diff --git a/RELEASE b/RELEASE
index 49178c1e85..a6cc23e964 100644
--- a/RELEASE
+++ b/RELEASE
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-tag: v0.44.0
+tag: v0.44.2
 
 releaseNoteGenerator:
   showCommitter: false
diff --git a/docs/content/en/blog/releases/v0.44.1.md b/docs/content/en/blog/releases/v0.44.1.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4bf7617aa8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/content/en/blog/releases/v0.44.1.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+title: "Release v0.44.1"
+linkTitle: "Release v0.44.1"
+date: 2023-06-26
+description: >
+ Release v0.44.1
+---
+
+## Changes since v0.44.0
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Fix Terraform drift render logic that causes runtime error ([#4444](https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/pull/4444))
diff --git a/docs/content/en/blog/releases/v0.44.2.md b/docs/content/en/blog/releases/v0.44.2.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9b6d88434e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/content/en/blog/releases/v0.44.2.md
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+---
+title: "Release v0.44.2"
+linkTitle: "Release v0.44.2"
+date: 2023-07-12
+description: >
+ Release v0.44.2
+---
+
+## Changes since v0.44.1
+### New Features
+* Enable to install Helm and Kustomize if both versions are specified ([#4463](https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/pull/4463))
+* Support AWS LoadBalancer with multi listeners ([#4462](https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/pull/4462))
+
+### Notable Changes
+* Update logs message for ECS routing stage executor ([#4466](https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/pull/4466))
+* Output usage only when flag parsing fails [#4381](https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/pull/4381) ([#4464](https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/pull/4464))
+* Update quickstart to support arm hardware(ex: M1) ([#4457](https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/pull/4457))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+* Skip update AppState when no log updates ([#4482](https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/pull/4482))
+* Update deprecated apiVersion since GKE removed ([#4469](https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/pull/4469))
+* Fix ECS rollback stage does not remove canary created tasks ([#4465](https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/pull/4465))
+
+### Internal Changes
+* Update web deps ([#4451](https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/pull/4451))
diff --git a/docs/content/en/docs-dev/user-guide/managing-piped/configuration-reference.md b/docs/content/en/docs-dev/user-guide/managing-piped/configuration-reference.md
index 003776225c..16bf1a022d 100644
--- a/docs/content/en/docs-dev/user-guide/managing-piped/configuration-reference.md
+++ b/docs/content/en/docs-dev/user-guide/managing-piped/configuration-reference.md
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ Must be one of the following structs:
 | Field | Type | Description | Required |
 |-|-|-|-|
 | vars | []string | List of variables that will be set directly on terraform commands with `-var` flag. The variable must be formatted by `key=value`. | No |
+| driftDetectionEnabled | bool | Enable drift detection. This is a temporary option and will be possibly removed in the future release. Default is `true` | No |
 
 ### PlatformProviderCloudRunConfig
 
diff --git a/pkg/app/piped/controller/controller.go b/pkg/app/piped/controller/controller.go
index d99eab7fea..76e057de3c 100644
--- a/pkg/app/piped/controller/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/app/piped/controller/controller.go
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ func (c *controller) syncPlanners(ctx context.Context) error {
 		if pre, ok := pendingByApp[appID]; ok && !d.TriggerBefore(pre) {
 			continue
 		}
-		controllermetrics.UpdateDeploymentStatus(d.Id, d.Status, d.Kind, d.PlatformProvider)
+		controllermetrics.UpdateDeploymentStatus(d, d.Status)
 		pendingByApp[appID] = d
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/app/piped/controller/controllermetrics/metrics.go b/pkg/app/piped/controller/controllermetrics/metrics.go
index e4d4ef24df..d2f8c0e001 100644
--- a/pkg/app/piped/controller/controllermetrics/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/app/piped/controller/controllermetrics/metrics.go
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	deploymentIDKey     = "deployment"
+	applicationIDKey    = "application_id"
+	applicationNameKey  = "application_name"
 	applicationKindKey  = "application_kind"
 	platformProviderKey = "platform_provider"
 	deploymentStatusKey = "status"
@@ -32,16 +34,16 @@ var (
 			Name: "deployment_status",
 			Help: "The current status of deployment. 1 for current status, 0 for others.",
 		},
-		[]string{deploymentIDKey, applicationKindKey, platformProviderKey, deploymentStatusKey},
+		[]string{deploymentIDKey, applicationIDKey, applicationNameKey, applicationKindKey, platformProviderKey, deploymentStatusKey},
 	)
 )
 
-func UpdateDeploymentStatus(id string, status model.DeploymentStatus, applicationKind model.ApplicationKind, platformProvider string) {
+func UpdateDeploymentStatus(d *model.Deployment, status model.DeploymentStatus) {
 	for name, value := range model.DeploymentStatus_value {
 		if model.DeploymentStatus(value) == status {
-			deploymentStatus.WithLabelValues(id, applicationKind.String(), platformProvider, name).Set(1)
+			deploymentStatus.WithLabelValues(d.Id, d.ApplicationId, d.ApplicationName, d.Kind.String(), d.PlatformProvider, name).Set(1)
 		} else {
-			deploymentStatus.WithLabelValues(id, applicationKind.String(), platformProvider, name).Set(0)
+			deploymentStatus.WithLabelValues(d.Id, d.ApplicationId, d.ApplicationName, d.Kind.String(), d.PlatformProvider, name).Set(0)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/app/piped/controller/planner.go b/pkg/app/piped/controller/planner.go
index 94c5ac716d..0beef633c2 100644
--- a/pkg/app/piped/controller/planner.go
+++ b/pkg/app/piped/controller/planner.go
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ func (p *planner) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	defer func() {
-		controllermetrics.UpdateDeploymentStatus(p.deployment.Id, p.doneDeploymentStatus, p.deployment.Kind, p.deployment.PlatformProvider)
+		controllermetrics.UpdateDeploymentStatus(p.deployment, p.doneDeploymentStatus)
 	}()
 
 	planner, ok := p.plannerRegistry.Planner(p.deployment.Kind)
diff --git a/pkg/app/piped/controller/scheduler.go b/pkg/app/piped/controller/scheduler.go
index cb04e95d2d..91e0bf63a2 100644
--- a/pkg/app/piped/controller/scheduler.go
+++ b/pkg/app/piped/controller/scheduler.go
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ func (s *scheduler) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 	defer func() {
 		s.doneTimestamp = s.nowFunc()
 		s.doneDeploymentStatus = deploymentStatus
-		controllermetrics.UpdateDeploymentStatus(s.deployment.Id, deploymentStatus, s.deployment.Kind, s.deployment.PlatformProvider)
+		controllermetrics.UpdateDeploymentStatus(s.deployment, deploymentStatus)
 		s.done.Store(true)
 	}()
 
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ func (s *scheduler) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		controllermetrics.UpdateDeploymentStatus(s.deployment.Id, model.DeploymentStatus_DEPLOYMENT_RUNNING, s.deployment.Kind, s.deployment.PlatformProvider)
+		controllermetrics.UpdateDeploymentStatus(s.deployment, model.DeploymentStatus_DEPLOYMENT_RUNNING)
 	}
 
 	var (
diff --git a/pkg/app/piped/driftdetector/detector.go b/pkg/app/piped/driftdetector/detector.go
index eb86444605..e4e803a569 100644
--- a/pkg/app/piped/driftdetector/detector.go
+++ b/pkg/app/piped/driftdetector/detector.go
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ func NewDetector(
 			))
 
 		case model.PlatformProviderTerraform:
+			if !*cp.TerraformConfig.DriftDetectionEnabled {
+				continue
+			}
 			sg, ok := stateGetter.TerraformGetter(cp.Name)
 			if !ok {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf(format, cp.Name)
diff --git a/pkg/config/piped.go b/pkg/config/piped.go
index 5f1545b0e7..dc331e069d 100644
--- a/pkg/config/piped.go
+++ b/pkg/config/piped.go
@@ -642,6 +642,9 @@ type PlatformProviderTerraformConfig struct {
 	// 'image_id_list=["ami-abc123","ami-def456"]'
 	// 'image_id_map={"us-east-1":"ami-abc123","us-east-2":"ami-def456"}'
 	Vars []string `json:"vars,omitempty"`
+	// Enable drift detection. 
+	// TODO: This is a temporary option because Terraform drift detection is buggy and has performace issues. This will be possibly removed in the future release.
+	DriftDetectionEnabled *bool `json:"driftDetectionEnabled" default:"true"`
 }
 
 type PlatformProviderCloudRunConfig struct {
diff --git a/pkg/config/piped_test.go b/pkg/config/piped_test.go
index e8126c988b..bf43023188 100644
--- a/pkg/config/piped_test.go
+++ b/pkg/config/piped_test.go
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ func TestPipedConfig(t *testing.T) {
 								"project=gcp-project",
 								"region=us-centra1",
 							},
+							DriftDetectionEnabled: newBoolPointer(false),
 						},
 					},
 					{
diff --git a/pkg/config/testdata/piped/piped-config.yaml b/pkg/config/testdata/piped/piped-config.yaml
index 179cac3cff..518228d3dd 100644
--- a/pkg/config/testdata/piped/piped-config.yaml
+++ b/pkg/config/testdata/piped/piped-config.yaml
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ spec:
         vars:
           - "project=gcp-project"
           - "region=us-centra1"
+        driftDetectionEnabled: false
 
     - name: cloudrun
       type: CLOUDRUN