From cd5de7f2053e5b694724410a7792a62d50431264 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andreas Wrede <andreas@wrede.ca>
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:00:43 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] version 5.4.4

---
 CHANGELOG.md        | 7 +++++++
 README.md           | 2 +-
 hbd/__init__.py     | 2 +-
 pyproject.toml      | 2 +-
 scripts/hbc_mini.py | 2 +-
 5 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f9d5c46..0eac214 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project are documented here, organized by release.
 
+## [5.4.4]
+
+### Fixed
+- never park the last present family as absent
+
+---
+
 ## [5.4.3]
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 21b03b5..8bfd9b3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ A lightweight UDP-based host monitoring system. Monitored hosts run a client (`h
   └────────────────────┘              └────────────────────────────┘
 ```
 
-**Package:** `hbd` v5.4.3
+**Package:** `hbd` v5.4.4
 **Python:** 3.11+
 
 ### Subpackages
diff --git a/hbd/__init__.py b/hbd/__init__.py
index 22481b4..dd4e930 100644
--- a/hbd/__init__.py
+++ b/hbd/__init__.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ Install options:
 """
 
 __all__ = ["__version__"]
-__version__ = "5.4.3"
+__version__ = "5.4.4"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a141b1a..8b085e5 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "hbd"
-version = "5.4.3"
+version = "5.4.4"
 description = "Heartbeat monitoring system — client (hbc) and server (hbd)"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
diff --git a/scripts/hbc_mini.py b/scripts/hbc_mini.py
index f31f1c9..9fa78f1 100755
--- a/scripts/hbc_mini.py
+++ b/scripts/hbc_mini.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple
 
 # updated by scripts/bumpminor.sh
-__version__ = "5.4.3"
+__version__ = "5.4.4"
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Protocol  (mirrors hbd/common/proto.py)