diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 52fbcca..479d130 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"packages/docs-builder":"1.4.3"}
+{"packages/docs-builder":"1.4.4"}
diff --git a/packages/docs-builder/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/docs-builder/CHANGELOG.md
index 3938b73..7fbd859 100644
--- a/packages/docs-builder/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/docs-builder/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.4.4](https://github.com/climateinteractive/docs-builder/compare/docs-builder-v1.4.3...docs-builder-v1.4.4) (2026-07-01)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* correct block ID regex so that an error is thrown when invalid characters are included ([#121](https://github.com/climateinteractive/docs-builder/issues/121)) ([a70f72a](https://github.com/climateinteractive/docs-builder/commit/a70f72a303fdfb60e9bfc20b684eba534ab17d81)), closes [#120](https://github.com/climateinteractive/docs-builder/issues/120)
+
 ## [1.4.3](https://github.com/climateinteractive/docs-builder/compare/docs-builder-v1.4.2...docs-builder-v1.4.3) (2026-06-30)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/docs-builder/package.json b/packages/docs-builder/package.json
index 637cbc9..bbddb31 100644
--- a/packages/docs-builder/package.json
+++ b/packages/docs-builder/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@climateinteractive/docs-builder",
-  "version": "1.4.3",
+  "version": "1.4.4",
   "files": [
     "bin/**",
     "dist/**"