diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
@@ -76,12 +76,12 @@ abstract class Kernel implements KernelInterface, RebootableInterface, Terminabl
 
     private static $freshCache = [];
 
-    const VERSION = '4.4.0-RC1';
+    const VERSION = '4.4.0-DEV';
     const VERSION_ID = 40400;
     const MAJOR_VERSION = 4;
     const MINOR_VERSION = 4;
     const RELEASE_VERSION = 0;
-    const EXTRA_VERSION = 'RC1';
+    const EXTRA_VERSION = 'DEV';
 
     const END_OF_MAINTENANCE = '11/2022';
     const END_OF_LIFE = '11/2023';
bumped Symfony version to <I>