Release 1.0.44

• Merge pull request #12 from MOderkerk/development by @MOderkerk
• Update pullrequest-check.yml by @MOderkerk
• enable auto merge in pipeline by @MOderkerk
• Merge pull request #13 from MOderkerk/master by @MOderkerk
• Update pullrequest-check.yml by @MOderkerk
• Merge pull request #11 from MOderkerk/master by @MOderkerk