diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/install.xml b/administrator/language/en-GB/install.xml
index a290f13571815..b736db8304d22 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>4.4.8</version>
+	<version>4.4.9</version>
 	<creationDate>2024-08</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 110135ca248d3..9e6dd520b95bd 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>4.4.8</version>
+	<version>4.4.9</version>
 	<creationDate>2024-08</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 682f4f143d784..ca1be4f3c207a 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>4.4.8</version>
+	<version>4.4.9-dev</version>
 	<creationDate>2024-08</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 1f48de25b3ee8..35f9447a35259 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>4.4.8.1</version>
+	<version>4.4.9.1</version>
 	<creationDate>2024-08</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 27c56b478aa83..2cf9dbeacd652 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>4.4.8</version>
+	<version>4.4.9</version>
 	<creationDate>2024-08</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 c5f1f3353c56d..269a63567e801 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>4.4.8</version>
+	<version>4.4.9</version>
 	<creationDate>2024-08</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 cf67a70077443..edf4e3e969dd5 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>4.4.8</version>
+	<version>4.4.9</version>
 	<creationDate>2024-08</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 7ff6209ec81da..19d9dee9d22e0 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>4.4.8</version>
+	<version>4.4.9</version>
 	<creationDate>2024-08</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 079949372803e..a25523036c1d1 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>4.4.8</version>
+	<version>4.4.9</version>
 	<creationDate>2024-08</creationDate>
 	<author>Joomla! Project</author>
 	<authorEmail>admin@joomla.org</authorEmail>
diff --git a/libraries/src/Version.php b/libraries/src/Version.php
index 86cce32727d8d..73978a3fc0854 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 = 8;
+    public const PATCH_VERSION = 9;
 
     /**
      * 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 8ca7df88d7101..8480631d6419f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "joomla",
-  "version": "4.4.8",
+  "version": "4.4.9",
   "description": "Joomla CMS",
   "license": "GPL-2.0-or-later",
   "repository": {