diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 944094ca101..6524892f20a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     "company": "Coding Instinct AB"
   },
   "name": "grafana",
-  "version": "4.3.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-pre1",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "http://github.com/grafana/grafana.git"