diff --git a/MerlinAU.sh b/MerlinAU.sh
index 91deb19f..a3d27e51 100644
--- a/MerlinAU.sh
+++ b/MerlinAU.sh
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@
 #
 # Original Creation Date: 2023-Oct-01 by @ExtremeFiretop.
 # Official Co-Author: @Martinski W. - Date: 2023-Nov-01
-# Last Modified: 2025-Apr-14
+# Last Modified: 2025-May-05
 ###################################################################
 set -u
 
 ## Set version for each Production Release ##
-readonly SCRIPT_VERSION=1.4.3
+readonly SCRIPT_VERSION=1.4.4
 readonly SCRIPT_NAME="MerlinAU"
 ## Set to "master" for Production Releases ##
-SCRIPT_BRANCH="master"
+SCRIPT_BRANCH="dev"
 
 ##----------------------------------------##
 ## Modified by Martinski W. [2024-Jul-03] ##
@@ -309,14 +309,15 @@ _UserLogMsg_()
 }
 
 ##----------------------------------------##
-## Modified by Martinski W. [2025-Feb-15] ##
+## Modified by Martinski W. [2025-May-05] ##
 ##----------------------------------------##
 Say()
 {
    local logMsg
    "$isInteractive" && printf "${1}\n"
    # Remove all "color escape sequences" from the system log file entries #
-   logMsg="$(echo "$1" | sed 's/\\\e\[[0-1]m//g ; s/\\\e\[[0-1];[3-4][0-9]m//g')"
+   logMsg="$(echo "$1" | \
+   sed 's/\\e\[[0-1]m//g; s/\\e\[[3-4][0-9]m//g; s/\\e\[[0-1];[3-4][0-9]m//g; s/\\e\[30;10[1-9]m//g; s/\\n/ /g')"
    _UserLogMsg_ "$logMsg"
    printf "$logMsg" | logger -t "[${SCRIPT_NAME}] $$"
 }
@@ -2829,9 +2830,9 @@ _DownloadScriptFiles_()
    return "$retCode"
 }
 
-##------------------------------------------##
-## Modified by ExtremeFiretop [2025-Apr-14] ##
-##------------------------------------------##
+##----------------------------------------##
+## Modified by Martinski W. [2025-May-05] ##
+##----------------------------------------##
 _SCRIPT_UPDATE_()
 {
    local extraParam=""
@@ -2868,7 +2869,6 @@ _SCRIPT_UPDATE_()
            fi
            return 1
        fi
-       return 0
    fi
 
    ! _CheckForNewScriptUpdates_ && return 1
@@ -4758,9 +4758,9 @@ _GetLatestFWUpdateVersionFromWebsite_()
     return 0
 }
 
-##----------------------------------------##
-## Modified by Martinski W. [2024-Mar-27] ##
-##----------------------------------------##
+##------------------------------------------##
+## Modified by ExtremeFiretop [2024-May-05] ##
+##------------------------------------------##
 _GetLatestFWUpdateVersionFromGitHub_()
 {
     local routerVersion
@@ -4777,7 +4777,7 @@ _GetLatestFWUpdateVersionFromGitHub_()
 
     if ! "$offlineUpdateTrigger"
     then
-        routerVersion="$(_GetLatestFWUpdateVersionFromRouter_ 1)"
+        routerVersion="$(_GetLatestFWUpdateVersionFromRouter_)"
     else
         routerVersion="$(Get_Custom_Setting "FW_New_Update_Notification_Vers")"
     fi
@@ -4809,7 +4809,7 @@ _GetLatestFWUpdateVersionFromGitHub_()
             # Extract the version portion from the URL #
             urlVersion="$(echo "$theURL" \
                 | grep -oE "${PRODUCT_ID}_[^ ]*\.(w|pkgtb)" \
-                | sed "s/${PRODUCT_ID}_//;s/.w$//;s/.pkgtb$//;s/.ubi$//;s/_/./g" | head -n1)"
+                | sed "s/${PRODUCT_ID}_//;s/.w$//;s/.pkgtb$//;s/.ubi$//;s/_/./g;s/-gnuton[0-9][0-9]*\$//" | head -n1)"
 
             if [ "$urlVersion" = "$routerVersion" ]
             then
@@ -4821,9 +4821,9 @@ _GetLatestFWUpdateVersionFromGitHub_()
     fi
 }
 
-##----------------------------------------##
-## Modified by Martinski W. [2024-Mar-27] ##
-##----------------------------------------##
+##------------------------------------------##
+## Modified by ExtremeFiretop [2024-May-05] ##
+##------------------------------------------##
 GetLatestFirmwareMD5URL()
 {
     local routerVersion
@@ -4840,7 +4840,7 @@ GetLatestFirmwareMD5URL()
 
     if ! "$offlineUpdateTrigger"
     then
-        routerVersion="$(_GetLatestFWUpdateVersionFromRouter_ 1)"
+        routerVersion="$(_GetLatestFWUpdateVersionFromRouter_)"
     else
         routerVersion="$(Get_Custom_Setting "FW_New_Update_Notification_Vers")"
     fi
@@ -4872,7 +4872,7 @@ GetLatestFirmwareMD5URL()
             # Extract the version portion from the URL #
             md5Version="$(echo "$theURL" \
                 | grep -oE "${PRODUCT_ID}_[^ ]*\.(md5)" \
-                | sed "s/${PRODUCT_ID}_//;s/.md5$//;s/.w$//;s/.pkgtb$//;s/.ubi$//;s/_/./g" | head -n1)"
+                | sed "s/${PRODUCT_ID}_//;s/.md5$//;s/.w$//;s/.pkgtb$//;s/.ubi$//;s/_/./g;s/-gnuton[0-9][0-9]*\$//" | head -n1)"
 
             if [ "$md5Version" = "$routerVersion" ]
             then
@@ -7310,7 +7310,7 @@ _ChangelogVerificationCheck_()
     local current_version  formatted_current_version
     local release_version  formatted_release_version
     local checkChangeLogSetting="$(Get_Custom_Setting "CheckChangeLog")"
-    local changeLogFName  changeLogFPath
+    local changeLogFName  changeLogFPath  changeLogTag
 
     if [ "$checkChangeLogSetting" = "ENABLED" ]
     then
@@ -7507,7 +7507,7 @@ _ManageChangelogMerlin_()
 }
 
 ##------------------------------------------##
-## Modified by ExtremeFiretop [2025-Apr-11] ##
+## Modified by ExtremeFiretop [2025-May-05] ##
 ##------------------------------------------##
 _ManageChangelogGnuton_()
 {
@@ -7515,7 +7515,7 @@ _ManageChangelogGnuton_()
     then echo "**ERROR** **NO_PARAMS**" ; return 1 ; fi
 
     local mode="$1"  # Mode should be 'download' or 'view' #
-    local wgetLogFile  changeLogFile  changeLogTag
+    local wgetLogFile  FW_Changelog_GITHUB
 
     # Create directory to download changelog if missing
     if ! _CreateDirectory_ "$FW_BIN_DIR" ; then return 1 ; fi
@@ -7569,7 +7569,7 @@ _ManageChangelogGnuton_()
             less "$FW_Changelog_GITHUB"
         fi
     fi
-    cp -fp "$changeLogFile" "$CHANGELOG_PATH"
+    cp -fp "$FW_Changelog_GITHUB" "$CHANGELOG_PATH"
     rm -f "$FW_Changelog_GITHUB" "$wgetLogFile"
     ln -sf "$CHANGELOG_PATH" "${SCRIPT_WEB_DIR}/changelog.htm" 2>/dev/null
     return 0
@@ -8546,9 +8546,9 @@ _RunOfflineUpdateNow_()
     fi
 }
 
-##----------------------------------------##
-## Modified by Martinski W. [2025-Mar-07] ##
-##----------------------------------------##
+##------------------------------------------##
+## Modified by ExtremeFiretop [2025-May-05] ##
+##------------------------------------------##
 _RunFirmwareUpdateNow_()
 {
     # Double-check the directory exists before using it #
@@ -8709,7 +8709,8 @@ Please manually update to version ${GRNct}${MinSupportedFirmwareVers}${NOct} or
         if [ "$NewUpdate_VersionVerify" != "$release_version" ]
         then
             Say "WARNING: The release version found by MerlinAU [$release_version] does not match the F/W update version from the router [$NewUpdate_VersionVerify]."
-            "$inMenuMode" && _WaitForEnterKey_ "$mainMenuReturnPromptStr" || return 1
+            "$inMenuMode" && _WaitForEnterKey_ "$mainMenuReturnPromptStr"
+            return 1
         fi
     fi
 
@@ -9048,7 +9049,7 @@ Please manually update to version ${GRNct}${MinSupportedFirmwareVers}${NOct} or
 
         _SendEMailNotification_ POST_REBOOT_FW_UPDATE_SETUP
         echo
-        Say "Flashing ${GRNct}${firmware_file}${NOct}... ${REDct}Please wait for reboot in about 4 minutes or less.${NOct}"
+        Say "Flashing ${GRNct}${firmware_file}${NOct}...\n${REDct}Please wait for reboot in about 4 minutes or less.${NOct}"
         echo
 
         # *WARNING*: NO MORE logging at this point & beyond #
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e3b94e30..9dc47b4b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # MerlinAU - AsusWRT-Merlin Firmware Auto Updater
-## v1.4.3
-## 2025-Apr-26
+## v1.4.4
+## 2025-May-08
 
 ## WebUI:
 ![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a2197262-ca35-451a-8645-311896e1495e)
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 428b770e..1c99cf0e 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.4.3
+1.4.4