"