diff --git a/versions.yaml b/versions.yaml
index 4acbc5694..f3d230c2d 100644
--- a/versions.yaml
+++ b/versions.yaml
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ languages:
       description: |
         'newest-version' is the latest version known to work when
         building Kata
-      newest-version: "stable"
+      newest-version: "1.44.1"
 
 specs:
   description: "Details of important specifications"