diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index b1214ad16ffef716b45af15c46ec6a7808c7aca8..65410f5a385f6548a1355c64a5c436f21fc01dcb 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "drupal/core",
-            "version": "9.4.x-dev",
+            "version": "9.4.4",
             "dist": {
                 "type": "path",
                 "url": "core",
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "drupal/core-project-message",
-            "version": "9.4.x-dev",
+            "version": "9.4.4",
             "dist": {
                 "type": "path",
                 "url": "composer/Plugin/ProjectMessage",
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "drupal/core-vendor-hardening",
-            "version": "9.4.x-dev",
+            "version": "9.4.4",
             "dist": {
                 "type": "path",
                 "url": "composer/Plugin/VendorHardening",
@@ -8122,11 +8122,7 @@
     ],
     "aliases": [],
     "minimum-stability": "dev",
-    "stability-flags": {
-        "drupal/core": 20,
-        "drupal/core-project-message": 20,
-        "drupal/core-vendor-hardening": 20
-    },
+    "stability-flags": [],
     "prefer-stable": true,
     "prefer-lowest": false,
     "platform": [],
diff --git a/composer/Metapackage/CoreRecommended/composer.json b/composer/Metapackage/CoreRecommended/composer.json
index 08b085cfa117b2da676948fad6c9c2f3aa970c1c..e9ecf82b1340f490fad629ab25fbad18cb54df8f 100644
--- a/composer/Metapackage/CoreRecommended/composer.json
+++ b/composer/Metapackage/CoreRecommended/composer.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         "webflo/drupal-core-strict": "*"
     },
     "require": {
-        "drupal/core": "9.4.x-dev",
+        "drupal/core": "9.4.4",
         "asm89/stack-cors": "~1.3.0",
         "composer/semver": "~3.3.2",
         "doctrine/annotations": "~1.13.2",
diff --git a/composer/Metapackage/PinnedDevDependencies/composer.json b/composer/Metapackage/PinnedDevDependencies/composer.json
index 6bca3a6dd3ade913d94365e05d82479025fd7c9c..471b79ca631ca41fa5d42571aa10bca7ea0d6b52 100644
--- a/composer/Metapackage/PinnedDevDependencies/composer.json
+++ b/composer/Metapackage/PinnedDevDependencies/composer.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         "webflo/drupal-core-require-dev": "*"
     },
     "require": {
-        "drupal/core": "9.4.x-dev",
+        "drupal/core": "9.4.4",
         "behat/mink": "v1.10.0",
         "behat/mink-selenium2-driver": "v1.6.0",
         "composer/ca-bundle": "1.3.2",
diff --git a/composer/Template/LegacyProject/composer.json b/composer/Template/LegacyProject/composer.json
index 587605450f78b809a60c2424b0c31e52c8357c12..7cdde7248476d6c9a852129799634a11f8a9c529 100644
--- a/composer/Template/LegacyProject/composer.json
+++ b/composer/Template/LegacyProject/composer.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     "conflict": {
         "drupal/drupal": "*"
     },
-    "minimum-stability": "dev",
+    "minimum-stability": "stable",
     "prefer-stable": true,
     "config": {
         "allow-plugins": {
diff --git a/composer/Template/RecommendedProject/composer.json b/composer/Template/RecommendedProject/composer.json
index 3b6ccd50bcbd015f619186887f1eeeaa50c839b1..c236b311893fccb48271df1c9f54d14ee8a6d949 100644
--- a/composer/Template/RecommendedProject/composer.json
+++ b/composer/Template/RecommendedProject/composer.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "conflict": {
         "drupal/drupal": "*"
     },
-    "minimum-stability": "dev",
+    "minimum-stability": "stable",
     "prefer-stable": true,
     "config": {
         "allow-plugins": {
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal.php b/core/lib/Drupal.php
index abc21f204314c3bcd8ac779895f414d1cf35a08b..3aaa40955035229324aac2ccade9432c50cc26cc 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal.php
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class Drupal {
   /**
    * The current system version.
    */
-  const VERSION = '9.4.4-dev';
+  const VERSION = '9.4.4';
 
   /**
    * Core API compatibility.