diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6f56742cd8..0215d198e1 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 phpMyAdmin - ChangeLog
 ======================
 
+4.4.0.0 (not yet released)
+
 4.3.0.0 (not yet released)
 + rfe #1502 Smart sorting for int keys
 + rfe #1521 Confirmation message when dropping user(s)
diff --git a/README b/README
index 7a05f035c4..f460436d1f 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 phpMyAdmin - Readme
 ===================
 
-Version 4.3.0-dev
+Version 4.4.0-dev
 
 A set of PHP-scripts to manage MySQL over the web.
 
diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index 9cb7f81f86..0bf2607a26 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ copyright = u'2012 - 2014, The phpMyAdmin devel team'
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '4.3.0-dev'
+version = '4.4.0-dev'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
 release = version
 
diff --git a/libraries/Config.class.php b/libraries/Config.class.php
index 4ac49d1333..e59c94eaf7 100644
--- a/libraries/Config.class.php
+++ b/libraries/Config.class.php
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class PMA_Config
      */
     function checkSystem()
     {
-        $this->set('PMA_VERSION', '4.3.0-dev');
+        $this->set('PMA_VERSION', '4.4.0-dev');
         /**
          * @deprecated
          */