diff --git a/OpenKeychain/build.gradle b/OpenKeychain/build.gradle
index 35ad7486e..5710b5fda 100644
--- a/OpenKeychain/build.gradle
+++ b/OpenKeychain/build.gradle
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ android {
     defaultConfig {
         minSdkVersion 15
         targetSdkVersion 25
-        versionCode 43001
-        versionName "4.3"
+        versionCode 44000
+        versionName "4.4-beta1"
         applicationId "org.sufficientlysecure.keychain"
         // the androidjunitrunner is broken regarding coverage, see here:
         // https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=170607