diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b1b15e6..55289e5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 Hieracles Changelog
 =======================
 
+### 0.4.4 - 2023-01-06
+- fix lib/hieracles/node.rb params function to load YAML properly
+  when moving to ruby3.2.0 / psych4 and the alias parsing behaviour
+  change.
+- fix deprecated exists? method for File:Class in favor to exist?
+  (exists? is deprecated)
+
 ### 0.4.3 - 2020-03-31
 - fix formatting for console colors
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 58c8e68..a1cfc4b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -237,6 +237,14 @@ shar `find rubygem-hieracles` > rubygem-hieracles.shar
 - on https://bugs.freebsd.org submit the new version
 
 
+GEM packaging
+-------------
+
+- edit the CHANGELOG.md file (bump version/add the necessary comments)
+- `gem build hieracles.gemspec`
+- `gem install [--user-install] ./hieracles-X.Y.Z.gem`
+
+
 Todo
 --------------
 - add json format (done)
diff --git a/hieracles-0.4.4.gem b/hieracles-0.4.4.gem
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc1fae5
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diff --git a/lib/hieracles/config.rb b/lib/hieracles/config.rb
index d80a23c..cd90453 100644
--- a/lib/hieracles/config.rb
+++ b/lib/hieracles/config.rb
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ def load_facts(file, format)
     end
 
     def resolve_path(path)
-      if File.exists?(File.expand_path(path))
+      if File.exist?(File.expand_path(path))
         File.expand_path(path)
-      elsif File.exists?(File.expand_path(File.join(@basepath, path)))
+      elsif File.exist?(File.expand_path(File.join(@basepath, path)))
         File.expand_path(File.join(@basepath, path))
       else
         raise IOError, "File #{path} not found."
diff --git a/lib/hieracles/node.rb b/lib/hieracles/node.rb
index 80ee010..2a2a796 100644
--- a/lib/hieracles/node.rb
+++ b/lib/hieracles/node.rb
@@ -52,7 +52,14 @@ def paths(without_common = true)
     def params(without_common = true)
       params = {}
       files(without_common).each do |f|
-        data = YAML.load_file(File.join(@config.basepath, f))
+
+        # Patch to work on ruby3.2.0
+        begin
+          data = YAML.load_file(File.join(@config.basepath, f), aliases: true)
+        rescue ArgumentError
+          data = YAML.load_file(File.join(@config.basepath, f))
+        end
+
         if data
           s = to_shallow_hash(data)
           s.each do |k,v|