diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index b4d8583f..74a5a049 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx1536m
 
 GROUP=com.auth0
 POM_ARTIFACT_ID=java-jwt
-VERSION_NAME=4.4.0
 
 POM_NAME=java jwt
 POM_DESCRIPTION=Java client library for the Auth0 platform