diff --git a/.github/workflows/external_trigger.yml b/.github/workflows/external_trigger.yml
index 0da1be0..e6fb3eb 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/external_trigger.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/external_trigger.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
           fi
           echo "**** External trigger running off of master branch. To disable this trigger, set a Github secret named \"PAUSE_EXTERNAL_TRIGGER_FFMPEG_MASTER\". ****"
           echo "**** Retrieving external version ****"
-          EXT_RELEASE=$(echo 4.3-cli)
+          EXT_RELEASE=$(echo 4.4-cli)
           if [ -z "${EXT_RELEASE}" ] || [ "${EXT_RELEASE}" == "null" ]; then
             echo "**** Can't retrieve external version, exiting ****"
             FAILURE_REASON="Can't retrieve external version for ffmpeg branch master"