diff --git a/doc/sphinx-guides/source/conf.py b/doc/sphinx-guides/source/conf.py
index 5ab7e69b006..4b99ee735e7 100755
--- a/doc/sphinx-guides/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/sphinx-guides/source/conf.py
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '4.3.1'
+version = '4.4'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '4.3.1'
+release = '4.4'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/doc/sphinx-guides/source/index.rst b/doc/sphinx-guides/source/index.rst
index f820076ebd1..414bcddd298 100755
--- a/doc/sphinx-guides/source/index.rst
+++ b/doc/sphinx-guides/source/index.rst
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
    You can adapt this file completely to your liking, but it should at least
    contain the root `toctree` directive.
 
-Dataverse 4.3.1 Guides
+Dataverse 4.4 Guides
 ======================
 
-These guides are for the most recent version of Dataverse. For the guides for **version 4.3** please go `here <http://guides.dataverse.org/en/4.3/>`_.
+These guides are for the most recent version of Dataverse. For the guides for **version 4.3.1** please go `here <http://guides.dataverse.org/en/4.3.1/>`_.
 
 .. toctree::
   :glob:
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 288f2f7fb62..b3f59ca81d4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <groupId>edu.harvard.iq</groupId>
     <artifactId>dataverse</artifactId>
-    <version>4.3.1</version>
+    <version>4.4</version>
     <packaging>war</packaging>
 
     <name>dataverse</name>