diff --git a/icu4j/build.properties b/icu4j/build.properties
index 93142d45261..c03706c8596 100644
--- a/icu4j/build.properties
+++ b/icu4j/build.properties
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 #* Copyright (C) 2009-2010, International Business Machines Corporation and    *
 #* others. All Rights Reserved.                                                *
 #*******************************************************************************
-api.report.version = 434
+api.report.version = 44
 api.report.prev.version = 421
diff --git a/icu4j/main/classes/core/src/com/ibm/icu/util/VersionInfo.java b/icu4j/main/classes/core/src/com/ibm/icu/util/VersionInfo.java
index 6f0f5f9c350..55b704635b3 100644
--- a/icu4j/main/classes/core/src/com/ibm/icu/util/VersionInfo.java
+++ b/icu4j/main/classes/core/src/com/ibm/icu/util/VersionInfo.java
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ public final class VersionInfo implements Comparable<VersionInfo>
         UNICODE_5_0   = getInstance(5, 0, 0, 0);
         UNICODE_5_1   = getInstance(5, 1, 0, 0);
         UNICODE_5_2   = getInstance(5, 2, 0, 0);
-        ICU_VERSION   = getInstance(4, 3, 4, 0);
+        ICU_VERSION   = getInstance(4, 4, 0, 0);
         ICU_DATA_VERSION = getInstance(4, 4, 0, 0);
         UCOL_RUNTIME_VERSION = getInstance(6);
         UCOL_BUILDER_VERSION = getInstance(7);
diff --git a/icu4j/main/shared/build/common.properties b/icu4j/main/shared/build/common.properties
index d7320c8d2ba..53d5a9bada2 100644
--- a/icu4j/main/shared/build/common.properties
+++ b/icu4j/main/shared/build/common.properties
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 #*******************************************************************************
 
 # Version numbers, etc.
-icu4j.spec.version = 4.3.4
-icu4j.impl.version = 4.3.4
+icu4j.spec.version = 4.4
+icu4j.impl.version = 4.4
 current.year = 2010
 
 corp = IBM Corporation
diff --git a/icu4j/main/tests/core/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/format/DateTimeGeneratorTest.java b/icu4j/main/tests/core/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/format/DateTimeGeneratorTest.java
index e7ed8dedb04..089f87f2d63 100644
--- a/icu4j/main/tests/core/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/format/DateTimeGeneratorTest.java
+++ b/icu4j/main/tests/core/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/format/DateTimeGeneratorTest.java
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ public class DateTimeGeneratorTest extends TestFmwk {
         DateOrder order2 = getOrdering(style2, uLocale);
         if (!order1.hasSameOrderAs(order2)) {
             if (order1.monthLength == order2.monthLength) { // error if have same month length, different ordering
-                if (skipIfBeforeICU(4,3,4)) { // ticket#6806
+                if (skipIfBeforeICU(4,5,1)) { // ticket#6806
                     logln(showOrderComparison(uLocale, style1, style2, order1, order2));
                 } else {
                     errln(showOrderComparison(uLocale, style1, style2, order1, order2));