diff --git a/CHANGELOG-UNRELEASED.md b/CHANGELOG-UNRELEASED.md
index d338125e..2f730af6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG-UNRELEASED.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG-UNRELEASED.md
@@ -8,14 +8,11 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.htm
 
 ### Changed
 
-- bump to v0.0.44
-
 ### Deprecated
 
 ### Removed
 
 ### Fixed
 
-- fixed url to github nixpkgs resource for 19.09
-
 ### Security
+
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f9727134..b2c1c991 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,24 @@
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.0.44] - 2019-11-07
+
+### Added
+
+### Changed
+
+- bump to v0.0.44
+
+### Deprecated
+
+### Removed
+
+### Fixed
+
+- fixed url to github nixpkgs resource for 19.09
+
+### Security
+
 ## [0.0.43] - 2019-11-06
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/example.config.nix b/example.config.nix
index f42ccb7c..e4f9c168 100644
--- a/example.config.nix
+++ b/example.config.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
   # true = use a github repository as the holonix base (recommended)
   # false = use a local copy of holonix (useful for debugging)
-  use-github = true;
+  use-github = false;
 
   # configure the remote holonix github when use-github = true
   github = {
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ echo "All finished!!!"
   # the commit hash that the release process should target
   # this will always be behind what ends up being deployed
   # the release process needs to add some commits for changelog etc.
-  commit = "2ce8531c416cd4da464bd2aefb573d1c8cf20ce4";
+  commit = "4c1d84c85ebfc2cab9d1fc9f2dc6f6f7b213bb1f";
 
   # the semver for prev and current releases
   # the previous version will be scanned/bumped by release scripts