diff --git a/core/SCsub b/core/SCsub
index 3570f0dc15b..1c01bbbef6d 100644
--- a/core/SCsub
+++ b/core/SCsub
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ def version_info_builder(target, source, env):
 #define VERSION_MINOR {minor}
 #define VERSION_PATCH {patch}
 #define VERSION_STATUS "{status}"
+#define VERSION_STATUS_VERSION {status_version}
 #define VERSION_BUILD "{build}"
 #define VERSION_MODULE_CONFIG "{module_config}"
 #define VERSION_WEBSITE "{website}"
diff --git a/core/config/engine.cpp b/core/config/engine.cpp
index c0d7389715b..0ad659629a7 100644
--- a/core/config/engine.cpp
+++ b/core/config/engine.cpp
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ Dictionary Engine::get_version_info() const {
 	dict["status"] = VERSION_STATUS;
 	dict["build"] = VERSION_BUILD;
 
+	dict["status_version"] = dict["status"] != "stable" ? VERSION_STATUS_VERSION : 0;
+
 	String hash = String(VERSION_HASH);
 	dict["hash"] = hash.is_empty() ? String("unknown") : hash;
 
@@ -135,7 +137,13 @@ Dictionary Engine::get_version_info() const {
 	if ((int)dict["patch"] != 0) {
 		stringver += "." + String(dict["patch"]);
 	}
-	stringver += "-" + String(dict["status"]) + " (" + String(dict["build"]) + ")";
+	stringver += "-" + String(dict["status"]);
+
+	if ((int)dict["status_version"] != 0) {
+		stringver += "." + String(dict["status_version"]);
+	}
+
+	stringver += " (" + String(dict["build"]) + ")";
 	dict["string"] = stringver;
 
 	return dict;
diff --git a/doc/classes/Engine.xml b/doc/classes/Engine.xml
index 68a6f2fddb7..55b644cf752 100644
--- a/doc/classes/Engine.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/Engine.xml
@@ -91,15 +91,15 @@
 				[b]Note:[/b] The [code]hex[/code] value is still an [int] internally, and printing it will give you its decimal representation, which is not particularly meaningful. Use hexadecimal literals for quick version comparisons from code:
 				[codeblocks]
 				[gdscript]
-				if Engine.get_version_info().hex >= 0x040100:
-				    pass # Do things specific to version 4.1 or later.
+				if Engine.get_godot_compatible_version_info().hex >= 0x040100:
+				    pass # Do things specifically based on Godot version 4.1 compatibility or later.
 				else:
 				    pass # Do things specific to versions before 4.1.
 				[/gdscript]
 				[csharp]
-				if ((int)Engine.GetVersionInfo()["hex"] >= 0x040100)
+				if ((int)Engine.GetGodotCompatibleVersionInfo()["hex"] >= 0x040100)
 				{
-				    // Do things specific to version 4.1 or later.
+				    // Do things specifically based on Godot version 4.1 compatibility or later.
 				}
 				else
 				{
@@ -228,7 +228,8 @@
 				- [code]minor[/code] - Minor version number as an int;
 				- [code]patch[/code] - Patch version number as an int;
 				- [code]hex[/code] - Full version encoded as a hexadecimal int with one byte (2 hex digits) per number (see example below);
-				- [code]status[/code] - Status (such as "beta", "rc1", "rc2", "stable", etc.) as a String;
+				- [code]status[/code] - Status (such as "beta", "rc", "stable", etc.) as a String;
+				- [code]status_version[/code] - Status version number as an int, [code]0[/code] if status is [code]"stable"[/code];
 				- [code]build[/code] - Build name (e.g. "custom_build") as a String;
 				- [code]hash[/code] - Full Git commit hash as a String;
 				- [code]timestamp[/code] - Holds the Git commit date UNIX timestamp in seconds as an int, or [code]0[/code] if unavailable;
diff --git a/methods.py b/methods.py
index 17bf95d119d..472c048aa32 100644
--- a/methods.py
+++ b/methods.py
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ def get_version_info(module_version_string="", silent=False):
         "minor": int(version.minor),
         "patch": int(version.patch),
         "status": str(version.status),
+        "status_version": int(version.status_version),
         "build": str(build_name),
         "module_config": str(version.module_config) + module_version_string,
         "website": str(version.website),
diff --git a/version.py b/version.py
index 9b940c05dc2..8e1935aca1e 100644
--- a/version.py
+++ b/version.py
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 major = 4
 minor = 4
 patch = 0
-status = "dev"
+status = "alpha"
+status_version = 2
 module_config = ""
 website = "https://redotengine.org"
 docs = "latest"