diff --git a/arches/__init__.py b/arches/__init__.py
index 66dda9626a8..d2b3669528e 100644
--- a/arches/__init__.py
+++ b/arches/__init__.py
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
 except Exception as e:
     pass
 
-VERSION = (7, 4, 4, "beta", 0)  # VERSION[3] options = "alpha", "beta", "rc", or "final"
+VERSION = (7, 4, 4, "final", 0)  # VERSION[3] options = "alpha", "beta", "rc", or "final"
 
 __version__ = get_version(VERSION)