diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 12005e42eb..372adafe43 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # http://www.gradle.org/docs/current/userguide/multi_project_builds.html#sec:decoupled_projects
 # org.gradle.parallel=true
 
-VERSION_NAME=3.4.3
+VERSION_NAME=3.4.4-SNAPSHOT
 GROUP=com.airbnb.android
 
 POM_DESCRIPTION=Lottie is an animation library that renders Adobe After Effects animations natively in realtime.