Prepare release v1.24.4 (#302)

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CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.24.4] - 2026-04-30
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - Restore global DevTools new-version notifications by using a supported Symfony Process success check during release lookups (#300)
@@ -393,7 +395,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Normalize workflow PHP extension setup and Git submodule path handling for synced repositories.
 
 
-[unreleased]: https://github.com/php-fast-forward/dev-tools/compare/v1.24.3...HEAD
+[unreleased]: https://github.com/php-fast-forward/dev-tools/compare/v1.24.4...HEAD
+[1.24.4]: https://github.com/php-fast-forward/dev-tools/compare/v1.24.3...v1.24.4
 [1.24.3]: https://github.com/php-fast-forward/dev-tools/compare/v1.24.2...v1.24.3
 [1.24.2]: https://github.com/php-fast-forward/dev-tools/compare/v1.24.1...v1.24.2
 [1.24.1]: https://github.com/php-fast-forward/dev-tools/compare/v1.24.0...v1.24.1