Bump version to v2.44.0 for next release cycle

[chainlink-release-pusher]

Version Bump for Next Release

This PR bumps the version on the base branch to match the release branch.

• Version: v2.44.0

This change was cherry-picked from the release branch after initializing release v2.44.0.

Changes

• Cherry-picked version bump commit from release branch
• Includes updated package.json and CHANGELOG

Note: This ensures that the develop branch is synchronized with the release version, avoiding merge conflicts when the release PR is merged.

[github-actions]

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• #updated For any functionality that is updated.
• #wip For any change that is not ready yet and external communication about it should be held off till it is feature complete.

[github-actions]

✅ No conflicts with other open PRs targeting develop

[trunk-io]

     

Failed Test	Failure Summary	Logs
TestIntegration_LogEventProvider	The test failed due to an unspecified error during log event processing, likely related to log enqueuing or handling.	Logs ↗︎

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