diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9feed18..4ff8291 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ documentation = "https://docs.rs/num-integer"
 homepage = "https://github.com/rust-num/num-integer"
 keywords = ["mathematics", "numerics"]
 categories = ["algorithms", "science", "no-std"]
-license = "MIT/Apache-2.0"
+license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/rust-num/num-integer"
 name = "num-integer"
-version = "0.1.43"
+version = "0.1.44"
 readme = "README.md"
 build = "build.rs"
 exclude = ["/bors.toml", "/ci/*", "/.github/*"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 249d5f0..5f638cd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ Implementations for `i128` and `u128` are only available with Rust 1.26 and
 later.  The build script automatically detects this, but you can make it
 mandatory by enabling the `i128` crate feature.
 
-
 ## Releases
 
 Release notes are available in [RELEASES.md](RELEASES.md).
@@ -48,3 +47,18 @@ Release notes are available in [RELEASES.md](RELEASES.md).
 ## Compatibility
 
 The `num-integer` crate is tested for rustc 1.8 and greater.
+
+## License
+
+Licensed under either of
+
+ * [Apache License, Version 2.0](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
+ * [MIT license](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
+
+at your option.
+
+### Contribution
+
+Unless you explicitly state otherwise, any contribution intentionally submitted
+for inclusion in the work by you, as defined in the Apache-2.0 license, shall be
+dual licensed as above, without any additional terms or conditions.
diff --git a/RELEASES.md b/RELEASES.md
index 7273696..05be073 100644
--- a/RELEASES.md
+++ b/RELEASES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+# Release 0.1.44 (2020-10-29)
+
+- [The "i128" feature now bypasses compiler probing][35]. The build script
+  used to probe anyway and panic if requested support wasn't found, but
+  sometimes this ran into bad corner cases with `autocfg`.
+
+**Contributors**: @cuviper
+
+[35]: https://github.com/rust-num/num-integer/pull/35
+
 # Release 0.1.43 (2020-06-11)
 
 - [The new `Average` trait][31] computes fast integer averages, rounded up or
diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index e483c15..37c9857 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -3,11 +3,10 @@ extern crate autocfg;
 use std::env;
 
 fn main() {
-    let ac = autocfg::new();
-    if ac.probe_type("i128") {
-        println!("cargo:rustc-cfg=has_i128");
-    } else if env::var_os("CARGO_FEATURE_I128").is_some() {
-        panic!("i128 support was not detected!");
+    // If the "i128" feature is explicity requested, don't bother probing for it.
+    // It will still cause a build error if that was set improperly.
+    if env::var_os("CARGO_FEATURE_I128").is_some() || autocfg::new().probe_type("i128") {
+        autocfg::emit("has_i128");
     }
 
     autocfg::rerun_path("build.rs");