diff --git a/src/blocks/checkpoints.dat b/src/blocks/checkpoints.dat
index 593f470..247c00a 100644
Binary files a/src/blocks/checkpoints.dat and b/src/blocks/checkpoints.dat differ
diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
index 0fba347..ea36cdf 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
@@ -6049,7 +6049,7 @@ void Blockchain::cancel()
 }
 
 #if defined(PER_BLOCK_CHECKPOINT)
-static const char expected_block_hashes_hash[] = "df3f619804a92fdb4057192dc43dd748ea778adc52bc498ce80524c014b81119";
+static const char expected_block_hashes_hash[] = "7f60b4980ea16b32e3f9fc1959d9d4116ba91f2b067bd70b3e21c44520096d14";
 void Blockchain::load_compiled_in_block_hashes(const GetCheckpointsCallback& get_checkpoints)
 {
   if (get_checkpoints == nullptr || !m_fast_sync)
diff --git a/src/version.cpp.in b/src/version.cpp.in
index c28c40a..7041ce7 100644
--- a/src/version.cpp.in
+++ b/src/version.cpp.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #define DEF_SALVIUM_VERSION_TAG "@VERSIONTAG@"
-#define DEF_SALVIUM_VERSION "0.4.3"
+#define DEF_SALVIUM_VERSION "0.4.4-beta1"
 #define DEF_MONERO_VERSION_TAG "release"
 #define DEF_MONERO_VERSION "0.18.3.3"
 #define DEF_MONERO_RELEASE_NAME "Zero"