diff --git a/components/bower.json b/components/bower.json
index 9f8f5ec0f..5d706f568 100644
--- a/components/bower.json
+++ b/components/bower.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "handlebars",
-  "version": "4.3.4",
+  "version": "4.4.0",
   "main": "handlebars.js",
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {}
diff --git a/components/handlebars.js.nuspec b/components/handlebars.js.nuspec
index eb693b3cf..349fe4e89 100644
--- a/components/handlebars.js.nuspec
+++ b/components/handlebars.js.nuspec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <package>
 	<metadata>
 		<id>handlebars.js</id>
-		<version>4.3.4</version>
+		<version>4.4.0</version>
 		<authors>handlebars.js Authors</authors>
 		<licenseUrl>https://github.com/wycats/handlebars.js/blob/master/LICENSE</licenseUrl>
 		<projectUrl>https://github.com/wycats/handlebars.js/</projectUrl>
diff --git a/components/package.json b/components/package.json
index 11d5e3b70..326734da9 100644
--- a/components/package.json
+++ b/components/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "handlebars",
-  "version": "4.3.4",
+  "version": "4.4.0",
   "license": "MIT",
   "jspm": {
     "main": "handlebars",
diff --git a/lib/handlebars/base.js b/lib/handlebars/base.js
index 312090345..cf0df5220 100644
--- a/lib/handlebars/base.js
+++ b/lib/handlebars/base.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {registerDefaultHelpers} from './helpers';
 import {registerDefaultDecorators} from './decorators';
 import logger from './logger';
 
-export const VERSION = '4.3.4';
+export const VERSION = '4.4.0';
 export const COMPILER_REVISION = 8;
 export const LAST_COMPATIBLE_COMPILER_REVISION = 7;
 
diff --git a/lib/handlebars/helpers/each.js b/lib/handlebars/helpers/each.js
index fb11903c8..ce549b5c7 100644
--- a/lib/handlebars/helpers/each.js
+++ b/lib/handlebars/helpers/each.js
@@ -49,6 +49,16 @@ export default function(instance) {
             execIteration(i, i, i === context.length - 1);
           }
         }
+      } else if (global.Symbol && context[global.Symbol.iterator]) {
+        const newContext = [];
+        const iterator = context[global.Symbol.iterator]();
+        for (let it = iterator.next(); !it.done; it = iterator.next()) {
+          newContext.push(it.value);
+        }
+        context = newContext;
+        for (let j = context.length; i < j; i++) {
+          execIteration(i, i, i === context.length - 1);
+        }
       } else {
         let priorKey;
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 788600ce8..78e414b21 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "handlebars",
   "barename": "handlebars",
-  "version": "4.3.4",
+  "version": "4.4.0",
   "description": "Handlebars provides the power necessary to let you build semantic templates effectively with no frustration",
   "homepage": "http://www.handlebarsjs.com/",
   "keywords": [
diff --git a/release-notes.md b/release-notes.md
index dec4f9861..c8d7c6d50 100644
--- a/release-notes.md
+++ b/release-notes.md
@@ -2,7 +2,13 @@
 
 ## Development
 
-[Commits](https://github.com/wycats/handlebars.js/compare/v4.3.4...master)
+[Commits](https://github.com/wycats/handlebars.js/compare/v4.4.0...master)
+
+## v4.4.0 - September 29th, 2019
+- Added support for iterable objects in {{#each}} helper (#1557) - cf7545e
+
+
+[Commits](https://github.com/wycats/handlebars.js/compare/v4.3.4...v4.4.0)
 
 ## v4.3.4 - September 28th, 2019
 - fix: harden "propertyIsEnumerable"-check - ff4d827
diff --git a/spec/builtins.js b/spec/builtins.js
index ce6d8f4e8..b29927f06 100644
--- a/spec/builtins.js
+++ b/spec/builtins.js
@@ -254,6 +254,37 @@ describe('builtin helpers', function() {
         template({});
       }, handlebarsEnv.Exception, 'Must pass iterator to #each');
     });
+
+    if (global.Symbol && global.Symbol.iterator) {
+      it('each on iterable', function() {
+        function Iterator(arr) {
+          this.arr = arr;
+          this.index = 0;
+        }
+        Iterator.prototype.next = function() {
+          var value = this.arr[this.index];
+          var done = this.index === this.arr.length;
+          if (!done) {
+            this.index++;
+          }
+          return { value: value, done: done };
+        };
+        function Iterable(arr) {
+          this.arr = arr;
+        }
+        Iterable.prototype[global.Symbol.iterator] = function() {
+          return new Iterator(this.arr);
+        };
+        var string = '{{#each goodbyes}}{{text}}! {{/each}}cruel {{world}}!';
+        var goodbyes = new Iterable([{text: 'goodbye'}, {text: 'Goodbye'}, {text: 'GOODBYE'}]);
+        var goodbyesEmpty = new Iterable([]);
+        var hash = {goodbyes: goodbyes, world: 'world'};
+        shouldCompileTo(string, hash, 'goodbye! Goodbye! GOODBYE! cruel world!',
+          'each with array argument iterates over the contents when not empty');
+        shouldCompileTo(string, {goodbyes: goodbyesEmpty, world: 'world'}, 'cruel world!',
+          'each with array argument ignores the contents when empty');
+      });
+    }
   });
 
   describe('#log', function() {