diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f518c186f5..97221866da 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb-parent</artifactId>
-	<version>4.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>4.4.x-GH-4745-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 
 	<name>Spring Data MongoDB</name>
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb-benchmarks/pom.xml b/spring-data-mongodb-benchmarks/pom.xml
index a3dc49f892..899f457740 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb-benchmarks/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb-benchmarks/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>4.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>4.4.x-GH-4745-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb-distribution/pom.xml b/spring-data-mongodb-distribution/pom.xml
index e33930bfd2..cfa904b17a 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb-distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb-distribution/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>4.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>4.4.x-GH-4745-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml b/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml
index fafe9c8793..91d21b111c 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>4.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>4.4.x-GH-4745-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/aggregation/SetWindowFieldsOperation.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/aggregation/SetWindowFieldsOperation.java
index ee90b12f9a..a01c081216 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/aggregation/SetWindowFieldsOperation.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/aggregation/SetWindowFieldsOperation.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public static SetWindowFieldsOperationBuilder builder() {
 
 	@Override
 	public ExposedFields getFields() {
-		return ExposedFields.nonSynthetic(Fields.from(output.fields.toArray(new Field[0])));
+		return ExposedFields.synthetic(Fields.from(output.fields.toArray(new Field[0])));
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/aggregation/SetWindowFieldsOperationTests.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/aggregation/SetWindowFieldsOperationTests.java
index 2ed243df69..97a5faf1c4 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/aggregation/SetWindowFieldsOperationTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/aggregation/SetWindowFieldsOperationTests.java
@@ -73,6 +73,29 @@ void executesSetWindowFieldsOperationCorrectly() {
 				238, 378);
 	}
 
+	@Test // GH-4745
+	void exposesFieldsToNextStageCorrectly() {
+
+		initCakeSales();
+
+		SetWindowFieldsOperation setWindowFieldsOperation = SetWindowFieldsOperation.builder() //
+				.partitionByField("state") // resolves to field ref "$state"
+				.sortBy(Sort.by(Direction.ASC, "date")) // resolves to "orderDate"
+				.output(AccumulatorOperators.valueOf("qty").sum()) // resolves to "$quantity"
+				.within(Windows.documents().fromUnbounded().toCurrent().build()) //
+				.as("cumulativeQuantityForState") //
+				.build(); //
+
+		AggregationResults<Document> results = mongoTemplate.aggregateAndReturn(Document.class)
+				.by(Aggregation.newAggregation(CakeSale.class, setWindowFieldsOperation,
+						/* and now project on the field to see it can be referenced */
+						Aggregation.project("cumulativeQuantityForState")))
+				.all();
+
+		assertThat(results.getMappedResults()).map(it -> it.get("cumulativeQuantityForState")).contains(162, 282, 427, 134,
+				238, 378);
+	}
+
 	@Test // GH-3711
 	void executesSetWindowFieldsOperationWithPartitionExpressionCorrectly() {