diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
index 8fae499d..b98c61c7 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1491,6 +1491,7 @@ Major bug fix release.
 * Initial release
 
 [UNRELEASED]: https://github.com/troglobit/finit/compare/4.3...HEAD
+[4.4]: https://github.com/troglobit/finit/compare/4.3...4.4
 [4.3]: https://github.com/troglobit/finit/compare/4.2...4.3
 [4.2]: https://github.com/troglobit/finit/compare/4.1...4.2
 [4.1]: https://github.com/troglobit/finit/compare/4.0...4.1
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 716b2be1..a1b7e989 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT([Finit],[4.4-dev],[https://github.com/troglobit/finit/issues],[finit],[https://troglobit.com/projects/finit/])
+AC_INIT([Finit],[4.4-rc1],[https://github.com/troglobit/finit/issues],[finit],[https://troglobit.com/projects/finit/])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(aux)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11 foreign dist-xz subdir-objects])
 AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])