diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d8cdd203f2..92dd323bb3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ SET(KOKKOSKERNELS_TOP_BUILD_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
 SET(KOKKOSKERNELS_TOP_SOURCE_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 
 SET(KokkosKernels_VERSION_MAJOR 4)
-SET(KokkosKernels_VERSION_MINOR 3)
+SET(KokkosKernels_VERSION_MINOR 4)
 SET(KokkosKernels_VERSION_PATCH 99)
 SET(KokkosKernels_VERSION "${KokkosKernels_VERSION_MAJOR}.${KokkosKernels_VERSION_MINOR}.${KokkosKernels_VERSION_PATCH}")
 
@@ -136,13 +136,13 @@ ELSE()
         SET(CMAKE_HIP_ARCHITECTURES ${Kokkos_HIP_ARCHITECTURES})
       ENDIF()
     ENDIF()
-    IF(${Kokkos_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "4.2.00")
+    IF(${Kokkos_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "4.3.01")
       MESSAGE(STATUS "Found Kokkos version ${Kokkos_VERSION} at ${Kokkos_DIR}")
-      IF((${Kokkos_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER "4.3.99"))
+      IF((${Kokkos_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER "4.4.99"))
         MESSAGE(WARNING "Configuring with Kokkos ${Kokkos_VERSION} which is newer than the expected develop branch - version check may need update")
       ENDIF()
     ELSE()
-      MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "Kokkos Kernels ${KokkosKernels_VERSION} requires Kokkos 4.2.00 or greater (found ${Kokkos_VERSION})")
+      MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "Kokkos Kernels ${KokkosKernels_VERSION} requires Kokkos 4.3.01 or greater (found ${Kokkos_VERSION})")
     ENDIF()
   ENDIF()