diff --git a/README b/README
index d362b24..953fbe6 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ What's new in ppp-2.4.4.
 * Lots of bugs fixed, particularly in the area of demand-dialled and
   persistent connections.
 
+* The rp-pppoe plugin now accepts any interface name (that isn't an
+  existing pppd option name) without putting "nic-" on the front of
+  it, not just eth*, nas*, tap* and br*.
+
 
 What was new in ppp-2.4.3.
 **************************
@@ -272,4 +276,4 @@ The primary site for releases of this software is:
 	ftp://ftp.samba.org/pub/ppp/
 
 
-($Id: README,v 1.36 2005/08/26 12:56:53 paulus Exp $)
+($Id: README,v 1.37 2006/05/29 23:51:29 paulus Exp $)
diff --git a/pppd/patchlevel.h b/pppd/patchlevel.h
index 1ee8230..c376446 100644
--- a/pppd/patchlevel.h
+++ b/pppd/patchlevel.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: patchlevel.h,v 1.64 2005/08/28 07:10:06 paulus Exp $ */
+/* $Id: patchlevel.h,v 1.65 2006/05/29 23:51:29 paulus Exp $ */
 
-#define VERSION		"2.4.4b1"
-#define DATE		"28 August 2005"
+#define VERSION		"2.4.4"
+#define DATE		"30 May 2006"