diff --git a/build/optaplanner-bom/pom.xml b/build/optaplanner-bom/pom.xml
index 30e9ed37ade..121058506cb 100644
--- a/build/optaplanner-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/build/optaplanner-bom/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.optaplanner</groupId>
     <artifactId>optaplanner-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>8.44.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.44.0.Final</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/build/optaplanner-build-parent/pom.xml b/build/optaplanner-build-parent/pom.xml
index 3616feec3c8..314658db1bc 100644
--- a/build/optaplanner-build-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/build/optaplanner-build-parent/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.optaplanner</groupId>
     <artifactId>optaplanner-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>8.44.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.44.0.Final</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <!-- Dependencies -->
     <!-- ************************************************************************ -->
     <!-- SNAPSHOT and KIE dependency versions -->
-    <version.org.drools>8.40.0.Final</version.org.drools>
+    <version.org.drools>8.44.0.Final</version.org.drools>
 
     <!-- Normal dependency versions -->
     <version.ch.qos.logback>1.2.9</version.ch.qos.logback>
diff --git a/build/optaplanner-distribution-internal/pom.xml b/build/optaplanner-distribution-internal/pom.xml
index 7e3ce854f9a..074f48669c9 100644
--- a/build/optaplanner-distribution-internal/pom.xml
+++ b/build/optaplanner-distribution-internal/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.optaplanner</groupId>
     <artifactId>optaplanner-build-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>8.44.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.44.0.Final</version>
     <relativePath>../optaplanner-build-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/build/optaplanner-ide-config/pom.xml b/build/optaplanner-ide-config/pom.xml
index 5108642dbfc..a9637478357 100644
--- a/build/optaplanner-ide-config/pom.xml
+++ b/build/optaplanner-ide-config/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.optaplanner</groupId>
     <artifactId>optaplanner-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>8.44.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.44.0.Final</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>optaplanner-ide-config</artifactId>
diff --git a/build/optaplanner-javadoc/pom.xml b/build/optaplanner-javadoc/pom.xml
index 809dbf82e59..9d0dc6d0a3e 100644
--- a/build/optaplanner-javadoc/pom.xml
+++ b/build/optaplanner-javadoc/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.optaplanner</groupId>
     <artifactId>optaplanner-build-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>8.44.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.44.0.Final</version>
     <relativePath>../optaplanner-build-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/core/optaplanner-constraint-drl/pom.xml b/core/optaplanner-constraint-drl/pom.xml
index 1211f2e121a..ae3c3e85d95 100644
--- a/core/optaplanner-constraint-drl/pom.xml
+++ b/core/optaplanner-constraint-drl/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.optaplanner</groupId>
     <artifactId>optaplanner-core-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>8.44.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.44.0.Final</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/core/optaplanner-constraint-streams-bavet/pom.xml b/core/optaplanner-constraint-streams-bavet/pom.xml
index d5737a8509b..0f9318cce9a 100644
--- a/core/optaplanner-constraint-streams-bavet/pom.xml
+++ b/core/optaplanner-constraint-streams-bavet/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.optaplanner</groupId>
         <artifactId>optaplanner-core-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>8.44.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.44.0.Final</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/core/optaplanner-constraint-streams-common/pom.xml b/core/optaplanner-constraint-streams-common/pom.xml
index 9c04f3072b8..3f6b077fd32 100644
--- a/core/optaplanner-constraint-streams-common/pom.xml
+++ b/core/optaplanner-constraint-streams-common/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.optaplanner</groupId>
     <artifactId>optaplanner-core-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>8.44.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.44.0.Final</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/core/optaplanner-constraint-streams-drools/pom.xml b/core/optaplanner-constraint-streams-drools/pom.xml
index e1fd369b1c5..ba2f39fe057 100644
--- a/core/optaplanner-constraint-streams-drools/pom.xml
+++ b/core/optaplanner-constraint-streams-drools/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.optaplanner</groupId>
         <artifactId>optaplanner-core-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>8.44.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.44.0.Final</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/core/optaplanner-core-impl/pom.xml b/core/optaplanner-core-impl/pom.xml
index 73aa5b3d2d3..69e9e45337a 100644
--- a/core/optaplanner-core-impl/pom.xml
+++ b/core/optaplanner-core-impl/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.optaplanner</groupId>
     <artifactId>optaplanner-core-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>8.44.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.44.0.Final</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>optaplanner-core-impl</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/optaplanner-core/pom.xml b/core/optaplanner-core/pom.xml
index 3cbc1ed5e62..24ae8f7593d 100644
--- a/core/optaplanner-core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/optaplanner-core/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.optaplanner</groupId>
     <artifactId>optaplanner-core-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>8.44.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.44.0.Final</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 236200d0b27..594f4db70a5 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.optaplanner</groupId>
     <artifactId>optaplanner-build-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>8.44.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.44.0.Final</version>
     <relativePath>../build/optaplanner-build-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/optaplanner-benchmark/pom.xml b/optaplanner-benchmark/pom.xml
index 0d2023e6ede..26a7f8d6530 100644
--- a/optaplanner-benchmark/pom.xml
+++ b/optaplanner-benchmark/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.optaplanner</groupId>
     <artifactId>optaplanner-build-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>8.44.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.44.0.Final</version>
     <relativePath>../build/optaplanner-build-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/optaplanner-docs/pom.xml b/optaplanner-docs/pom.xml
index 36dddc995ee..214815ddf96 100755
--- a/optaplanner-docs/pom.xml
+++ b/optaplanner-docs/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.optaplanner</groupId>
     <artifactId>optaplanner-build-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>8.44.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.44.0.Final</version>
     <relativePath>../build/optaplanner-build-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/optaplanner-docs/src/antora.yml b/optaplanner-docs/src/antora.yml
index 555da6ceae9..a0c96cd1b9b 100644
--- a/optaplanner-docs/src/antora.yml
+++ b/optaplanner-docs/src/antora.yml
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@
 # The goal is to have the antora.yml containing correct attributes available in the release branch before
 # the optaplanner-website is refreshed.
 name: optaplanner
-title: OptaPlanner User Guide 8.20.0-SNAPSHOT
+title: OptaPlanner User Guide 8.44.0.Final
 version: latest
 asciidoc:
   attributes:
-    optaplanner-version: 8.20.0-SNAPSHOT
+    optaplanner-version: 8.44.0.Final
     java-version: 11
     maven-version: 3.8.1
-    quarkus-version: 2.7.3.Final
+    quarkus-version: 2.16.10.Final
     spring-boot-version: 2.7.12
 nav:
   - modules/ROOT/nav.adoc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/optaplanner-examples/pom.xml b/optaplanner-examples/pom.xml
index fb37dea2cba..da3cf77eef5 100644
--- a/optaplanner-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/optaplanner-examples/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.optaplanner</groupId>
     <artifactId>optaplanner-build-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>8.44.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.44.0.Final</version>
     <relativePath>../build/optaplanner-build-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/optaplanner-migration/pom.xml b/optaplanner-migration/pom.xml
index 3eadd45a3de..0da4b5dfdc0 100644
--- a/optaplanner-migration/pom.xml
+++ b/optaplanner-migration/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.optaplanner</groupId>
     <artifactId>optaplanner-build-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>8.44.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.44.0.Final</version>
     <relativePath>../build/optaplanner-build-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/optaplanner-operator/pom.xml b/optaplanner-operator/pom.xml
index 1daf5f87c94..00e370b67bb 100644
--- a/optaplanner-operator/pom.xml
+++ b/optaplanner-operator/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.optaplanner</groupId>
     <artifactId>optaplanner-build-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>8.44.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.44.0.Final</version>
     <relativePath>../build/optaplanner-build-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/optaplanner-persistence/optaplanner-persistence-common/pom.xml b/optaplanner-persistence/optaplanner-persistence-common/pom.xml
index ef8bfffb641..4c511be7722 100644
--- a/optaplanner-persistence/optaplanner-persistence-common/pom.xml
+++ b/optaplanner-persistence/optaplanner-persistence-common/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.optaplanner</groupId>
     <artifactId>optaplanner-persistence</artifactId>
-    <version>8.44.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.44.0.Final</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>optaplanner-persistence-common</artifactId>
diff --git a/optaplanner-persistence/optaplanner-persistence-jackson/pom.xml b/optaplanner-persistence/optaplanner-persistence-jackson/pom.xml
index d99abeaa466..1605fd84732 100644
--- a/optaplanner-persistence/optaplanner-persistence-jackson/pom.xml
+++ b/optaplanner-persistence/optaplanner-persistence-jackson/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.optaplanner</groupId>
     <artifactId>optaplanner-persistence</artifactId>
-    <version>8.44.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.44.0.Final</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>optaplanner-persistence-jackson</artifactId>
diff --git a/optaplanner-persistence/optaplanner-persistence-jaxb/pom.xml b/optaplanner-persistence/optaplanner-persistence-jaxb/pom.xml
index 87885f527a3..ccdab3b7a03 100644
--- a/optaplanner-persistence/optaplanner-persistence-jaxb/pom.xml
+++ b/optaplanner-persistence/optaplanner-persistence-jaxb/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.optaplanner</groupId>
     <artifactId>optaplanner-persistence</artifactId>
-    <version>8.44.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.44.0.Final</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>optaplanner-persistence-jaxb</artifactId>
diff --git a/optaplanner-persistence/optaplanner-persistence-jpa/pom.xml b/optaplanner-persistence/optaplanner-persistence-jpa/pom.xml
index 995f0ce56c0..aa47ac74a71 100644
--- a/optaplanner-persistence/optaplanner-persistence-jpa/pom.xml
+++ b/optaplanner-persistence/optaplanner-persistence-jpa/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
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     <groupId>org.optaplanner</groupId>
     <artifactId>optaplanner-persistence</artifactId>
-    <version>8.44.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.44.0.Final</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>optaplanner-persistence-jpa</artifactId>
diff --git a/optaplanner-persistence/optaplanner-persistence-jsonb/pom.xml b/optaplanner-persistence/optaplanner-persistence-jsonb/pom.xml
index 04f68d43f95..123fa9b06c8 100644
--- a/optaplanner-persistence/optaplanner-persistence-jsonb/pom.xml
+++ b/optaplanner-persistence/optaplanner-persistence-jsonb/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.optaplanner</groupId>
     <artifactId>optaplanner-persistence</artifactId>
-    <version>8.44.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.44.0.Final</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>optaplanner-persistence-jsonb</artifactId>
diff --git a/optaplanner-persistence/optaplanner-persistence-xstream/pom.xml b/optaplanner-persistence/optaplanner-persistence-xstream/pom.xml
index 7b5923a87dc..a4477753e06 100644
--- a/optaplanner-persistence/optaplanner-persistence-xstream/pom.xml
+++ b/optaplanner-persistence/optaplanner-persistence-xstream/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.optaplanner</groupId>
     <artifactId>optaplanner-persistence</artifactId>
-    <version>8.44.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.44.0.Final</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>optaplanner-persistence-xstream</artifactId>
diff --git a/optaplanner-persistence/pom.xml b/optaplanner-persistence/pom.xml
index 4c9b7d19668..8d0a04cceea 100644
--- a/optaplanner-persistence/pom.xml
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
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     <groupId>org.optaplanner</groupId>
     <artifactId>optaplanner-build-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>8.44.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.44.0.Final</version>
     <relativePath>../build/optaplanner-build-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/optaplanner-quarkus-integration/optaplanner-quarkus-benchmark/deployment/pom.xml b/optaplanner-quarkus-integration/optaplanner-quarkus-benchmark/deployment/pom.xml
index 1edacae092b..31b461c1b7a 100644
--- a/optaplanner-quarkus-integration/optaplanner-quarkus-benchmark/deployment/pom.xml
+++ b/optaplanner-quarkus-integration/optaplanner-quarkus-benchmark/deployment/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.optaplanner</groupId>
     <artifactId>optaplanner-quarkus-benchmark-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>8.44.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.44.0.Final</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>optaplanner-quarkus-benchmark-deployment</artifactId>
diff --git a/optaplanner-quarkus-integration/optaplanner-quarkus-benchmark/integration-test/pom.xml b/optaplanner-quarkus-integration/optaplanner-quarkus-benchmark/integration-test/pom.xml
index d473eaba455..3338b2cad78 100644
--- a/optaplanner-quarkus-integration/optaplanner-quarkus-benchmark/integration-test/pom.xml
+++ b/optaplanner-quarkus-integration/optaplanner-quarkus-benchmark/integration-test/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.optaplanner</groupId>
     <artifactId>optaplanner-quarkus-benchmark-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>8.44.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.44.0.Final</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>optaplanner-quarkus-benchmark-integration-test</artifactId>
diff --git a/optaplanner-quarkus-integration/optaplanner-quarkus-benchmark/pom.xml b/optaplanner-quarkus-integration/optaplanner-quarkus-benchmark/pom.xml
index cf606fefb02..a990914e5f0 100644
--- a/optaplanner-quarkus-integration/optaplanner-quarkus-benchmark/pom.xml
+++ b/optaplanner-quarkus-integration/optaplanner-quarkus-benchmark/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
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     <groupId>org.optaplanner</groupId>
     <artifactId>optaplanner-quarkus-integration</artifactId>
-    <version>8.44.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.44.0.Final</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/optaplanner-quarkus-integration/optaplanner-quarkus-benchmark/runtime/pom.xml b/optaplanner-quarkus-integration/optaplanner-quarkus-benchmark/runtime/pom.xml
index e4b7bfdbc50..bd235be6754 100644
--- a/optaplanner-quarkus-integration/optaplanner-quarkus-benchmark/runtime/pom.xml
+++ b/optaplanner-quarkus-integration/optaplanner-quarkus-benchmark/runtime/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
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-    <version>8.44.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.44.0.Final</version>
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   <artifactId>optaplanner-quarkus-benchmark</artifactId>
diff --git a/optaplanner-quarkus-integration/optaplanner-quarkus-jackson/deployment/pom.xml b/optaplanner-quarkus-integration/optaplanner-quarkus-jackson/deployment/pom.xml
index 43eb17a8f2e..5baabe1ae4d 100644
--- a/optaplanner-quarkus-integration/optaplanner-quarkus-jackson/deployment/pom.xml
+++ b/optaplanner-quarkus-integration/optaplanner-quarkus-jackson/deployment/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
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     <groupId>org.optaplanner</groupId>
     <artifactId>optaplanner-quarkus-jackson-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>8.44.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.44.0.Final</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>optaplanner-quarkus-jackson-deployment</artifactId>
diff --git a/optaplanner-quarkus-integration/optaplanner-quarkus-jackson/integration-test/pom.xml b/optaplanner-quarkus-integration/optaplanner-quarkus-jackson/integration-test/pom.xml
index d4c0e5510a2..001231d5344 100644
--- a/optaplanner-quarkus-integration/optaplanner-quarkus-jackson/integration-test/pom.xml
+++ b/optaplanner-quarkus-integration/optaplanner-quarkus-jackson/integration-test/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
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-    <version>8.44.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
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   <artifactId>optaplanner-quarkus-jackson-integration-test</artifactId>
diff --git a/optaplanner-quarkus-integration/optaplanner-quarkus-jackson/pom.xml b/optaplanner-quarkus-integration/optaplanner-quarkus-jackson/pom.xml
index 290db5da249..ebe06d04a31 100644
--- a/optaplanner-quarkus-integration/optaplanner-quarkus-jackson/pom.xml
+++ b/optaplanner-quarkus-integration/optaplanner-quarkus-jackson/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
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   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>optaplanner-quarkus-jackson-parent</artifactId>
diff --git a/optaplanner-quarkus-integration/optaplanner-quarkus-jackson/runtime/pom.xml b/optaplanner-quarkus-integration/optaplanner-quarkus-jackson/runtime/pom.xml
index 3f710f3da1e..0d0035ab83f 100644
--- a/optaplanner-quarkus-integration/optaplanner-quarkus-jackson/runtime/pom.xml
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
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   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>optaplanner-quarkus-jackson</artifactId>
diff --git a/optaplanner-quarkus-integration/optaplanner-quarkus-jsonb/deployment/pom.xml b/optaplanner-quarkus-integration/optaplanner-quarkus-jsonb/deployment/pom.xml
index 58c6cd667cd..742469b3e1f 100644
--- a/optaplanner-quarkus-integration/optaplanner-quarkus-jsonb/deployment/pom.xml
+++ b/optaplanner-quarkus-integration/optaplanner-quarkus-jsonb/deployment/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
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