diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4671bed820..846f828329 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Change `myCloudogu` to new brand name `cloudogu platform`
 - Use Java 17 for Docker containers
 
+## [2.44.3] - 2023-08-31
+### Fixed
+- Loading LFS files for imports and mirrors
+- Handling of submodules in imports and mirrors
+
 ## [2.44.2] - 2023-06-23
 ### Fixed
 - Internal server error with external groups in permission overview
@@ -1355,6 +1360,3 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 [2.44.0]: https://scm-manager.org/download/2.44.0
 [2.44.1]: https://scm-manager.org/download/2.44.1
 [2.44.2]: https://scm-manager.org/download/2.44.2
-[2.45.0]: https://scm-manager.org/download/2.45.0
-[2.45.1]: https://scm-manager.org/download/2.45.1
-[2.46.0]: https://scm-manager.org/download/2.46.0
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/package.json b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/package.json
index b178f1b28b..2ddb49a37f 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/package.json
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/package.json
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@
   "eslintConfig": {
     "extends": "@scm-manager/eslint-config"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/LfsLoader.java b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/LfsLoader.java
index d023c0cf27..088bf23dfd 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/LfsLoader.java
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/LfsLoader.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 package sonia.scm.repository.spi;
 
+import org.eclipse.jgit.errors.MissingObjectException;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.Lfs;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.LfsPointer;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.Protocol;
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ import org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.lib.AnyLongObjectId;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.lib.LfsPointerFilter;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.ConfigConstants;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Constants;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.FileMode;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.ObjectId;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Repository;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.revwalk.RevCommit;
@@ -85,7 +87,8 @@ class LfsLoader {
         .setString(ConfigConstants.CONFIG_SECTION_LFS, null, ConfigConstants.CONFIG_KEY_URL, computeLfsUrl(sourceUrl));
 
       TreeWalk treeWalk = new TreeWalk(gitRepository);
-      treeWalk.setFilter(new LfsPointerFilter());
+      treeWalk.setFilter(new ScmLfsPointerFilter());
+      treeWalk.setRecursive(true);
 
       RevWalk revWalk = new RevWalk(gitRepository);
       revWalk.markStart(revWalk.parseCommit(newObjectId));
@@ -184,4 +187,24 @@ class LfsLoader {
 
     void loading(String name);
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Fixes a bug in {@link org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.lib.LfsPointerFilter} for repositories containing submodules.
+   * These result in a {@link MissingObjectException} when the original class is used, because the filter tries
+   * to load the sha hash for the submodule as a simple file. To prevent this, this extension overrides
+   * {@link #include(TreeWalk)} and checks first, whether the walk points to a regular file before proceeding
+   * with the original implemantation.
+   *
+   * In later implementations this fix should be implemented in JGit directly. This subclass can then be removed.
+   */
+  private static class ScmLfsPointerFilter extends LfsPointerFilter {
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean include(TreeWalk walk) throws IOException {
+      if (walk.getFileMode().equals(FileMode.GITLINK)) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      return super.include(walk);
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-hg-plugin/package.json b/scm-plugins/scm-hg-plugin/package.json
index cab7fb166e..5c9baaba86 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-hg-plugin/package.json
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-hg-plugin/package.json
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@
   "eslintConfig": {
     "extends": "@scm-manager/eslint-config"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-legacy-plugin/package.json b/scm-plugins/scm-legacy-plugin/package.json
index 7d8ad70136..4821f92824 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-legacy-plugin/package.json
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-legacy-plugin/package.json
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@
   "eslintConfig": {
     "extends": "@scm-manager/eslint-config"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/package.json b/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/package.json
index 3416732620..fe089565bb 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/package.json
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/package.json
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@
   "eslintConfig": {
     "extends": "@scm-manager/eslint-config"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/scm-ui/e2e-tests/package.json b/scm-ui/e2e-tests/package.json
index 07d3cca50e..ea7ef68832 100644
--- a/scm-ui/e2e-tests/package.json
+++ b/scm-ui/e2e-tests/package.json
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/scm-ui/ui-api/package.json b/scm-ui/ui-api/package.json
index 2d31c237a9..3ef90deb7f 100644
--- a/scm-ui/ui-api/package.json
+++ b/scm-ui/ui-api/package.json
@@ -53,4 +53,4 @@
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/scm-ui/ui-buttons/package.json b/scm-ui/ui-buttons/package.json
index 723ebaa113..05c4f9db50 100644
--- a/scm-ui/ui-buttons/package.json
+++ b/scm-ui/ui-buttons/package.json
@@ -81,4 +81,4 @@
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}