From ce3fa12df26c5ed1cbddabd42394ee341a0b8ff4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: NAITOH Jun <naitoh@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2025 17:57:29 +0900
Subject: [PATCH] Add 3.4.4 entry

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 # News
 
+## 3.4.4 - 2025-09-10 {#version-3-4-4}
+
+### Improvement
+
+  * Accept `REXML::Document.new("")` for backward compatibility
+    * GH-296
+    * GH-295
+    * Patch by NAITOH Jun
+    * Reported by Joe Rafaniello
+
+### Thanks
+
+  * NAITOH Jun
+
+  * Joe Rafaniello
+
 ## 3.4.3 - 2025-09-07 {#version-3-4-3}
 
 ### Improvement