diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4f8c50bfbc..32e89427b3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "WordPress",
-  "version": "4.4.3",
+  "version": "4.4.4",
   "description": "WordPress is web software you can use to create a beautiful website or blog.",
   "repository": {
     "type": "svn",
diff --git a/src/readme.html b/src/readme.html
index ea5565c6ac..8e42f6ec2b 100644
--- a/src/readme.html
+++ b/src/readme.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 <body>
 <h1 id="logo">
 	<a href="https://wordpress.org/"><img alt="WordPress" src="wp-admin/images/wordpress-logo.png" /></a>
-	<br /> Version 4.4.3
+	<br /> Version 4.4.4
 </h1>
 <p style="text-align: center">Semantic Personal Publishing Platform</p>
 
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/about.php b/src/wp-admin/about.php
index 8c54131bc6..13c4dc1dce 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/about.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/about.php
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ include( ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/admin-header.php' );
 
 		<div class="changelog point-releases">
 			<h3><?php _e( 'Maintenance and Security Releases' ); ?> </h3>
+			<p><?php printf( __( '<strong>Version %1$s</strong> addressed some security issues.' ), '4.4.4' ); ?>
+				<?php printf( __( 'For more information, see <a href="%s">the release notes</a>.' ), 'https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.4.4' ); ?>
+			</p>
 			<p><?php printf( _n( '<strong>Version %1$s</strong> addressed some security issues and fixed %2$s bug.',
 				'<strong>Version %1$s</strong> addressed some security issues and fixed %2$s bugs.', 6 ), '4.4.3', number_format_i18n( 6 ) ); ?>
 				<?php printf( __( 'For more information, see <a href="%s">the release notes</a>.' ), 'https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.4.3' ); ?>
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/version.php b/src/wp-includes/version.php
index 4010aadc6c..535844ae72 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.4.3-src';
+$wp_version = '4.4.4-src';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.
