diff --git a/package/CHANGELOG.md b/package/CHANGELOG.md
index bc2e6185e..cbd56dc6d 100644
--- a/package/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/package/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Change Log
 
+### [5.44.1](https://github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-react-native/compare/v5.44.0...v5.44.1) (2024-12-05)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* add factory fn to determine whether a msg is ai generated ([#2829](https://github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-react-native/issues/2829)) ([79542d8](https://github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-react-native/commit/79542d82e363b7fb5d8596d90e47da2ed391ff8e))
+
 ## [5.44.0](https://github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-react-native/compare/v5.43.2...v5.44.0) (2024-12-04)
 
 
diff --git a/package/expo-package/package.json b/package/expo-package/package.json
index 3f3cbe0d2..7561af23a 100644
--- a/package/expo-package/package.json
+++ b/package/expo-package/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "stream-chat-expo",
   "description": "The official Expo SDK for Stream Chat, a service for building chat applications",
-  "version": "5.44.0",
+  "version": "5.44.1",
   "author": {
     "company": "Stream.io Inc",
     "name": "Stream.io Inc"
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   "main": "src/index.js",
   "types": "types/index.d.ts",
   "dependencies": {
-    "stream-chat-react-native-core": "5.44.0"
+    "stream-chat-react-native-core": "5.44.1"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@react-native-community/netinfo": ">=6.0.0",
diff --git a/package/expo-package/yarn.lock b/package/expo-package/yarn.lock
index 52aaa4480..da4b43d17 100644
--- a/package/expo-package/yarn.lock
+++ b/package/expo-package/yarn.lock
@@ -2929,10 +2929,10 @@ stream-buffers@2.2.x:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/stream-buffers/-/stream-buffers-2.2.0.tgz#91d5f5130d1cef96dcfa7f726945188741d09ee4"
   integrity sha512-uyQK/mx5QjHun80FLJTfaWE7JtwfRMKBLkMne6udYOmvH0CawotVa7TfgYHzAnpphn4+TweIx1QKMnRIbipmUg==
 
-stream-chat-react-native-core@5.43.2:
-  version "5.43.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/stream-chat-react-native-core/-/stream-chat-react-native-core-5.43.2.tgz#b16add60d231509f864d7301ae281c4b4681ff7a"
-  integrity sha512-pdSaqw1aPHtxH0md7nnw/TLWPIqsb5TKFzGoWYd/cKRAw4pVDvxolSlha8vYSCwz7MmlarfsJPB0TlS9WcGsDQ==
+stream-chat-react-native-core@5.44.0:
+  version "5.44.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/stream-chat-react-native-core/-/stream-chat-react-native-core-5.44.0.tgz#2d3f8b8ca8a15b6f15fa03bea099e706e4c88e79"
+  integrity sha512-gN7/aaDvESPc2s7d6xyCTu4vpiok1HCwcNiHxvNC2NlvL0O5xd/7240L+eoSPhECXTPZvCgVJVEra9CWMM4pXw==
   dependencies:
     "@gorhom/bottom-sheet" "^4.6.4"
     dayjs "1.10.5"
@@ -2945,12 +2945,12 @@ stream-chat-react-native-core@5.43.2:
     path "0.12.7"
     react-native-markdown-package "1.8.2"
     react-native-url-polyfill "^1.3.0"
-    stream-chat "8.45.1"
+    stream-chat "8.46.0"
 
-stream-chat@8.45.1:
-  version "8.45.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/stream-chat/-/stream-chat-8.45.1.tgz#001f452520602ebffe45f1634b5f5dd1ff036ec5"
-  integrity sha512-7OMpL2RHUd+PXSWzhTUAIjjXlI9Oqc4HhUBRfc5i6dK+Ug9S5ertb7RvyzGL5N4ITpq/6ZUAwXtTqRaN9+UUkw==
+stream-chat@8.46.0:
+  version "8.46.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/stream-chat/-/stream-chat-8.46.0.tgz#416b325e05b144d0937a3527d1e622463113d605"
+  integrity sha512-HQVCRVldrfQFAvsBOHiHR0TKYf+wpsg/cAzRojeZY+buy1vG6eoqk09h6Fl4k2eG3zFLoA0G9W6o7o45jyFE1g==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.16.3"
     "@types/jsonwebtoken" "~9.0.0"
diff --git a/package/native-package/package.json b/package/native-package/package.json
index 0f14c7409..911de19aa 100644
--- a/package/native-package/package.json
+++ b/package/native-package/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "stream-chat-react-native",
   "description": "The official React Native SDK for Stream Chat, a service for building chat applications",
-  "version": "5.44.0",
+  "version": "5.44.1",
   "author": {
     "company": "Stream.io Inc",
     "name": "Stream.io Inc"
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   "types": "types/index.d.ts",
   "dependencies": {
     "es6-symbol": "^3.1.3",
-    "stream-chat-react-native-core": "5.44.0"
+    "stream-chat-react-native-core": "5.44.1"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@react-native-camera-roll/camera-roll": ">=5.0.0",
diff --git a/package/native-package/yarn.lock b/package/native-package/yarn.lock
index 32fdd89ef..632eb4e15 100644
--- a/package/native-package/yarn.lock
+++ b/package/native-package/yarn.lock
@@ -4244,10 +4244,10 @@ statuses@~1.5.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/statuses/-/statuses-1.5.0.tgz#161c7dac177659fd9811f43771fa99381478628c"
   integrity sha512-OpZ3zP+jT1PI7I8nemJX4AKmAX070ZkYPVWV/AaKTJl+tXCTGyVdC1a4SL8RUQYEwk/f34ZX8UTykN68FwrqAA==
 
-stream-chat-react-native-core@5.43.2:
-  version "5.43.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/stream-chat-react-native-core/-/stream-chat-react-native-core-5.43.2.tgz#b16add60d231509f864d7301ae281c4b4681ff7a"
-  integrity sha512-pdSaqw1aPHtxH0md7nnw/TLWPIqsb5TKFzGoWYd/cKRAw4pVDvxolSlha8vYSCwz7MmlarfsJPB0TlS9WcGsDQ==
+stream-chat-react-native-core@5.44.0:
+  version "5.44.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/stream-chat-react-native-core/-/stream-chat-react-native-core-5.44.0.tgz#2d3f8b8ca8a15b6f15fa03bea099e706e4c88e79"
+  integrity sha512-gN7/aaDvESPc2s7d6xyCTu4vpiok1HCwcNiHxvNC2NlvL0O5xd/7240L+eoSPhECXTPZvCgVJVEra9CWMM4pXw==
   dependencies:
     "@gorhom/bottom-sheet" "^4.6.4"
     dayjs "1.10.5"
@@ -4260,12 +4260,12 @@ stream-chat-react-native-core@5.43.2:
     path "0.12.7"
     react-native-markdown-package "1.8.2"
     react-native-url-polyfill "^1.3.0"
-    stream-chat "8.45.1"
+    stream-chat "8.46.0"
 
-stream-chat@8.45.1:
-  version "8.45.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/stream-chat/-/stream-chat-8.45.1.tgz#001f452520602ebffe45f1634b5f5dd1ff036ec5"
-  integrity sha512-7OMpL2RHUd+PXSWzhTUAIjjXlI9Oqc4HhUBRfc5i6dK+Ug9S5ertb7RvyzGL5N4ITpq/6ZUAwXtTqRaN9+UUkw==
+stream-chat@8.46.0:
+  version "8.46.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/stream-chat/-/stream-chat-8.46.0.tgz#416b325e05b144d0937a3527d1e622463113d605"
+  integrity sha512-HQVCRVldrfQFAvsBOHiHR0TKYf+wpsg/cAzRojeZY+buy1vG6eoqk09h6Fl4k2eG3zFLoA0G9W6o7o45jyFE1g==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.16.3"
     "@types/jsonwebtoken" "~9.0.0"
diff --git a/package/package.json b/package/package.json
index 159f12c49..264a9f94e 100644
--- a/package/package.json
+++ b/package/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "stream-chat-react-native-core",
   "description": "The official React Native and Expo components for Stream Chat, a service for building chat applications",
-  "version": "5.44.0",
+  "version": "5.44.1",
   "author": {
     "company": "Stream.io Inc",
     "name": "Stream.io Inc"
diff --git a/package/src/version.json b/package/src/version.json
index 09abf8fab..f2b2dfe63 100644
--- a/package/src/version.json
+++ b/package/src/version.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  "version": "5.44.0"
+  "version": "5.44.1"
 }