diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index fe297d7446091e0e2e9c0812f883b5b200ad4537..ab6951c5ab4bbbc3409c86f1387d47312b65bd6d 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "drupal/core",
-            "version": "9.4.15",
+            "version": "9.4.x-dev",
             "dist": {
                 "type": "path",
                 "url": "core",
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "drupal/core-project-message",
-            "version": "9.4.15",
+            "version": "9.4.x-dev",
             "dist": {
                 "type": "path",
                 "url": "composer/Plugin/ProjectMessage",
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "drupal/core-vendor-hardening",
-            "version": "9.4.15",
+            "version": "9.4.x-dev",
             "dist": {
                 "type": "path",
                 "url": "composer/Plugin/VendorHardening",
@@ -8147,7 +8147,11 @@
     ],
     "aliases": [],
     "minimum-stability": "dev",
-    "stability-flags": [],
+    "stability-flags": {
+        "drupal/core": 20,
+        "drupal/core-project-message": 20,
+        "drupal/core-vendor-hardening": 20
+    },
     "prefer-stable": true,
     "prefer-lowest": false,
     "platform": [],
diff --git a/composer/Metapackage/CoreRecommended/composer.json b/composer/Metapackage/CoreRecommended/composer.json
index 9dd7640b4375aac447fd8cedd0a73c14417c9c0f..7fb1a37bc27320a069fae1b4e25ee7bc01052632 100644
--- a/composer/Metapackage/CoreRecommended/composer.json
+++ b/composer/Metapackage/CoreRecommended/composer.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         "webflo/drupal-core-strict": "*"
     },
     "require": {
-        "drupal/core": "9.4.15",
+        "drupal/core": "9.4.x-dev",
         "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 ca383fcfe018a38526ec4d17baa9321e5470ec55..5e40f2c5dc5d381cb0133b70b91b1c1c677f6e3a 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": "9.4.15",
+        "drupal/core": "9.4.x-dev",
         "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 7cdde7248476d6c9a852129799634a11f8a9c529..587605450f78b809a60c2424b0c31e52c8357c12 100644
--- a/composer/Template/LegacyProject/composer.json
+++ b/composer/Template/LegacyProject/composer.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     "conflict": {
         "drupal/drupal": "*"
     },
-    "minimum-stability": "stable",
+    "minimum-stability": "dev",
     "prefer-stable": true,
     "config": {
         "allow-plugins": {
diff --git a/composer/Template/RecommendedProject/composer.json b/composer/Template/RecommendedProject/composer.json
index c236b311893fccb48271df1c9f54d14ee8a6d949..3b6ccd50bcbd015f619186887f1eeeaa50c839b1 100644
--- a/composer/Template/RecommendedProject/composer.json
+++ b/composer/Template/RecommendedProject/composer.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "conflict": {
         "drupal/drupal": "*"
     },
-    "minimum-stability": "stable",
+    "minimum-stability": "dev",
     "prefer-stable": true,
     "config": {
         "allow-plugins": {
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal.php b/core/lib/Drupal.php
index 0ccf1a2229d06693f19e398bf9e754d312b25155..9e8cfd953ed2f783cfb08bd8de7728c27798d790 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal.php
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class Drupal {
   /**
    * The current system version.
    */
-  const VERSION = '9.4.15';
+  const VERSION = '9.4.16-dev';
 
   /**
    * Core API compatibility.