diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/install.xml b/administrator/language/en-GB/install.xml
index 0a891a5143823..0a48568e5d95d 100644
--- a/administrator/language/en-GB/install.xml
+++ b/administrator/language/en-GB/install.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<name>English (en-GB)</name>
 	<tag>en-GB</tag>
 	<version>4.4.11</version>
-	<creationDate>2025-01</creationDate>
+	<creationDate>2025-02</creationDate>
 	<author>Joomla! Project</author>
 	<authorEmail>admin@joomla.org</authorEmail>
 	<authorUrl>www.joomla.org</authorUrl>
diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml b/administrator/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml
index c7854aac5e088..5eb58855ffc83 100644
--- a/administrator/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml
+++ b/administrator/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <metafile client="administrator">
 	<name>English (en-GB)</name>
 	<version>4.4.11</version>
-	<creationDate>2025-01</creationDate>
+	<creationDate>2025-02</creationDate>
 	<author>Joomla! Project</author>
 	<authorEmail>admin@joomla.org</authorEmail>
 	<authorUrl>www.joomla.org</authorUrl>
diff --git a/administrator/manifests/files/joomla.xml b/administrator/manifests/files/joomla.xml
index 65e9ccda7cfd2..e7c0f39bdc6d3 100644
--- a/administrator/manifests/files/joomla.xml
+++ b/administrator/manifests/files/joomla.xml
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 	<authorUrl>www.joomla.org</authorUrl>
 	<copyright>(C) 2019 Open Source Matters, Inc.</copyright>
 	<license>GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt</license>
-	<version>4.4.11-dev</version>
-	<creationDate>2025-01</creationDate>
+	<version>4.4.11-rc1</version>
+	<creationDate>2025-02</creationDate>
 	<description>FILES_JOOMLA_XML_DESCRIPTION</description>
 
 	<scriptfile>administrator/components/com_admin/script.php</scriptfile>
diff --git a/administrator/manifests/packages/pkg_en-GB.xml b/administrator/manifests/packages/pkg_en-GB.xml
index 564255a3e1710..c26b89673fa13 100644
--- a/administrator/manifests/packages/pkg_en-GB.xml
+++ b/administrator/manifests/packages/pkg_en-GB.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<name>English (en-GB) Language Pack</name>
 	<packagename>en-GB</packagename>
 	<version>4.4.11.1</version>
-	<creationDate>2025-01</creationDate>
+	<creationDate>2025-02</creationDate>
 	<author>Joomla! Project</author>
 	<authorEmail>admin@joomla.org</authorEmail>
 	<authorUrl>www.joomla.org</authorUrl>
diff --git a/api/language/en-GB/install.xml b/api/language/en-GB/install.xml
index 8003222af2be9..76acc919e7ee0 100644
--- a/api/language/en-GB/install.xml
+++ b/api/language/en-GB/install.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<name>English (en-GB)</name>
 	<tag>en-GB</tag>
 	<version>4.4.11</version>
-	<creationDate>2025-01</creationDate>
+	<creationDate>2025-02</creationDate>
 	<author>Joomla! Project</author>
 	<authorEmail>admin@joomla.org</authorEmail>
 	<authorUrl>www.joomla.org</authorUrl>
diff --git a/api/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml b/api/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml
index 76cf802a5cc24..fc6d5e688629a 100644
--- a/api/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml
+++ b/api/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <metafile client="api">
 	<name>English (en-GB)</name>
 	<version>4.4.11</version>
-	<creationDate>2025-01</creationDate>
+	<creationDate>2025-02</creationDate>
 	<author>Joomla! Project</author>
 	<authorEmail>admin@joomla.org</authorEmail>
 	<authorUrl>www.joomla.org</authorUrl>
diff --git a/installation/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml b/installation/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml
index 2d26a64b71365..5bd88e179eb05 100644
--- a/installation/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml
+++ b/installation/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <metafile client="installation">
 	<name>English (United Kingdom)</name>
 	<version>4.4.11</version>
-	<creationDate>2025-01</creationDate>
+	<creationDate>2025-02</creationDate>
 	<author>Joomla! Project</author>
 	<copyright>(C) 2005 Open Source Matters, Inc.</copyright>
 	<license>GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt</license>
diff --git a/language/en-GB/install.xml b/language/en-GB/install.xml
index 5b7e9d667183a..b7631eb719781 100644
--- a/language/en-GB/install.xml
+++ b/language/en-GB/install.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<name>English (en-GB)</name>
 	<tag>en-GB</tag>
 	<version>4.4.11</version>
-	<creationDate>2025-01</creationDate>
+	<creationDate>2025-02</creationDate>
 	<author>Joomla! Project</author>
 	<authorEmail>admin@joomla.org</authorEmail>
 	<authorUrl>www.joomla.org</authorUrl>
diff --git a/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml b/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml
index e3c7c534bfa01..f079d43d9428b 100644
--- a/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml
+++ b/language/en-GB/langmetadata.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <metafile client="site">
 	<name>English (en-GB)</name>
 	<version>4.4.11</version>
-	<creationDate>2025-01</creationDate>
+	<creationDate>2025-02</creationDate>
 	<author>Joomla! Project</author>
 	<authorEmail>admin@joomla.org</authorEmail>
 	<authorUrl>www.joomla.org</authorUrl>
diff --git a/libraries/src/Version.php b/libraries/src/Version.php
index 66a9f1ac44841..6e2594949c9ed 100644
--- a/libraries/src/Version.php
+++ b/libraries/src/Version.php
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ final class Version
      * @var    string
      * @since  3.8.0
      */
-    public const EXTRA_VERSION = 'dev';
+    public const EXTRA_VERSION = 'rc1';
 
     /**
      * Development status.
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ final class Version
      * @var    string
      * @since  3.5
      */
-    public const DEV_STATUS = 'Development';
+    public const DEV_STATUS = 'Release Candidate';
 
     /**
      * Code name.
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ final class Version
      * @var    string
      * @since  3.5
      */
-    public const RELDATE = '7-January-2025';
+    public const RELDATE = '11-February-2025';
 
     /**
      * Release time.
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ final class Version
      * @var    string
      * @since  3.5
      */
-    public const RELTIME = '16:01';
+    public const RELTIME = '16:00';
 
     /**
      * Release timezone.