Preparing Spark release v2.4.4-rc3
diff --git a/R/pkg/DESCRIPTION b/R/pkg/DESCRIPTION
index 57a5d84..d13ec02 100644
--- a/R/pkg/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/R/pkg/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Package: SparkR
 Type: Package
-Version: 2.4.5
+Version: 2.4.4
 Title: R Front End for 'Apache Spark'
 Description: Provides an R Front end for 'Apache Spark' <https://spark.apache.org>.
 Authors@R: c(person("Shivaram", "Venkataraman", role = c("aut", "cre"),
diff --git a/assembly/pom.xml b/assembly/pom.xml
index 432a388..1dc59fa 100644
--- a/assembly/pom.xml
+++ b/assembly/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.4</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/common/kvstore/pom.xml b/common/kvstore/pom.xml
index 2d3d5e3..a9599a8 100644
--- a/common/kvstore/pom.xml
+++ b/common/kvstore/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.4</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/common/network-common/pom.xml b/common/network-common/pom.xml
index af5a9bdf..0b43916 100644
--- a/common/network-common/pom.xml
+++ b/common/network-common/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.4</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/common/network-shuffle/pom.xml b/common/network-shuffle/pom.xml
index c48f6e3..2db0e34 100644
--- a/common/network-shuffle/pom.xml
+++ b/common/network-shuffle/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.4</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/common/network-yarn/pom.xml b/common/network-yarn/pom.xml
index 689168d..561e74e 100644
--- a/common/network-yarn/pom.xml
+++ b/common/network-yarn/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.4</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/common/sketch/pom.xml b/common/sketch/pom.xml
index c6ebb89..d909d4a 100644
--- a/common/sketch/pom.xml
+++ b/common/sketch/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.4</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/common/tags/pom.xml b/common/tags/pom.xml
index 465668d..77b7a34 100644
--- a/common/tags/pom.xml
+++ b/common/tags/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.4</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/common/unsafe/pom.xml b/common/unsafe/pom.xml
index f04bcdf..7e92490 100644
--- a/common/unsafe/pom.xml
+++ b/common/unsafe/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.4</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 2b8b062..4f12d7a 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.4</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/docs/_config.yml b/docs/_config.yml
index ccc83d7..4ad549e 100644
--- a/docs/_config.yml
+++ b/docs/_config.yml
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 
 # These allow the documentation to be updated with newer releases
 # of Spark, Scala, and Mesos.
-SPARK_VERSION: 2.4.5-SNAPSHOT
-SPARK_VERSION_SHORT: 2.4.5
+SPARK_VERSION: 2.4.4
+SPARK_VERSION_SHORT: 2.4.4
 SCALA_BINARY_VERSION: "2.12"
 SCALA_VERSION: "2.12.8"
 MESOS_VERSION: 1.0.0
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index 0424305..62496d7 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.4</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/external/avro/pom.xml b/external/avro/pom.xml
index f3182e7..17e3888 100644
--- a/external/avro/pom.xml
+++ b/external/avro/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/external/docker-integration-tests/pom.xml b/external/docker-integration-tests/pom.xml
index 7e39950..951214f9 100644
--- a/external/docker-integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/external/docker-integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/external/flume-assembly/pom.xml b/external/flume-assembly/pom.xml
index bf7e498..c2187a2 100644
--- a/external/flume-assembly/pom.xml
+++ b/external/flume-assembly/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/external/flume-sink/pom.xml b/external/flume-sink/pom.xml
index 94afe25..b14f43a 100644
--- a/external/flume-sink/pom.xml
+++ b/external/flume-sink/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/external/flume/pom.xml b/external/flume/pom.xml
index 1187a46..81d97fc 100644
--- a/external/flume/pom.xml
+++ b/external/flume/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
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     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/external/kafka-0-10-assembly/pom.xml b/external/kafka-0-10-assembly/pom.xml
index 497a94f..dcc59fc 100644
--- a/external/kafka-0-10-assembly/pom.xml
+++ b/external/kafka-0-10-assembly/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.4</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/external/kafka-0-10-sql/pom.xml b/external/kafka-0-10-sql/pom.xml
index 1c84192..5fc2e27 100644
--- a/external/kafka-0-10-sql/pom.xml
+++ b/external/kafka-0-10-sql/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.4</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/external/kafka-0-10/pom.xml b/external/kafka-0-10/pom.xml
index 42f2fc6..688b761 100644
--- a/external/kafka-0-10/pom.xml
+++ b/external/kafka-0-10/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.4</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/external/kafka-0-8-assembly/pom.xml b/external/kafka-0-8-assembly/pom.xml
index 13e4bc2..6d10742 100644
--- a/external/kafka-0-8-assembly/pom.xml
+++ b/external/kafka-0-8-assembly/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.4</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/external/kafka-0-8/pom.xml b/external/kafka-0-8/pom.xml
index f9eac52..2df3e98 100644
--- a/external/kafka-0-8/pom.xml
+++ b/external/kafka-0-8/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.4</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/external/kinesis-asl-assembly/pom.xml b/external/kinesis-asl-assembly/pom.xml
index 3971bb0..61fb9bc 100644
--- a/external/kinesis-asl-assembly/pom.xml
+++ b/external/kinesis-asl-assembly/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.4</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/external/kinesis-asl/pom.xml b/external/kinesis-asl/pom.xml
index 3888bbb..36bbc7e 100644
--- a/external/kinesis-asl/pom.xml
+++ b/external/kinesis-asl/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.4</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/external/spark-ganglia-lgpl/pom.xml b/external/spark-ganglia-lgpl/pom.xml
index 53ef67e..cd6e39a 100644
--- a/external/spark-ganglia-lgpl/pom.xml
+++ b/external/spark-ganglia-lgpl/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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-    <version>2.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
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diff --git a/graphx/pom.xml b/graphx/pom.xml
index 6eabd19..ad68778 100644
--- a/graphx/pom.xml
+++ b/graphx/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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-    <version>2.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.4</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/hadoop-cloud/pom.xml b/hadoop-cloud/pom.xml
index e4108f9..e82c41c 100644
--- a/hadoop-cloud/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-cloud/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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-    <version>2.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.4</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/launcher/pom.xml b/launcher/pom.xml
index 6178fdb..a02ee2c 100644
--- a/launcher/pom.xml
+++ b/launcher/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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-    <version>2.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
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diff --git a/mllib-local/pom.xml b/mllib-local/pom.xml
index 70cc434..baba544 100644
--- a/mllib-local/pom.xml
+++ b/mllib-local/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.4</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
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diff --git a/mllib/pom.xml b/mllib/pom.xml
index 789854df..19e184b 100644
--- a/mllib/pom.xml
+++ b/mllib/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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-    <version>2.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c75d2ca3..21f16fe 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
   <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-  <version>2.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.4.4</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Spark Project Parent POM</name>
   <url>http://spark.apache.org/</url>
diff --git a/python/pyspark/version.py b/python/pyspark/version.py
index 1d0ef78..e502c73 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/version.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/version.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-__version__ = "2.4.5.dev0"
+__version__ = "2.4.4"
diff --git a/repl/pom.xml b/repl/pom.xml
index f77a3dc..7ad61568 100644
--- a/repl/pom.xml
+++ b/repl/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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-    <version>2.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/resource-managers/kubernetes/core/pom.xml b/resource-managers/kubernetes/core/pom.xml
index 677b392..fbd5925 100644
--- a/resource-managers/kubernetes/core/pom.xml
+++ b/resource-managers/kubernetes/core/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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-    <version>2.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <relativePath>../../../pom.xml</relativePath>
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diff --git a/resource-managers/kubernetes/integration-tests/pom.xml b/resource-managers/kubernetes/integration-tests/pom.xml
index 7233170..fc33185 100644
--- a/resource-managers/kubernetes/integration-tests/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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-    <version>2.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <relativePath>../../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/resource-managers/mesos/pom.xml b/resource-managers/mesos/pom.xml
index 80ab963..f5869d0 100644
--- a/resource-managers/mesos/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/resource-managers/yarn/pom.xml b/resource-managers/yarn/pom.xml
index 0b4f96c..910db62 100644
--- a/resource-managers/yarn/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
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diff --git a/sql/catalyst/pom.xml b/sql/catalyst/pom.xml
index 0864dd3..4bc3167 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
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diff --git a/sql/core/pom.xml b/sql/core/pom.xml
index f9883a7..e8c05cc 100644
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     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
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diff --git a/sql/hive-thriftserver/pom.xml b/sql/hive-thriftserver/pom.xml
index afc6ff8..3167dd6 100644
--- a/sql/hive-thriftserver/pom.xml
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diff --git a/sql/hive/pom.xml b/sql/hive/pom.xml
index 9b7c7d5..3467a8c 100644
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
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diff --git a/streaming/pom.xml b/streaming/pom.xml
index 7181741..48f816e 100644
--- a/streaming/pom.xml
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
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diff --git a/tools/pom.xml b/tools/pom.xml
index 1a13dee..23928d3 100644
--- a/tools/pom.xml
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