diff --git a/packages/core/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/core/CHANGELOG.md
index ac92bd1..3aed127 100644
--- a/packages/core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+## 0.4.4 (2025-01-29)
+
+### 🩹 Fixes
+
+- **core:** update exports in index.ts to include utils ([e0496d6](https://github.com/rhinobase/hono-openapi/commit/e0496d6))
+- **core:** enhance HTTPException handling and update validateResponse type ([02562ed](https://github.com/rhinobase/hono-openapi/commit/02562ed))
+- **core:** add jsdocs for uniqueSymbol and generateValidatorDocs ([7451f38](https://github.com/rhinobase/hono-openapi/commit/7451f38))
+
 ## 0.4.3 (2025-01-20)
 
 This was a version bump only for core to align it with other projects, there were no code changes.
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 76c4344..c221cc8 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "hono-openapi",
   "description": "OpenAPI schema generator for Hono",
-  "version": "0.4.3",
+  "version": "0.4.4",
   "types": "./index.d.ts",
   "main": "./index.js",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 9b63939..57c8a3b 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -197,64 +197,6 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^7.0.15
         version: 7.0.15
 
-  packages/core/dist:
-    dependencies:
-      '@hono/arktype-validator':
-        specifier: ^2.0.0
-        version: 2.0.0(arktype@2.0.0-rc.33)(hono@4.6.14)
-      '@hono/effect-validator':
-        specifier: ^1.2.0
-        version: 1.2.0(effect@3.12.0)(hono@4.6.14)
-      '@hono/typebox-validator':
-        specifier: ^0.2.0 || ^0.3.0
-        version: 0.2.6(@sinclair/typebox@0.34.13)(hono@4.6.14)
-      '@hono/valibot-validator':
-        specifier: ^0.5.1
-        version: 0.5.1(hono@4.6.14)(valibot@1.0.0-beta.9)
-      '@hono/zod-validator':
-        specifier: ^0.4.1
-        version: 0.4.2(hono@4.6.14)(zod@3.24.1)
-      '@sinclair/typebox':
-        specifier: ^0.34.9
-        version: 0.34.13
-      '@valibot/to-json-schema':
-        specifier: ^1.0.0-beta.3
-        version: 1.0.0-beta.3(valibot@1.0.0-beta.9)
-      arktype:
-        specifier: ^2.0.0-rc.25
-        version: 2.0.0-rc.33
-      effect:
-        specifier: ^3.11.3
-        version: 3.12.0
-      hono:
-        specifier: ^4.6.13
-        version: 4.6.14
-      json-schema-walker:
-        specifier: ^2.0.0
-        version: 2.0.0
-      openapi-types:
-        specifier: ^12.1.3
-        version: 12.1.3
-      valibot:
-        specifier: ^1.0.0-beta.9
-        version: 1.0.0-beta.9
-      zod:
-        specifier: ^3.23.8
-        version: 3.24.1
-      zod-openapi:
-        specifier: ^4.0.0
-        version: 4.2.2(zod@3.24.1)
-    devDependencies:
-      '@apidevtools/json-schema-ref-parser':
-        specifier: ^11.7.3
-        version: 11.7.3
-      '@rollup/plugin-terser':
-        specifier: ^0.4.4
-        version: 0.4.4
-      '@types/json-schema':
-        specifier: ^7.0.15
-        version: 7.0.15
-
 packages:
 
   /@ampproject/remapping@2.3.0:
@@ -2276,7 +2218,7 @@ packages:
       valibot: ^1.0.0 || ^1.0.0-beta.4 || ^1.0.0-rc
     dependencies:
       hono: 4.6.14
-      valibot: 1.0.0-beta.9
+      valibot: 1.0.0-beta.9(typescript@5.7.3)
     dev: false
 
   /@hono/zod-validator@0.4.2(hono@4.6.14)(zod@3.24.1):
@@ -3002,20 +2944,6 @@ packages:
       rollup: 4.29.1
     dev: true
 
-  /@rollup/plugin-terser@0.4.4:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-XHeJC5Bgvs8LfukDwWZp7yeqin6ns8RTl2B9avbejt6tZqsqvVoWI7ZTQrcNsfKEDWBTnTxM8nMDkO2IFFbd0A==}
-    engines: {node: '>=14.0.0'}
-    peerDependencies:
-      rollup: ^2.0.0||^3.0.0||^4.0.0
-    peerDependenciesMeta:
-      rollup:
-        optional: true
-    dependencies:
-      serialize-javascript: 6.0.2
-      smob: 1.5.0
-      terser: 5.37.0
-    dev: true
-
   /@rollup/plugin-terser@0.4.4(rollup@4.29.1):
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-XHeJC5Bgvs8LfukDwWZp7yeqin6ns8RTl2B9avbejt6tZqsqvVoWI7ZTQrcNsfKEDWBTnTxM8nMDkO2IFFbd0A==}
     engines: {node: '>=14.0.0'}
@@ -3586,7 +3514,7 @@ packages:
     peerDependencies:
       valibot: ^1.0.0 || ^1.0.0-beta.5 || ^1.0.0-rc
     dependencies:
-      valibot: 1.0.0-beta.9
+      valibot: 1.0.0-beta.9(typescript@5.7.3)
     dev: false
 
   /@verdaccio/auth@8.0.0-next-8.1:
@@ -9054,15 +8982,6 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-wa7YjyUGfNZngI/vtK0UHAN+lgDCxBPCylVXGp0zu59Fz5aiGtNXaq3DhIov063MorB+VfufLh3JlF2KdTK3xg==}
     dev: true
 
-  /valibot@1.0.0-beta.9:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-yEX8gMAZ2R1yI2uwOO4NCtVnJQx36zn3vD0omzzj9FhcoblvPukENIiRZXKZwCnqSeV80bMm8wNiGhQ0S8fiww==}
-    peerDependencies:
-      typescript: '>=5'
-    peerDependenciesMeta:
-      typescript:
-        optional: true
-    dev: false
-
   /valibot@1.0.0-beta.9(typescript@5.7.3):
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-yEX8gMAZ2R1yI2uwOO4NCtVnJQx36zn3vD0omzzj9FhcoblvPukENIiRZXKZwCnqSeV80bMm8wNiGhQ0S8fiww==}
     peerDependencies: