diff --git a/RELEASE b/RELEASE
index a9c2406240..826fe7119d 100644
--- a/RELEASE
+++ b/RELEASE
@@ -1 +1 @@
-4.3.git
+4.4.git
diff --git a/doc/APIchanges b/doc/APIchanges
index 73cc2a28fe..c928887f79 100644
--- a/doc/APIchanges
+++ b/doc/APIchanges
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ libavutil:     2017-10-21
 
 API changes, most recent first:
 
+-------- 8< --------- FFmpeg 4.4 was cut here -------- 8< ---------
+
 2021-03-19 - e8c0bca6bd - lavu 56.69.100 - adler32.h
   Added a typedef for the type of the Adler-32 checksums
   used by av_adler32_update(). It will be changed to uint32_t
diff --git a/libavcodec/version.h b/libavcodec/version.h
index 662caebc49..cfdde46960 100644
--- a/libavcodec/version.h
+++ b/libavcodec/version.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include "libavutil/version.h"
 
 #define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR  58
-#define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MINOR 133
+#define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MINOR 134
 #define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MICRO 100
 
 #define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT  AV_VERSION_INT(LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR, \
diff --git a/libavdevice/version.h b/libavdevice/version.h
index f5aaa168af..c310c5ec5a 100644
--- a/libavdevice/version.h
+++ b/libavdevice/version.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include "libavutil/version.h"
 
 #define LIBAVDEVICE_VERSION_MAJOR  58
-#define LIBAVDEVICE_VERSION_MINOR  12
+#define LIBAVDEVICE_VERSION_MINOR  13
 #define LIBAVDEVICE_VERSION_MICRO 100
 
 #define LIBAVDEVICE_VERSION_INT AV_VERSION_INT(LIBAVDEVICE_VERSION_MAJOR, \
diff --git a/libavfilter/version.h b/libavfilter/version.h
index e28a6566cb..33bb98e085 100644
--- a/libavfilter/version.h
+++ b/libavfilter/version.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include "libavutil/version.h"
 
 #define LIBAVFILTER_VERSION_MAJOR   7
-#define LIBAVFILTER_VERSION_MINOR 109
+#define LIBAVFILTER_VERSION_MINOR 110
 #define LIBAVFILTER_VERSION_MICRO 100
 
 
diff --git a/libavformat/version.h b/libavformat/version.h
index ca1cd1a920..46dc51a227 100644
--- a/libavformat/version.h
+++ b/libavformat/version.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 // Major bumping may affect Ticket5467, 5421, 5451(compatibility with Chromium)
 // Also please add any ticket numbers that you believe might be affected here
 #define LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MAJOR  58
-#define LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MINOR  75
+#define LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MINOR  76
 #define LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MICRO 100
 
 #define LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_INT AV_VERSION_INT(LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MAJOR, \
diff --git a/libavutil/version.h b/libavutil/version.h
index f357f6165e..f888dbb2dc 100644
--- a/libavutil/version.h
+++ b/libavutil/version.h
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
  */
 
 #define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR  56
-#define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MINOR  69
+#define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MINOR  70
 #define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MICRO 100
 
 #define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_INT   AV_VERSION_INT(LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR, \
diff --git a/libpostproc/version.h b/libpostproc/version.h
index 9cb6100684..812f8e0dc7 100644
--- a/libpostproc/version.h
+++ b/libpostproc/version.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include "libavutil/avutil.h"
 
 #define LIBPOSTPROC_VERSION_MAJOR  55
-#define LIBPOSTPROC_VERSION_MINOR   8
+#define LIBPOSTPROC_VERSION_MINOR   9
 #define LIBPOSTPROC_VERSION_MICRO 100
 
 #define LIBPOSTPROC_VERSION_INT AV_VERSION_INT(LIBPOSTPROC_VERSION_MAJOR, \
diff --git a/libswresample/version.h b/libswresample/version.h
index fed4fa1fde..0a99e0f135 100644
--- a/libswresample/version.h
+++ b/libswresample/version.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include "libavutil/avutil.h"
 
 #define LIBSWRESAMPLE_VERSION_MAJOR   3
-#define LIBSWRESAMPLE_VERSION_MINOR   8
+#define LIBSWRESAMPLE_VERSION_MINOR   9
 #define LIBSWRESAMPLE_VERSION_MICRO 100
 
 #define LIBSWRESAMPLE_VERSION_INT  AV_VERSION_INT(LIBSWRESAMPLE_VERSION_MAJOR, \
diff --git a/libswscale/version.h b/libswscale/version.h
index 2b9ea1be92..bc61201a87 100644
--- a/libswscale/version.h
+++ b/libswscale/version.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include "libavutil/version.h"
 
 #define LIBSWSCALE_VERSION_MAJOR   5
-#define LIBSWSCALE_VERSION_MINOR   8
+#define LIBSWSCALE_VERSION_MINOR   9
 #define LIBSWSCALE_VERSION_MICRO 100
 
 #define LIBSWSCALE_VERSION_INT  AV_VERSION_INT(LIBSWSCALE_VERSION_MAJOR, \