diff --git a/lib-ce/emqx_dashboard/src/emqx_dashboard.app.src b/lib-ce/emqx_dashboard/src/emqx_dashboard.app.src
index ce59a046c..e63396592 100644
--- a/lib-ce/emqx_dashboard/src/emqx_dashboard.app.src
+++ b/lib-ce/emqx_dashboard/src/emqx_dashboard.app.src
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {application, emqx_dashboard,
  [{description, "EMQX Web Dashboard"},
-  {vsn, "4.4.15"}, % strict semver, bump manually!
+  {vsn, "4.4.16"}, % strict semver, bump manually!
   {modules, []},
   {registered, [emqx_dashboard_sup]},
   {applications, [kernel,stdlib,mnesia,minirest]},
diff --git a/src/emqx.app.src b/src/emqx.app.src
index 715d9d554..c2b169f27 100644
--- a/src/emqx.app.src
+++ b/src/emqx.app.src
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   %% the emqx `release' version, which in turn is comprised of several
   %% apps, one of which is this.  See `emqx_release.hrl' for more
   %% info.
-  {vsn, "4.4.16"}, % strict semver, bump manually!
+  {vsn, "4.4.17"}, % strict semver, bump manually!
   {modules, []},
   {registered, []},
   {applications, [ kernel