diff --git a/.ci/test-matrix.yml b/.ci/test-matrix.yml
index 948e92aed..1c1dcd8f2 100644
--- a/.ci/test-matrix.yml
+++ b/.ci/test-matrix.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 STACK_VERSION:
-  - "8.4.3-SNAPSHOT"
+  - "8.4.4-SNAPSHOT"
 
 NODE_JS_VERSION:
   - 18
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4ab4db34a..cc814b209 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@elastic/elasticsearch",
-  "version": "8.4.3",
-  "versionCanary": "8.4.3-canary.0",
+  "version": "8.4.4",
+  "versionCanary": "8.4.4-canary.0",
   "description": "The official Elasticsearch client for Node.js",
   "main": "index.js",
   "types": "index.d.ts",