diff --git a/src/etc/phpshellsessions/gitsync b/src/etc/phpshellsessions/gitsync
index 8c57a45a90..96036e748c 100644
--- a/src/etc/phpshellsessions/gitsync
+++ b/src/etc/phpshellsessions/gitsync
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ $GITSYNC_MERGE = "/root/.gitsync_merge";
 
 /* NOTE: Set branches here */
 $branches = array(
-	"master" => "2.4.3 development branch",
+	"master" => "2.4.5 development branch",
 	"build_commit" => "The commit originally used to build the image"
 );
 
diff --git a/src/etc/version b/src/etc/version
index d12764d133..d1cdf22ce2 100644
--- a/src/etc/version
+++ b/src/etc/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.4.4-DEVELOPMENT
+2.4.5-DEVELOPMENT
diff --git a/tools/conf/pfPorts/make.conf b/tools/conf/pfPorts/make.conf
index 23ae875e6f..eb762d2cf0 100644
--- a/tools/conf/pfPorts/make.conf
+++ b/tools/conf/pfPorts/make.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Define pfSense repos
 PFSENSE_REPOS=	pfSense-repo pfSense-repo-devel pfSense-repo-legacy-devel-23 \
-		pfSense-repo-legacy-23
+		pfSense-repo-legacy-23 pfSense-repo-rc
 
 # Generic options
 OPTIONS_UNSET_FORCE=	X11 DOCS EXAMPLES MAN INFO MANPAGES
diff --git a/tools/templates/pkg_repos/pfSense-repo-rc.abi b/tools/templates/pkg_repos/pfSense-repo-rc.abi
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd3225c707
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/templates/pkg_repos/pfSense-repo-rc.abi
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+FreeBSD:11:%%ARCH%%
diff --git a/tools/templates/pkg_repos/pfSense-repo-rc.altabi b/tools/templates/pkg_repos/pfSense-repo-rc.altabi
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ac860a1acf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/templates/pkg_repos/pfSense-repo-rc.altabi
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+freebsd:11:%%ARCH%%
diff --git a/tools/templates/pkg_repos/pfSense-repo-rc.conf b/tools/templates/pkg_repos/pfSense-repo-rc.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ea33753bf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/templates/pkg_repos/pfSense-repo-rc.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+FreeBSD: { enabled: no }
+
+%%PRODUCT_NAME%%-core: {
+  url: "%%PKG_REPO_SERVER_RELEASE%%/%%PRODUCT_NAME%%_%%REPO_BRANCH_PREFIX%%v2_4_4_%%ARCH%%-core",
+  mirror_type: "srv",
+  signature_type: "fingerprints",
+  fingerprints: "/usr/local/share/%%PRODUCT_NAME%%/keys/pkg",
+  enabled: yes
+}
+
+%%PRODUCT_NAME%%: {
+  url: "%%PKG_REPO_SERVER_RELEASE%%/%%PRODUCT_NAME%%_%%REPO_BRANCH_PREFIX%%v2_4_4_%%ARCH%%-%%PRODUCT_NAME%%_%%REPO_BRANCH_PREFIX%%v2_4_4",
+  mirror_type: "srv",
+  signature_type: "fingerprints",
+  fingerprints: "/usr/local/share/%%PRODUCT_NAME%%/keys/pkg",
+  enabled: yes
+}
diff --git a/tools/templates/pkg_repos/pfSense-repo-rc.descr b/tools/templates/pkg_repos/pfSense-repo-rc.descr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5b9f01f27f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/templates/pkg_repos/pfSense-repo-rc.descr
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Next Release Candidate (2.4.4-RC)