diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index e06ecf81e7..a54926f245 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -69,6 +69,6 @@
     },
     "minimum-stability": "dev",
     "extra": {
-        "branch-version": "4.4-dev"
+        "branch-version": "4.4"
     }
 }