diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/install.xml b/administrator/language/en-GB/install.xml
index 3d2bd8f930baf..dd1543e075915 100644
--- a/administrator/language/en-GB/install.xml
+++ b/administrator/language/en-GB/install.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <extension client="administrator" type="language" method="upgrade">
 	<name>English (en-GB)</name>
 	<tag>en-GB</tag>
-	<version>4.4.5</version>
+	<version>4.4.6</version>
 	<creationDate>2024-05</creationDate>
 	<author>Joomla! Project</author>
 	<authorEmail>admin@joomla.org</authorEmail>
diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml b/administrator/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml
index d12ce762c86bc..7ef4a9c58cdd0 100644
--- a/administrator/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml
+++ b/administrator/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <metafile client="administrator">
 	<name>English (en-GB)</name>
-	<version>4.4.5</version>
+	<version>4.4.6</version>
 	<creationDate>2024-05</creationDate>
 	<author>Joomla! Project</author>
 	<authorEmail>admin@joomla.org</authorEmail>
diff --git a/administrator/manifests/files/joomla.xml b/administrator/manifests/files/joomla.xml
index e99960105657b..58f4a04950fc3 100644
--- a/administrator/manifests/files/joomla.xml
+++ b/administrator/manifests/files/joomla.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<authorUrl>www.joomla.org</authorUrl>
 	<copyright>(C) 2019 Open Source Matters, Inc.</copyright>
 	<license>GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt</license>
-	<version>4.4.5</version>
+	<version>4.4.6-dev</version>
 	<creationDate>2024-05</creationDate>
 	<description>FILES_JOOMLA_XML_DESCRIPTION</description>
 
diff --git a/administrator/manifests/packages/pkg_en-GB.xml b/administrator/manifests/packages/pkg_en-GB.xml
index e8a4407cac51a..2ffd5eb68868a 100644
--- a/administrator/manifests/packages/pkg_en-GB.xml
+++ b/administrator/manifests/packages/pkg_en-GB.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <extension type="package" method="upgrade">
 	<name>English (en-GB) Language Pack</name>
 	<packagename>en-GB</packagename>
-	<version>4.4.5.1</version>
+	<version>4.4.6.1</version>
 	<creationDate>2024-05</creationDate>
 	<author>Joomla! Project</author>
 	<authorEmail>admin@joomla.org</authorEmail>
diff --git a/api/language/en-GB/install.xml b/api/language/en-GB/install.xml
index dd0cf9dc07ae2..d1e09d59766ee 100644
--- a/api/language/en-GB/install.xml
+++ b/api/language/en-GB/install.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <extension client="api" type="language" method="upgrade">
 	<name>English (en-GB)</name>
 	<tag>en-GB</tag>
-	<version>4.4.5</version>
+	<version>4.4.6</version>
 	<creationDate>2024-05</creationDate>
 	<author>Joomla! Project</author>
 	<authorEmail>admin@joomla.org</authorEmail>
diff --git a/api/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml b/api/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml
index e074ebae328aa..7d5540fa96aa0 100644
--- a/api/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml
+++ b/api/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <metafile client="api">
 	<name>English (en-GB)</name>
-	<version>4.4.5</version>
+	<version>4.4.6</version>
 	<creationDate>2024-05</creationDate>
 	<author>Joomla! Project</author>
 	<authorEmail>admin@joomla.org</authorEmail>
diff --git a/installation/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml b/installation/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml
index 33888c424a0d2..3f26aa1cddfc2 100644
--- a/installation/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml
+++ b/installation/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <metafile client="installation">
 	<name>English (United Kingdom)</name>
-	<version>4.4.5</version>
+	<version>4.4.6</version>
 	<creationDate>2024-05</creationDate>
 	<author>Joomla! Project</author>
 	<copyright>(C) 2005 Open Source Matters, Inc.</copyright>
diff --git a/language/en-GB/install.xml b/language/en-GB/install.xml
index 2a827248578f5..86ad046a7c12e 100644
--- a/language/en-GB/install.xml
+++ b/language/en-GB/install.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <extension client="site" type="language" method="upgrade">
 	<name>English (en-GB)</name>
 	<tag>en-GB</tag>
-	<version>4.4.5</version>
+	<version>4.4.6</version>
 	<creationDate>2024-05</creationDate>
 	<author>Joomla! Project</author>
 	<authorEmail>admin@joomla.org</authorEmail>
diff --git a/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml b/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml
index 5a8a2a7c9b5c8..4bbbeb1801468 100644
--- a/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml
+++ b/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <metafile client="site">
 	<name>English (en-GB)</name>
-	<version>4.4.5</version>
+	<version>4.4.6</version>
 	<creationDate>2024-05</creationDate>
 	<author>Joomla! Project</author>
 	<authorEmail>admin@joomla.org</authorEmail>
diff --git a/libraries/src/Version.php b/libraries/src/Version.php
index 42911c47356f1..2f67331fbb893 100644
--- a/libraries/src/Version.php
+++ b/libraries/src/Version.php
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ final class Version
      * @var    integer
      * @since  3.8.0
      */
-    public const PATCH_VERSION = 5;
+    public const PATCH_VERSION = 6;
 
     /**
      * Extra release version info.
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ final class Version
      * @var    string
      * @since  3.8.0
      */
-    public const EXTRA_VERSION = '';
+    public const EXTRA_VERSION = 'dev';
 
     /**
      * Development status.
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ final class Version
      * @var    string
      * @since  3.5
      */
-    public const DEV_STATUS = 'Stable';
+    public const DEV_STATUS = 'Development';
 
     /**
      * Code name.
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ final class Version
      * @var    string
      * @since  3.5
      */
-    public const RELTIME = '16:00';
+    public const RELTIME = '16:01';
 
     /**
      * Release timezone.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 90f3127769f03..ef777854ac95e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "joomla",
-  "version": "4.4.5",
+  "version": "4.4.6",
   "description": "Joomla CMS",
   "license": "GPL-2.0-or-later",
   "repository": {