diff --git a/ReactAndroid/gradle.properties b/ReactAndroid/gradle.properties
index 9b7ac6d1254dc8..d02d9109625863 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/gradle.properties
+++ b/ReactAndroid/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION_NAME=1000.0.0-master
+VERSION_NAME=0.44.0-rc.0
 GROUP=com.facebook.react
 
 POM_NAME=ReactNative
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 68513e09f3a4e1..f317eea3d33d52 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-native",
-  "version": "1000.0.0",
+  "version": "0.44.0-rc.0",
   "description": "A framework for building native apps using React",
   "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
   "repository": {
@@ -233,4 +233,4 @@
     "shelljs": "0.6.0",
     "sinon": "^2.0.0-pre.2"
   }
-}
+}
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