diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index ac60888e07fdadf423efab1f7c67cdf8cb139083..5c9f879be5e72359535766e96982f0e49124df45 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "drupal/core",
-            "version": "9.4.x-dev",
+            "version": "9.4.0",
             "dist": {
                 "type": "path",
                 "url": "core",
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "drupal/core-project-message",
-            "version": "9.4.x-dev",
+            "version": "9.4.0",
             "dist": {
                 "type": "path",
                 "url": "composer/Plugin/ProjectMessage",
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "drupal/core-vendor-hardening",
-            "version": "9.4.x-dev",
+            "version": "9.4.0",
             "dist": {
                 "type": "path",
                 "url": "composer/Plugin/VendorHardening",
@@ -8239,11 +8239,7 @@
     ],
     "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 c9934e4ed310a3322e86d11c3790e5c011212f50..4fd167a30b95c17eb8ef77700e8d31e90edd512e 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": "9.4.0",
         "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..ce2109cd5e61eb2bc09d029af8662b3fdfd35f74 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": "9.4.0",
         "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 95e31ea7318a17be9888971f8e859b84bbef3f12..c0481c5e3e7688561408dc169208e58aabf2e287 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": {
         "sort-packages": true
diff --git a/composer/Template/RecommendedProject/composer.json b/composer/Template/RecommendedProject/composer.json
index 789e1f5275605a31f75f50d57b881c6db9ab595d..5d6ef99eab70a094dd8e412adf802553f6b55c16 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": {
         "sort-packages": true
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal.php b/core/lib/Drupal.php
index 716bd308fbd6f0f872bfa7065b4face4b10787a7..3211180a5ef55ac9f8db977c386fcf18ca3eb4a7 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal.php
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class Drupal {
   /**
    * The current system version.
    */
-  const VERSION = '9.4.0-dev';
+  const VERSION = '9.4.0';
 
   /**
    * Core API compatibility.