diff --git a/data/relup-paths.eterm b/data/relup-paths.eterm
index 9275fb143..79b07cee3 100644
--- a/data/relup-paths.eterm
+++ b/data/relup-paths.eterm
@@ -81,8 +81,14 @@
         <<"4.4.13">>,<<"4.4.14">>,<<"4.4.15">>,<<"4.4.16">>,<<"4.4.2">>,<<"4.4.3">>,<<"4.4.4">>,<<"4.4.5">>,
         <<"4.4.6">>,<<"4.4.7">>,<<"4.4.8">>,<<"4.4.9">>],
    otp => <<"24.3.4.2-1">>}}.
+{<<"4.4.18">>,
+ #{from_versions =>
+       [<<"4.4.0">>,<<"4.4.1">>,<<"4.4.10">>,<<"4.4.11">>,<<"4.4.12">>,
+        <<"4.4.13">>,<<"4.4.14">>,<<"4.4.15">>,<<"4.4.16">>,<<"4.4.17">>,<<"4.4.2">>,<<"4.4.3">>,<<"4.4.4">>,<<"4.4.5">>,
+        <<"4.4.6">>,<<"4.4.7">>,<<"4.4.8">>,<<"4.4.9">>],
+   otp => <<"24.3.4.2-1">>}}.
 {<<"4.5.0">>,
  #{from_versions =>
-       [<<"4.4.10">>,<<"4.4.11">>,<<"4.4.13">>,<<"4.4.14">>,<<"4.4.15">>,<<"4.4.16">>,<<"4.4.17">>,<<"4.4.8">>,
+       [<<"4.4.10">>,<<"4.4.11">>,<<"4.4.13">>,<<"4.4.14">>,<<"4.4.15">>,<<"4.4.16">>,<<"4.4.17">>,<<"4.4.18">>,<<"4.4.8">>,
         <<"4.4.9">>],
    otp => <<"24.3.4.2-1">>}}.
diff --git a/deploy/charts/emqx/Chart.yaml b/deploy/charts/emqx/Chart.yaml
index acaec341a..2c76e653b 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/emqx/Chart.yaml
+++ b/deploy/charts/emqx/Chart.yaml
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ type: application
 
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
-version: 4.4.17
+version: 4.4.18
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application.
-appVersion: 4.4.17
+appVersion: 4.4.18
diff --git a/include/emqx_release.hrl b/include/emqx_release.hrl
index 85696387c..8128cbbcd 100644
--- a/include/emqx_release.hrl
+++ b/include/emqx_release.hrl
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 -ifndef(EMQX_ENTERPRISE).
 
--define(EMQX_RELEASE, {opensource, "4.4.17"}).
+-define(EMQX_RELEASE, {opensource, "4.4.18-alpha.1"}).
 
 -else.