diff --git a/core/lib/generators/solidus/install/app_templates/frontend/starter.rb b/core/lib/generators/solidus/install/app_templates/frontend/starter.rb
index ccfbbaae943..7a6c7ee377d 100644
--- a/core/lib/generators/solidus/install/app_templates/frontend/starter.rb
+++ b/core/lib/generators/solidus/install/app_templates/frontend/starter.rb
@@ -1 +1 @@
-apply 'https://github.com/solidusio/solidus_starter_frontend/raw/v4.4/template.rb'
+apply 'https://github.com/solidusio/solidus_starter_frontend/raw/main/template.rb'
diff --git a/core/lib/spree/core/version.rb b/core/lib/spree/core/version.rb
index c7121286cc1..ced47297368 100644
--- a/core/lib/spree/core/version.rb
+++ b/core/lib/spree/core/version.rb
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module Spree
-  VERSION = "4.4.0"
+  VERSION = "4.5.0.dev"
 
   def self.solidus_version
     VERSION
   end
 
   def self.previous_solidus_minor_version
-    '4.3'
+    '4.4'
   end
 
   def self.solidus_gem_version
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 3a1398313a5..996d1b0d6f0 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ services:
         NODE_VERSION: 20
         MYSQL_VERSION: "8.0"
         BUNDLER_VERSION: 2
-    image: solidus-4.4.0
+    image: solidus-4.5.0.dev
     command: bash -c "(bundle check || bundle) && bash -c 'echo Container initialized, see README.md for further steps.' && tail -f /dev/null"
     environment:
       CAPYBARA_DRIVER: selenium_chrome_headless_docker_friendly