diff --git a/version.gradle b/version.gradle
index 000dc59cb..5e4f1146d 100644
--- a/version.gradle
+++ b/version.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 allprojects {
 	ext {
-		shortVersion = '4.3.0-beta2'
-		isSnapshot = false
+		shortVersion = '4.4.0-alpha1'
+		isSnapshot = true
 		jxmppVersion = '0.6.2'
 		miniDnsVersion = '0.3.0'
 		smackMinAndroidSdk = 9