diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f1a36784..046ef96f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 
 - "You know what they say ‘Fool me once, strike one, but fool me twice… strike three.’" — Michael Scott
 
+## 4.4.0
+
+- feat(core): Explicitly allow `undefined` as value for `authToken` option ([#805](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript-bundler-plugins/pull/805))
+- fix(core): Strip query strings from asset paths ([#806](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript-bundler-plugins/pull/806))
+
+Work in this release was contributed by @aiktb. Thank you for your contribution!
+
 ## 4.3.0
 
 - feat(core): Extend deploy option to allow opting out of automatic deploy creation ([#801](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript-bundler-plugins/pull/801))
diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index 35f0ba2d..f15e9c7d 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "$schema": "node_modules/lerna/schemas/lerna-schema.json",
-  "version": "4.3.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0",
   "npmClient": "yarn",
   "useWorkspaces": true
 }
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-component-annotate/package.json b/packages/babel-plugin-component-annotate/package.json
index c4eca79d..6ce74594 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-component-annotate/package.json
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-component-annotate/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry/babel-plugin-component-annotate",
-  "version": "4.3.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0",
   "description": "A Babel plugin that annotates frontend components with additional data to enrich the experience in Sentry",
   "repository": "git://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript-bundler-plugins.git",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript-bundler-plugins/tree/main/packages/babel-plugin-component-annotate",
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@
     "@babel/preset-typescript": "7.17.12",
     "@rollup/plugin-babel": "5.3.1",
     "@rollup/plugin-node-resolve": "13.3.0",
-    "@sentry-internal/eslint-config": "4.3.0",
-    "@sentry-internal/sentry-bundler-plugin-tsconfig": "4.3.0",
+    "@sentry-internal/eslint-config": "4.4.0",
+    "@sentry-internal/sentry-bundler-plugin-tsconfig": "4.4.0",
     "@swc/core": "^1.2.205",
     "@swc/jest": "^0.2.21",
     "@types/jest": "^28.1.3",
diff --git a/packages/bundler-plugin-core/package.json b/packages/bundler-plugin-core/package.json
index 8deab5bb..9d0ead6e 100644
--- a/packages/bundler-plugin-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/bundler-plugin-core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry/bundler-plugin-core",
-  "version": "4.3.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0",
   "description": "Sentry Bundler Plugin Core",
   "repository": "git://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript-bundler-plugins.git",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript-bundler-plugins/tree/main/packages/bundler-plugin-core",
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "^7.18.5",
-    "@sentry/babel-plugin-component-annotate": "4.3.0",
+    "@sentry/babel-plugin-component-annotate": "4.4.0",
     "@sentry/cli": "^2.51.0",
     "dotenv": "^16.3.1",
     "find-up": "^5.0.0",
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@
     "@rollup/plugin-json": "4.1.0",
     "@rollup/plugin-node-resolve": "13.3.0",
     "@rollup/plugin-replace": "^4.0.0",
-    "@sentry-internal/eslint-config": "4.3.0",
-    "@sentry-internal/sentry-bundler-plugin-tsconfig": "4.3.0",
+    "@sentry-internal/eslint-config": "4.4.0",
+    "@sentry-internal/sentry-bundler-plugin-tsconfig": "4.4.0",
     "@sentry/core": "8.30.0",
     "@sentry/types": "8.30.0",
     "@sentry/utils": "8.30.0",
diff --git a/packages/bundler-plugin-core/src/debug-id-upload.ts b/packages/bundler-plugin-core/src/debug-id-upload.ts
index 2bca52c2..4de1aaa6 100644
--- a/packages/bundler-plugin-core/src/debug-id-upload.ts
+++ b/packages/bundler-plugin-core/src/debug-id-upload.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { promisify } from "util";
 import { SentryBuildPluginManager } from "./build-plugin-manager";
 import { Logger } from "./logger";
 import { ResolveSourceMapHook, RewriteSourcesHook } from "./types";
+import { stripQueryAndHashFromPath } from "./utils";
 
 interface DebugIdUploadPluginOptions {
   sentryBuildPluginManager: SentryBuildPluginManager;
@@ -15,7 +16,10 @@ export function createDebugIdUploadFunction({
   sentryBuildPluginManager,
 }: DebugIdUploadPluginOptions) {
   return async (buildArtifactPaths: string[]) => {
-    await sentryBuildPluginManager.uploadSourcemaps(buildArtifactPaths);
+    // Webpack and perhaps other bundlers allow you to append query strings to
+    // filenames for cache busting purposes. We should strip these before upload.
+    const cleanedPaths = buildArtifactPaths.map(stripQueryAndHashFromPath);
+    await sentryBuildPluginManager.uploadSourcemaps(cleanedPaths);
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/bundler-plugin-core/src/types.ts b/packages/bundler-plugin-core/src/types.ts
index accceee5..064cd89b 100644
--- a/packages/bundler-plugin-core/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/bundler-plugin-core/src/types.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export interface Options {
    *
    * @see https://docs.sentry.io/product/accounts/auth-tokens/#organization-auth-tokens
    */
-  authToken?: string;
+  authToken?: string | undefined;
 
   /**
    * The base URL of your Sentry instance. Use this if you are using a self-hosted
diff --git a/packages/dev-utils/package.json b/packages/dev-utils/package.json
index a5cde6db..d66a9fe3 100644
--- a/packages/dev-utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/dev-utils/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry-internal/dev-utils",
-  "version": "4.3.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0",
   "license": "MIT",
   "private": true,
   "files": [
diff --git a/packages/e2e-tests/package.json b/packages/e2e-tests/package.json
index 370b75b0..046952cd 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-tests/package.json
+++ b/packages/e2e-tests/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry-internal/bundler-plugin-e2e-tests",
-  "version": "4.3.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0",
   "license": "MIT",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
@@ -15,15 +15,15 @@
     "lint": "eslint ."
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@sentry/esbuild-plugin": "4.3.0",
-    "@sentry/rollup-plugin": "4.3.0",
-    "@sentry/vite-plugin": "4.3.0",
-    "@sentry/webpack-plugin": "4.3.0",
+    "@sentry/esbuild-plugin": "4.4.0",
+    "@sentry/rollup-plugin": "4.4.0",
+    "@sentry/vite-plugin": "4.4.0",
+    "@sentry/webpack-plugin": "4.4.0",
     "axios": "^1.1.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@sentry-internal/eslint-config": "4.3.0",
-    "@sentry-internal/sentry-bundler-plugin-tsconfig": "4.3.0",
+    "@sentry-internal/eslint-config": "4.4.0",
+    "@sentry-internal/sentry-bundler-plugin-tsconfig": "4.4.0",
     "@swc/jest": "^0.2.21",
     "@types/axios": "^0.14.0",
     "@types/glob": "8.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/esbuild-plugin/package.json b/packages/esbuild-plugin/package.json
index df107ad7..db9a65f1 100644
--- a/packages/esbuild-plugin/package.json
+++ b/packages/esbuild-plugin/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry/esbuild-plugin",
-  "version": "4.3.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0",
   "description": "Official Sentry esbuild plugin",
   "repository": "git@github.com:getsentry/sentry-javascript-bundler-plugins.git",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript-bundler-plugins/tree/main/packages/esbuild-plugin",
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     "prepack": "ts-node ./src/prepack.ts"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@sentry/bundler-plugin-core": "4.3.0",
+    "@sentry/bundler-plugin-core": "4.4.0",
     "unplugin": "1.0.1",
     "uuid": "^9.0.0"
   },
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@
     "@babel/preset-typescript": "7.17.12",
     "@rollup/plugin-babel": "5.3.1",
     "@rollup/plugin-node-resolve": "13.3.0",
-    "@sentry-internal/eslint-config": "4.3.0",
-    "@sentry-internal/sentry-bundler-plugin-tsconfig": "4.3.0",
+    "@sentry-internal/eslint-config": "4.4.0",
+    "@sentry-internal/sentry-bundler-plugin-tsconfig": "4.4.0",
     "@swc/core": "^1.2.205",
     "@swc/jest": "^0.2.21",
     "@types/jest": "^28.1.3",
diff --git a/packages/eslint-configs/package.json b/packages/eslint-configs/package.json
index e884926e..05301524 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-configs/package.json
+++ b/packages/eslint-configs/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry-internal/eslint-config",
-  "version": "4.3.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0",
   "license": "MIT",
   "private": true,
   "peerDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/integration-tests/fixtures/debug-ids-already-injected/debug-ids-already-injected.test.ts b/packages/integration-tests/fixtures/debug-ids-already-injected/debug-ids-already-injected.test.ts
index f0c77f67..8d6feca8 100644
--- a/packages/integration-tests/fixtures/debug-ids-already-injected/debug-ids-already-injected.test.ts
+++ b/packages/integration-tests/fixtures/debug-ids-already-injected/debug-ids-already-injected.test.ts
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@ describeNode18Plus("vite 6 bundle", () => {
 });
 
 describeNode18Plus("webpack 5 bundle", () => {
-  const viteRoot = path.join(__dirname, "input", "webpack5");
+  const webpackRoot = path.join(__dirname, "input", "webpack5");
   const tempDir = createTempDir();
 
   beforeEach(() => {
-    execSync("yarn install", { cwd: viteRoot, stdio: "inherit" });
+    execSync("yarn install", { cwd: webpackRoot, stdio: "inherit" });
     execSync("yarn webpack build", {
-      cwd: viteRoot,
+      cwd: webpackRoot,
       stdio: "inherit",
       env: { ...process.env, SENTRY_TEST_OVERRIDE_TEMP_DIR: tempDir },
     });
@@ -81,13 +81,13 @@ describeNode18Plus("webpack 5 bundle", () => {
 });
 
 describeNode18Plus("rollup bundle", () => {
-  const viteRoot = path.join(__dirname, "input", "rollup4");
+  const rollupRoot = path.join(__dirname, "input", "rollup4");
   const tempDir = createTempDir();
 
   beforeEach(() => {
-    execSync("yarn install", { cwd: viteRoot, stdio: "inherit" });
+    execSync("yarn install", { cwd: rollupRoot, stdio: "inherit" });
     execSync("yarn rollup --config rollup.config.js", {
-      cwd: viteRoot,
+      cwd: rollupRoot,
       stdio: "inherit",
       env: { ...process.env, SENTRY_TEST_OVERRIDE_TEMP_DIR: tempDir },
     });
diff --git a/packages/integration-tests/fixtures/debug-ids-already-injected/input/rollup4/rollup.config.js b/packages/integration-tests/fixtures/debug-ids-already-injected/input/rollup4/rollup.config.js
index 2a43368b..1a528566 100644
--- a/packages/integration-tests/fixtures/debug-ids-already-injected/input/rollup4/rollup.config.js
+++ b/packages/integration-tests/fixtures/debug-ids-already-injected/input/rollup4/rollup.config.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import { defineConfig } from "rollup";
 import { sentryRollupPlugin } from "@sentry/rollup-plugin";
-import { join } from "path";
+import { join, dirname } from "path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
 
-const __dirname = new URL(".", import.meta.url).pathname;
+const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
 
 export default defineConfig({
   input: { index: join(__dirname, "..", "bundle.js") },
diff --git a/packages/integration-tests/fixtures/debug-ids-already-injected/input/vite6/vite.config.js b/packages/integration-tests/fixtures/debug-ids-already-injected/input/vite6/vite.config.js
index 0d763cdb..bb319442 100644
--- a/packages/integration-tests/fixtures/debug-ids-already-injected/input/vite6/vite.config.js
+++ b/packages/integration-tests/fixtures/debug-ids-already-injected/input/vite6/vite.config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import { defineConfig } from "vite";
 import { sentryVitePlugin } from "@sentry/vite-plugin";
-import { join } from "path";
+import { join, dirname } from "path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
+
+const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
 
 export default defineConfig({
   clearScreen: false,
diff --git a/packages/integration-tests/fixtures/debug-ids-already-injected/input/webpack5/webpack.config.js b/packages/integration-tests/fixtures/debug-ids-already-injected/input/webpack5/webpack.config.js
index fa294910..ae1d0882 100644
--- a/packages/integration-tests/fixtures/debug-ids-already-injected/input/webpack5/webpack.config.js
+++ b/packages/integration-tests/fixtures/debug-ids-already-injected/input/webpack5/webpack.config.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { sentryWebpackPlugin } from "@sentry/webpack-plugin";
-import { join } from "path";
+import { join, dirname } from "path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
 
-const __dirname = new URL(".", import.meta.url).pathname;
+const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
 
 export default {
   devtool: "source-map-debugids",
diff --git a/packages/integration-tests/package.json b/packages/integration-tests/package.json
index 1026b852..c01ebc9e 100644
--- a/packages/integration-tests/package.json
+++ b/packages/integration-tests/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry-internal/integration-tests",
-  "version": "4.3.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0",
   "license": "MIT",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@
     "@rollup/plugin-babel": "^6.0.4",
     "@rollup/plugin-commonjs": "^25.0.7",
     "@rollup/plugin-node-resolve": "^15.2.3",
-    "@sentry-internal/eslint-config": "4.3.0",
-    "@sentry-internal/sentry-bundler-plugin-tsconfig": "4.3.0",
-    "@sentry/bundler-plugin-core": "4.3.0",
-    "@sentry/esbuild-plugin": "4.3.0",
-    "@sentry/rollup-plugin": "4.3.0",
-    "@sentry/vite-plugin": "4.3.0",
-    "@sentry/webpack-plugin": "4.3.0",
+    "@sentry-internal/eslint-config": "4.4.0",
+    "@sentry-internal/sentry-bundler-plugin-tsconfig": "4.4.0",
+    "@sentry/bundler-plugin-core": "4.4.0",
+    "@sentry/esbuild-plugin": "4.4.0",
+    "@sentry/rollup-plugin": "4.4.0",
+    "@sentry/vite-plugin": "4.4.0",
+    "@sentry/webpack-plugin": "4.4.0",
     "@swc/jest": "^0.2.21",
     "@types/jest": "^28.1.3",
     "@types/react": "^18.2.0",
diff --git a/packages/integration-tests/utils/create-cjs-bundles.ts b/packages/integration-tests/utils/create-cjs-bundles.ts
index b230ccab..bc60ce2b 100644
--- a/packages/integration-tests/utils/create-cjs-bundles.ts
+++ b/packages/integration-tests/utils/create-cjs-bundles.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ export function createCjsBundles(
         output: {
           path: path.join(outFolder, "webpack4"),
           libraryTarget: "commonjs",
+          filename: "[name].js?[contenthash]",
         },
         target: "node", // needed for webpack 4 so we can access node api
         plugins: [sentryWebpackPlugin(sentryUnpluginOptions)],
diff --git a/packages/playground/package.json b/packages/playground/package.json
index 2a6451f2..7d1f5e8c 100644
--- a/packages/playground/package.json
+++ b/packages/playground/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry-internal/bundler-plugin-playground",
-  "version": "4.3.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0",
   "license": "MIT",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "start:proxyLogger": "ts-node scripts/request-logger-proxy.ts"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@sentry/bundler-plugin-core": "4.3.0",
+    "@sentry/bundler-plugin-core": "4.4.0",
     "@sentry/integrations": "7.50",
     "@sentry/node": "7.50",
     "@types/express": "^4.17.13",
diff --git a/packages/rollup-plugin/package.json b/packages/rollup-plugin/package.json
index 294c468b..552d5a38 100644
--- a/packages/rollup-plugin/package.json
+++ b/packages/rollup-plugin/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry/rollup-plugin",
-  "version": "4.3.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0",
   "description": "Official Sentry Rollup plugin",
   "repository": "git://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript-bundler-plugins.git",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript-bundler-plugins/tree/main/packages/rollup-plugin",
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     "prepack": "ts-node ./src/prepack.ts"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@sentry/bundler-plugin-core": "4.3.0",
+    "@sentry/bundler-plugin-core": "4.4.0",
     "unplugin": "1.0.1"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@
     "@babel/preset-typescript": "7.17.12",
     "@rollup/plugin-babel": "5.3.1",
     "@rollup/plugin-node-resolve": "13.3.0",
-    "@sentry-internal/eslint-config": "4.3.0",
-    "@sentry-internal/sentry-bundler-plugin-tsconfig": "4.3.0",
+    "@sentry-internal/eslint-config": "4.4.0",
+    "@sentry-internal/sentry-bundler-plugin-tsconfig": "4.4.0",
     "@swc/core": "^1.2.205",
     "@swc/jest": "^0.2.21",
     "@types/jest": "^28.1.3",
diff --git a/packages/tsconfigs/package.json b/packages/tsconfigs/package.json
index 54a59afe..3e093432 100644
--- a/packages/tsconfigs/package.json
+++ b/packages/tsconfigs/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry-internal/sentry-bundler-plugin-tsconfig",
-  "version": "4.3.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0",
   "license": "MIT",
   "private": true
 }
diff --git a/packages/vite-plugin/package.json b/packages/vite-plugin/package.json
index 88f60763..2715f280 100644
--- a/packages/vite-plugin/package.json
+++ b/packages/vite-plugin/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry/vite-plugin",
-  "version": "4.3.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0",
   "description": "Official Sentry Vite plugin",
   "repository": "git://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript-bundler-plugins.git",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript-bundler-plugins/tree/main/packages/vite-plugin",
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     "prepack": "ts-node ./src/prepack.ts"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@sentry/bundler-plugin-core": "4.3.0",
+    "@sentry/bundler-plugin-core": "4.4.0",
     "unplugin": "1.0.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@
     "@babel/preset-typescript": "7.17.12",
     "@rollup/plugin-babel": "5.3.1",
     "@rollup/plugin-node-resolve": "13.3.0",
-    "@sentry-internal/eslint-config": "4.3.0",
-    "@sentry-internal/sentry-bundler-plugin-tsconfig": "4.3.0",
+    "@sentry-internal/eslint-config": "4.4.0",
+    "@sentry-internal/sentry-bundler-plugin-tsconfig": "4.4.0",
     "@swc/core": "^1.2.205",
     "@swc/jest": "^0.2.21",
     "@types/jest": "^28.1.3",
diff --git a/packages/webpack-plugin/package.json b/packages/webpack-plugin/package.json
index 24a85e4d..523ba431 100644
--- a/packages/webpack-plugin/package.json
+++ b/packages/webpack-plugin/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry/webpack-plugin",
-  "version": "4.3.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0",
   "description": "Official Sentry Webpack plugin",
   "repository": "git://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript-bundler-plugins.git",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript-bundler-plugins/tree/main/packages/webpack-plugin",
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     "prepack": "ts-node ./src/prepack.ts"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@sentry/bundler-plugin-core": "4.3.0",
+    "@sentry/bundler-plugin-core": "4.4.0",
     "unplugin": "1.0.1",
     "uuid": "^9.0.0"
   },
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@
     "@babel/preset-typescript": "7.17.12",
     "@rollup/plugin-babel": "5.3.1",
     "@rollup/plugin-commonjs": "22.0.1",
-    "@sentry-internal/eslint-config": "4.3.0",
-    "@sentry-internal/sentry-bundler-plugin-tsconfig": "4.3.0",
+    "@sentry-internal/eslint-config": "4.4.0",
+    "@sentry-internal/sentry-bundler-plugin-tsconfig": "4.4.0",
     "@swc/core": "^1.2.205",
     "@swc/jest": "^0.2.21",
     "@types/jest": "^28.1.3",