diff --git a/src/sage/version.py b/src/sage/version.py
index 920176137b6..38eed6b358d 100644
--- a/src/sage/version.py
+++ b/src/sage/version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 """nodoctests"""
-version='4.4.4.alpha1'; date='2010-06-17'
+version='4.4.4.rc0'; date='2010-06-22'