diff --git a/version.py b/version.py
index d176efb476fb..93c61fd22037 100644
--- a/version.py
+++ b/version.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 major = 4
 minor = 4
 patch = 0
-status = "beta"
+status = "rc"
 module_config = ""
 website = "https://godotengine.org"
 docs = "latest"