diff --git a/README b/README
index f460436d1f..daa0db5f0b 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 phpMyAdmin - Readme
 ===================
 
-Version 4.4.0-dev
+Version 4.4.0-alpha1
 
 A set of PHP-scripts to manage MySQL over the web.
 
diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index 0bf2607a26..6d17da7305 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 = '4.4.0-dev'
+version = '4.4.0-alpha1'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
 release = version
 
diff --git a/libraries/Config.class.php b/libraries/Config.class.php
index 9297d0439e..84d13b0608 100644
--- a/libraries/Config.class.php
+++ b/libraries/Config.class.php
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class PMA_Config
      */
     function checkSystem()
     {
-        $this->set('PMA_VERSION', '4.4.0-dev');
+        $this->set('PMA_VERSION', '4.4.0-alpha1');
         /**
          * @deprecated
          */