diff --git a/examples/benchmarks/package.json b/examples/benchmarks/package.json
index bca4de3b07..1eac2a4cea 100644
--- a/examples/benchmarks/package.json
+++ b/examples/benchmarks/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
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diff --git a/examples/experimental/3d-tiles-with-cesium/package.json b/examples/experimental/3d-tiles-with-cesium/package.json
index e956441597..a961c5f5f0 100644
--- a/examples/experimental/3d-tiles-with-cesium/package.json
+++ b/examples/experimental/3d-tiles-with-cesium/package.json
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
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-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/3d-tiles": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
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diff --git a/examples/experimental/3d-tiles-with-three.js/package.json b/examples/experimental/3d-tiles-with-three.js/package.json
index 42cde03b29..feb092cbce 100644
--- a/examples/experimental/3d-tiles-with-three.js/package.json
+++ b/examples/experimental/3d-tiles-with-three.js/package.json
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
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   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/3d-tiles": "^4.0.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/3d-tiles": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
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diff --git a/examples/experimental/basis/package.json b/examples/experimental/basis/package.json
index 70dc98fdf3..224caa67dd 100644
--- a/examples/experimental/basis/package.json
+++ b/examples/experimental/basis/package.json
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
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   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/textures": "^4.0.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/textures": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
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diff --git a/examples/experimental/gltf-with-deck.gl/package.json b/examples/experimental/gltf-with-deck.gl/package.json
index 31e28e0c65..c011b215e7 100644
--- a/examples/experimental/gltf-with-deck.gl/package.json
+++ b/examples/experimental/gltf-with-deck.gl/package.json
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-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/gltf": "^4.0.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/gltf": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
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diff --git a/examples/experimental/potree/package.json b/examples/experimental/potree/package.json
index cab6945d17..f8a535387d 100644
--- a/examples/experimental/potree/package.json
+++ b/examples/experimental/potree/package.json
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
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-    "@loaders.gl/potree": "^4.3.0-alpha.8",
-    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "^4.3.0-alpha.8",
+    "@loaders.gl/potree": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
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diff --git a/examples/experimental/terrain/package.json b/examples/experimental/terrain/package.json
index 315724322a..64b39ca2c4 100644
--- a/examples/experimental/terrain/package.json
+++ b/examples/experimental/terrain/package.json
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
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-    "@loaders.gl/mvt": "^4.0.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/terrain": "^4.0.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/mvt": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/terrain": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
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     "react": "^18.0.0",
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diff --git a/examples/get-started/bundle-with-nextjs/package.json b/examples/get-started/bundle-with-nextjs/package.json
index 18507ef155..ccdd0f90dd 100644
--- a/examples/get-started/bundle-with-nextjs/package.json
+++ b/examples/get-started/bundle-with-nextjs/package.json
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
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-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/worker-utils": "^4.0.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/worker-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
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diff --git a/examples/get-started/bundle-with-rollup/package.json b/examples/get-started/bundle-with-rollup/package.json
index c7ab905ad8..e148ca884d 100644
--- a/examples/get-started/bundle-with-rollup/package.json
+++ b/examples/get-started/bundle-with-rollup/package.json
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
     "serve": "serve public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/obj": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/obj": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
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   "devDependencies": {
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diff --git a/examples/get-started/bundle-with-vite/package.json b/examples/get-started/bundle-with-vite/package.json
index 13d29a2226..7a82c00487 100644
--- a/examples/get-started/bundle-with-vite/package.json
+++ b/examples/get-started/bundle-with-vite/package.json
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
     "serve": "vite preview"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/gltf": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/gltf": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
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diff --git a/examples/get-started/bundle-with-webpack-4/package.json b/examples/get-started/bundle-with-webpack-4/package.json
index 32d9d641c5..c2acfb795b 100644
--- a/examples/get-started/bundle-with-webpack-4/package.json
+++ b/examples/get-started/bundle-with-webpack-4/package.json
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
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   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/obj": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/obj": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
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diff --git a/examples/get-started/bundle-with-webpack-5/package.json b/examples/get-started/bundle-with-webpack-5/package.json
index b2cf00f737..07570fc3bc 100644
--- a/examples/get-started/bundle-with-webpack-5/package.json
+++ b/examples/get-started/bundle-with-webpack-5/package.json
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
     "build": "webpack build"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/obj": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/obj": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
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diff --git a/examples/website/3d-tiles/package.json b/examples/website/3d-tiles/package.json
index c899d3d180..6b5b38a073 100644
--- a/examples/website/3d-tiles/package.json
+++ b/examples/website/3d-tiles/package.json
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
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-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.1.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/gltf": "^4.1.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/3d-tiles": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/gltf": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
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diff --git a/examples/website/geospatial/package.json b/examples/website/geospatial/package.json
index 2ed97e5203..81686ce6b3 100644
--- a/examples/website/geospatial/package.json
+++ b/examples/website/geospatial/package.json
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@
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-    "@loaders.gl/kml": "^4.1.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/parquet": "^4.1.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/shapefile": "^4.1.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/arrow": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/flatgeobuf": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/geopackage": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/kml": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/parquet": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/shapefile": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
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     "mapbox-gl": "npm:empty-npm-package@^1.0.0",
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diff --git a/examples/website/gltf/package.json b/examples/website/gltf/package.json
index 8bcc73772f..b290cc0009 100644
--- a/examples/website/gltf/package.json
+++ b/examples/website/gltf/package.json
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
     "serve": "vite preview"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/gltf": "^4.0.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/gltf": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
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     "@luma.gl/core": "^9.0.7",
     "@luma.gl/gltf": "^9.0.7",
diff --git a/examples/website/i3s-arcgis/package.json b/examples/website/i3s-arcgis/package.json
index c089f85dce..1bd446b14b 100644
--- a/examples/website/i3s-arcgis/package.json
+++ b/examples/website/i3s-arcgis/package.json
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
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-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/i3s": "^4.0.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/i3s": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
     "react": "^18.0.0",
     "react-dom": "^18.0.0"
   },
diff --git a/examples/website/i3s-building-scene-layer/package.json b/examples/website/i3s-building-scene-layer/package.json
index d08379f917..2d026b4a79 100644
--- a/examples/website/i3s-building-scene-layer/package.json
+++ b/examples/website/i3s-building-scene-layer/package.json
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
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-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/i3s": "^4.0.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/i3s": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
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     "deck.gl": "^9.0.1",
     "mapbox-gl": "npm:empty-npm-package@^1.0.0",
diff --git a/examples/website/i3s-colorization-by-attributes/package.json b/examples/website/i3s-colorization-by-attributes/package.json
index 95f44c58b2..d3465e6058 100644
--- a/examples/website/i3s-colorization-by-attributes/package.json
+++ b/examples/website/i3s-colorization-by-attributes/package.json
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
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-    "@loaders.gl/i3s": "^4.1.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/i3s": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
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     "mapbox-gl": "npm:empty-npm-package@1.0.0",
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diff --git a/examples/website/i3s-picking/package.json b/examples/website/i3s-picking/package.json
index b6c63d21e0..58e93fc996 100644
--- a/examples/website/i3s-picking/package.json
+++ b/examples/website/i3s-picking/package.json
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
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-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/i3s": "^4.0.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/i3s": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
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     "mapbox-gl": "npm:empty-npm-package@^1.0.0",
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diff --git a/examples/website/pointcloud/package.json b/examples/website/pointcloud/package.json
index 7ddd9fcc47..a2a984b412 100644
--- a/examples/website/pointcloud/package.json
+++ b/examples/website/pointcloud/package.json
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@
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-    "@loaders.gl/obj": "^4.1.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/pcd": "^4.1.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/ply": "^4.1.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/draco": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/las": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/obj": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/pcd": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/ply": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
     "@monaco-editor/react": "^4.5.0",
     "prop-types": "^15.7.2",
     "react": "^16.3.0",
diff --git a/examples/website/textures/package.json b/examples/website/textures/package.json
index 319a5d9361..538bb1dfc2 100644
--- a/examples/website/textures/package.json
+++ b/examples/website/textures/package.json
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
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-    "@loaders.gl/images": "^4.2.0-alpha.6",
-    "@loaders.gl/textures": "^4.2.0-alpha.6",
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/images": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/textures": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
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     "@luma.gl/engine": "^9.0.7",
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diff --git a/examples/website/tiles/package.json b/examples/website/tiles/package.json
index 1445a4f8ce..aa15d965ba 100644
--- a/examples/website/tiles/package.json
+++ b/examples/website/tiles/package.json
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
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-    "@loaders.gl/mvt": "^4.2.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/pmtiles": "^4.2.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/mvt": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/pmtiles": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
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     "mapbox-gl": "npm:empty-npm-package@^1.0.0",
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diff --git a/examples/website/wms/package.json b/examples/website/wms/package.json
index 4046ca2e49..e65cde64fb 100644
--- a/examples/website/wms/package.json
+++ b/examples/website/wms/package.json
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
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-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.1.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/wms": "^4.1.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/wms": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
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     "mapbox-gl": "npm:empty-npm-package@1.0.0",
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diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index 6b9adfcd43..c54effbf67 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "lerna": "2.0.0",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "npmClient": "yarn",
   "exact": true,
   "packages": [
diff --git a/modules/3d-tiles/package.json b/modules/3d-tiles/package.json
index 0eca04037d..03253cda0a 100644
--- a/modules/3d-tiles/package.json
+++ b/modules/3d-tiles/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/3d-tiles",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "3D Tiles, an open standard for streaming massive heterogeneous 3D geospatial datasets.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
@@ -46,15 +46,15 @@
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-    "@loaders.gl/tiles": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/zip": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/compression": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/crypto": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/draco": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/gltf": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/images": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/math": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/tiles": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/zip": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
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     "@math.gl/culling": "^4.1.0",
     "@math.gl/geospatial": "^4.1.0",
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     "long": "^5.2.1"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
 }
diff --git a/modules/arrow/package.json b/modules/arrow/package.json
index 449078c04d..21176d78e7 100644
--- a/modules/arrow/package.json
+++ b/modules/arrow/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/arrow",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Simple columnar table loader for the Apache Arrow format",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
@@ -57,16 +57,16 @@
     "build-worker2": "esbuild src/workers/arrow-worker.ts --bundle --outfile=dist/arrow-worker.js --platform=browser --external:{stream}"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/gis": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/schema": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/wkt": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/worker-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/gis": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/schema": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/wkt": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/worker-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
     "@math.gl/polygon": "^4.1.0",
     "apache-arrow": ">= 16.1.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
 }
diff --git a/modules/bson/package.json b/modules/bson/package.json
index 7f8cc297ae..7533e7009d 100644
--- a/modules/bson/package.json
+++ b/modules/bson/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/bson",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Framework-independent loader for JSON and streaming JSON formats",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
@@ -40,14 +40,14 @@
     "build-bundle-dev": "ocular-bundle ./bundle.ts --env=dev --output=dist/dist.dev.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/gis": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/schema": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/gis": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/schema": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
     "@types/bson": "4.2.0",
     "bson": "4.2.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
 }
diff --git a/modules/compression/package.json b/modules/compression/package.json
index d563145679..8c36121baa 100644
--- a/modules/compression/package.json
+++ b/modules/compression/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/compression",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Decompression and compression plugins for loaders.gl",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@
     "build-worker-node": "esbuild src/workers/compression-worker-node.ts --outfile=dist/compression-worker-node.js --platform=node --target=node16 --bundle --minify --sourcemap --define:__VERSION__=\\\"$npm_package_version\\\""
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/worker-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/worker-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
     "@types/brotli": "^1.3.0",
     "@types/pako": "^1.0.1",
     "fflate": "0.7.4",
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     "zstd-codec": "^0.1"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
 }
diff --git a/modules/copc/package.json b/modules/copc/package.json
index 99c3b6ea2c..3b8651a312 100644
--- a/modules/copc/package.json
+++ b/modules/copc/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "private": true,
   "name": "@loaders.gl/copc",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Framework-independent loader for the COPC format",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@
     "build-bundle": "# ocular-bundle ./src/index.ts"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/images": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/mvt": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/schema": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/images": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/mvt": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/schema": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
     "copc": "0.0.6"
   },
   "gitHead": "c95a4ff72512668a93d9041ce8636bac09333fd5"
diff --git a/modules/core/package.json b/modules/core/package.json
index 8cfbcd6a08..fa37a674fe 100644
--- a/modules/core/package.json
+++ b/modules/core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/core",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "The core API for working with loaders.gl loaders and writers",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@
     "build-worker-node": "esbuild src/workers/null-worker.ts --outfile=dist/null-worker-node.js --bundle --platform=node --target=node16 --define:__VERSION__=\\\"$npm_package_version\\\""
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/schema": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/schema-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/worker-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/schema": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/schema-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/worker-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
     "@probe.gl/log": "^4.0.2"
   },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
diff --git a/modules/crypto/package.json b/modules/crypto/package.json
index 7cd177933a..6127542884 100644
--- a/modules/crypto/package.json
+++ b/modules/crypto/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/crypto",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Cryptographic/hashing plugins for loaders.gl",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@
     "build-worker-node": "esbuild src/workers/crypto-worker-node.ts --outfile=dist/crypto-worker-node.js --platform=node --target=esnext,node16 --bundle --minify --sourcemap --define:__VERSION__=\\\"$npm_package_version\\\""
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/worker-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/worker-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
     "@types/crypto-js": "^4.0.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     "sse4_crc32": false
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
 }
diff --git a/modules/csv/package.json b/modules/csv/package.json
index f3f041ee24..5cddc0ba50 100644
--- a/modules/csv/package.json
+++ b/modules/csv/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/csv",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Framework-independent loader for CSV and DSV table formats",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@
     "build-bundle-dev": "ocular-bundle ./bundle.ts --env=dev --output=dist/dist.dev.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/schema": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/schema": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
     "d3-dsv": "^1.2.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
 }
diff --git a/modules/draco/package.json b/modules/draco/package.json
index b94e87110d..9d80a3c997 100644
--- a/modules/draco/package.json
+++ b/modules/draco/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/draco",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Framework-independent loader and writer for Draco compressed meshes and point clouds",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
@@ -57,16 +57,16 @@
     "build-writer-worker-node": "esbuild src/workers/draco-writer-worker-node.ts --outfile=dist/draco-writer-worker-node.js --target=node16 --platform=node --bundle --sourcemap --define:__VERSION__=\\\"$npm_package_version\\\""
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/schema": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/worker-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/schema": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/worker-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
     "draco3d": "1.5.7"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/draco3d": "^1.4.9"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
 }
diff --git a/modules/excel/package.json b/modules/excel/package.json
index c7991c5608..2f01e55792 100644
--- a/modules/excel/package.json
+++ b/modules/excel/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/excel",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Framework-independent loader for Excel files",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@
     "build-worker": "esbuild src/workers/excel-worker.ts --bundle --outfile=dist/excel-worker.js --define:__VERSION__=\\\"$npm_package_version\\\""
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/schema": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/schema": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
     "xlsx": "^0.18.5"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
 }
diff --git a/modules/flatgeobuf/package.json b/modules/flatgeobuf/package.json
index 9ac7564f50..87b0205ea7 100644
--- a/modules/flatgeobuf/package.json
+++ b/modules/flatgeobuf/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/flatgeobuf",
   "description": "Loader for FlatGeobuf",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
   "publishConfig": {
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@
     "build-worker": "esbuild src/workers/flatgeobuf-worker.ts --bundle --outfile=dist/flatgeobuf-worker.js --define:__VERSION__=\\\"$npm_package_version\\\""
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/gis": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/schema": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/gis": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/schema": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
     "@math.gl/proj4": "^4.1.0",
     "flatgeobuf": "3.27.2"
   },
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     "stream-buffers": "3.0.2"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
 }
diff --git a/modules/geopackage/package.json b/modules/geopackage/package.json
index fae3fa2ca0..b1d8b12bc2 100644
--- a/modules/geopackage/package.json
+++ b/modules/geopackage/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/geopackage",
   "description": "GeoPackage data loaders",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
   "publishConfig": {
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@
     "build-worker": "# esbuild src/workers/geopackage-worker.ts --bundle --outfile=dist/geopackage-worker.js --external:{util,fs,path} --define:__VERSION__=\\\"$npm_package_version\\\""
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/gis": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/schema": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/wkt": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/gis": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/schema": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/wkt": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
     "@math.gl/proj4": "^4.1.0",
     "@types/sql.js": "^1.4.5",
     "fs": "^0.0.1-security",
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     "sql.js": "1.8.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
 }
diff --git a/modules/geotiff/package.json b/modules/geotiff/package.json
index 913c8b36a6..fd4aa21045 100644
--- a/modules/geotiff/package.json
+++ b/modules/geotiff/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/geotiff",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Framework-independent loaders for tiff and geotiff",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@
     "geotiff": "ilan-gold/geotiff.js#ilan-gold/viv_094"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
     "fast-xml-parser": "^4.2.5",
     "geotiff": "^2.1.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
 }
diff --git a/modules/gis/package.json b/modules/gis/package.json
index c7dbd38d8b..d15e7ac837 100644
--- a/modules/gis/package.json
+++ b/modules/gis/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/gis",
   "description": "Helpers for GIS category data",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
   "publishConfig": {
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
     "README.md"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/schema": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/schema": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
     "@mapbox/vector-tile": "^1.3.1",
     "@math.gl/polygon": "^4.1.0",
     "pbf": "^3.2.1"
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     "@math.gl/proj4": "^4.1.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
 }
diff --git a/modules/gltf/package.json b/modules/gltf/package.json
index 658f10761e..ec3302c180 100644
--- a/modules/gltf/package.json
+++ b/modules/gltf/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/gltf",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Framework-independent loader for the glTF format",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
@@ -43,15 +43,15 @@
     "build-bundle-dev": "ocular-bundle ./bundle.ts --env=dev --output=dist/dist.dev.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/draco": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/images": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/schema": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/textures": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/draco": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/images": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/schema": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/textures": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
     "@math.gl/core": "^4.1.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
 }
diff --git a/modules/i3s/package.json b/modules/i3s/package.json
index 75d732c54c..f7cdff5d43 100644
--- a/modules/i3s/package.json
+++ b/modules/i3s/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/i3s",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "i3s .",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
@@ -42,22 +42,22 @@
     "build-worker-node": "esbuild src/workers/i3s-content-worker-node.ts --outfile=dist/i3s-content-worker-node.js --platform=node --target=node16 --minify --bundle --sourcemap --define:__VERSION__=\\\"$npm_package_version\\\""
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/compression": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/crypto": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/draco": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/images": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/math": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/schema": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/textures": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/tiles": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/zip": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/compression": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/crypto": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/draco": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/images": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/math": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/schema": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/textures": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/tiles": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/zip": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
     "@math.gl/core": "^4.1.0",
     "@math.gl/culling": "^4.1.0",
     "@math.gl/geospatial": "^4.1.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
 }
diff --git a/modules/images/package.json b/modules/images/package.json
index 5e51519b29..abd0ca4500 100644
--- a/modules/images/package.json
+++ b/modules/images/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/images",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Framework-independent loaders and writers for images (PNG, JPG, ...)",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@
     "build-bundle-dev": "ocular-bundle ./bundle.ts --env=dev --output=dist/dist.dev.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/get-pixels": "^3.3.2"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
 }
diff --git a/modules/json/package.json b/modules/json/package.json
index 8a1ae5f13a..9e78244781 100644
--- a/modules/json/package.json
+++ b/modules/json/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/json",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Framework-independent loader for JSON and streaming JSON formats",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
@@ -44,13 +44,13 @@
     "build-worker": "esbuild src/workers/geojson-worker.ts --bundle --outfile=dist/geojson-worker.js --define:__VERSION__=\\\"$npm_package_version\\\""
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/gis": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/schema": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/schema-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/gis": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/schema": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/schema-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
 }
diff --git a/modules/kml/package.json b/modules/kml/package.json
index 89a5b29fa1..5ad109ca51 100644
--- a/modules/kml/package.json
+++ b/modules/kml/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/kml",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Framework-independent loader for the KML format",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@
     "build-bundle-dev": "ocular-bundle ./bundle.ts --env=dev --output=dist/dist.dev.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/gis": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/schema": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/gis": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/schema": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
     "@tmcw/togeojson": "^4.5.0",
     "@xmldom/xmldom": "^0.7.13"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
 }
diff --git a/modules/las/package.json b/modules/las/package.json
index 634ae272e0..0ba7bae580 100644
--- a/modules/las/package.json
+++ b/modules/las/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/las",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Framework-independent loader for the LAS and LAZ formats",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@
     "build-worker": "esbuild src/workers/las-worker.ts --bundle --outfile=dist/las-worker.js --define:__VERSION__=\\\"$npm_package_version\\\""
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/schema": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/schema": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
     "laz-perf": "^0.0.6"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
 }
diff --git a/modules/lerc/package.json b/modules/lerc/package.json
index 94df923f4a..ff40ca831b 100644
--- a/modules/lerc/package.json
+++ b/modules/lerc/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/lerc",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Framework-independent loader for LERC (Limited Error Raster Compression) files",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@
     "build-worker": "esbuild src/workers/lerc-worker.ts --bundle --outfile=dist/lerc-worker.js --define:__VERSION__=\\\"$npm_package_version\\\" --external:url --external:fs --external:path"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/schema": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/schema": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
     "lerc": "^4.0.4"
   },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
diff --git a/modules/loader-utils/package.json b/modules/loader-utils/package.json
index b24e463fd8..aba6e3af99 100644
--- a/modules/loader-utils/package.json
+++ b/modules/loader-utils/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/loader-utils",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Framework-independent loaders for 3D graphics formats",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
@@ -45,13 +45,10 @@
     "stream": false
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/schema": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/worker-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/schema": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/worker-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
     "@probe.gl/log": "^4.0.2",
     "@probe.gl/stats": "^4.0.2"
   },
-  "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0"
-  },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
 }
diff --git a/modules/math/package.json b/modules/math/package.json
index 8f69172856..64c663d635 100644
--- a/modules/math/package.json
+++ b/modules/math/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/math",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Experimental math classes for loaders.gl",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@
     "pre-build": "echo \"Nothing to build in @loaders.gl/math\""
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/images": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/images": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
     "@math.gl/core": "^4.1.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
 }
diff --git a/modules/mvt/package.json b/modules/mvt/package.json
index 4585d5aa05..6725c3564d 100644
--- a/modules/mvt/package.json
+++ b/modules/mvt/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/mvt",
   "description": "Loader for Mapbox Vector Tiles",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
   "publishConfig": {
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@
     "build-worker": "esbuild src/workers/mvt-worker.ts --bundle --outfile=dist/mvt-worker.js --define:__VERSION__=\\\"$npm_package_version\\\""
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/gis": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/images": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/schema": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/gis": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/images": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/schema": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
     "@math.gl/polygon": "^4.1.0",
     "@probe.gl/stats": "^4.0.0",
     "pbf": "^3.2.1"
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     "@types/pbf": "^3.0.2"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
 }
diff --git a/modules/netcdf/package.json b/modules/netcdf/package.json
index 965641c070..317a8dfef7 100644
--- a/modules/netcdf/package.json
+++ b/modules/netcdf/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/netcdf",
   "description": "Loader for NetCDF",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
   "publishConfig": {
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@
     "build-bundle-dev": "ocular-bundle ./bundle.ts --env=dev --output=dist/dist.dev.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
 }
diff --git a/modules/obj/package.json b/modules/obj/package.json
index 1265092ee6..5fb7a0a492 100644
--- a/modules/obj/package.json
+++ b/modules/obj/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/obj",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Framework-independent loader for the OBJ format",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@
     "build-worker": "esbuild src/workers/obj-worker.ts --bundle --outfile=dist/obj-worker.js --define:__VERSION__=\\\"$npm_package_version\\\""
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/schema": "^5.0.0-alpha.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/schema": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
 }
diff --git a/modules/parquet/package.json b/modules/parquet/package.json
index 3cac64755f..316a3e8c35 100644
--- a/modules/parquet/package.json
+++ b/modules/parquet/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/parquet",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Framework-independent loader for Apache Parquet files",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
@@ -60,13 +60,13 @@
     "base64-js and ieee754 are used by buffer polyfill"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/arrow": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/bson": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/compression": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/gis": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/schema": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/wkt": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/arrow": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/bson": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/compression": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/gis": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/schema": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/wkt": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
     "@probe.gl/log": "^4.0.9",
     "async-mutex": "^0.2.2",
     "base64-js": "^1.3.1",
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
     "@types/varint": "^5.0.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
     "apache-arrow": ">= 16.1.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
diff --git a/modules/pcd/package.json b/modules/pcd/package.json
index e825047a21..e9b52a7ab5 100644
--- a/modules/pcd/package.json
+++ b/modules/pcd/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/pcd",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Framework-independent loader for the PCD format",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@
     "build-worker": "esbuild src/workers/pcd-worker.ts --bundle --outfile=dist/pcd-worker.js --define:__VERSION__=\\\"$npm_package_version\\\""
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/schema": "^5.0.0-alpha.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/schema": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
 }
diff --git a/modules/ply/package.json b/modules/ply/package.json
index 6d73a2fbe4..435db0f107 100644
--- a/modules/ply/package.json
+++ b/modules/ply/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/ply",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Framework-independent loader for the PLY format",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@
     "build-worker": "esbuild src/workers/ply-worker.ts --bundle --outfile=dist/ply-worker.js --define:__VERSION__=\\\"$npm_package_version\\\""
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/schema": "^5.0.0-alpha.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/schema": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
 }
diff --git a/modules/pmtiles/package.json b/modules/pmtiles/package.json
index f1fe02ebbb..0af892ff63 100644
--- a/modules/pmtiles/package.json
+++ b/modules/pmtiles/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/pmtiles",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Framework-independent loader for the pmtiles format",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@
     "build-bundle-dev": "ocular-bundle ./bundle.ts --env=dev --output=dist/dist.dev.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/images": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/mvt": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/schema": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/images": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/mvt": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/schema": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
     "pmtiles": "^3.0.4"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
 }
diff --git a/modules/polyfills/package.json b/modules/polyfills/package.json
index 68f91ca841..9da12351f7 100644
--- a/modules/polyfills/package.json
+++ b/modules/polyfills/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/polyfills",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Polyfills for TextEncoder/TextDecoder",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@
     "build-bundle-dev": "# ocular-bundle ./bundle.ts --env=dev --output=dist/dist.dev.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/crypto": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/crypto": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
     "buffer": "^6.0.3",
     "get-pixels": "^3.3.3",
     "ndarray": "^1.0.19",
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     "web-streams-polyfill": "^4.0.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
 }
diff --git a/modules/potree/package.json b/modules/potree/package.json
index 5225fb3743..fc367e8bbd 100644
--- a/modules/potree/package.json
+++ b/modules/potree/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/potree",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "potree loaders for large point clouds.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
@@ -44,13 +44,13 @@
     "build-bundle-dev": "ocular-bundle ./bundle.ts --env=dev --output=dist/dist.dev.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/las": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/math": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/schema": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/las": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/math": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/schema": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
     "@math.gl/core": "^4.1.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
 }
diff --git a/modules/schema-utils/package.json b/modules/schema-utils/package.json
index d03e8b38f6..134e5a6bb8 100644
--- a/modules/schema-utils/package.json
+++ b/modules/schema-utils/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/schema-utils",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Schema-related utilities for loaders.gl...",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@
     "build-bundle-dev": "ocular-bundle ./bundle.ts --env=dev --output=dist/dist.dev.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/schema": "^4.0.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/schema": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
     "@types/geojson": "^7946.0.7",
     "apache-arrow": ">= 15.0.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
 }
diff --git a/modules/schema/package.json b/modules/schema/package.json
index ae44efb915..b1cf525255 100644
--- a/modules/schema/package.json
+++ b/modules/schema/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/schema",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Table format APIs for JSON, CSV, etc...",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     "apache-arrow": ">= 15.0.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
 }
diff --git a/modules/shapefile/package.json b/modules/shapefile/package.json
index f18715f162..f75307a48b 100644
--- a/modules/shapefile/package.json
+++ b/modules/shapefile/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/shapefile",
   "description": "Loader for the Shapefile Format",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
   "publishConfig": {
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@
     "build-worker-dbf": "esbuild src/workers/dbf-worker.ts --bundle --outfile=dist/dbf-worker.js --define:__VERSION__=\\\"$npm_package_version\\\""
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/gis": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/schema": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/gis": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/schema": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
     "@math.gl/proj4": "^4.1.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
 }
diff --git a/modules/terrain/package.json b/modules/terrain/package.json
index eb27e04356..d9e401f658 100644
--- a/modules/terrain/package.json
+++ b/modules/terrain/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/terrain",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Framework-independent loader for terrain raster formats",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@
     "build-worker2": "esbuild src/workers/quantized-mesh-worker.ts --bundle --outfile=dist/quantized-mesh-worker.js --define:__VERSION__=\\\"$npm_package_version\\\""
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/images": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/schema": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/images": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/schema": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
     "@mapbox/martini": "^0.2.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
 }
diff --git a/modules/textures/package.json b/modules/textures/package.json
index ab933d3c85..7db81af870 100644
--- a/modules/textures/package.json
+++ b/modules/textures/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/textures",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Framework-independent loaders for compressed and super compressed (basis) textures ",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
@@ -54,16 +54,16 @@
     "build-crunch-worker": "esbuild src/workers/crunch-worker.ts --outfile=dist/crunch-worker.js --target=esnext --bundle --define:__VERSION__=\\\"$npm_package_version\\\""
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/images": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/schema": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/worker-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/images": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/schema": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/worker-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
     "@math.gl/types": "^4.1.0",
     "ktx-parse": "^0.7.0",
     "texture-compressor": "^1.0.2"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
 }
diff --git a/modules/tile-converter/package.json b/modules/tile-converter/package.json
index d5fdbb787e..d7d69b6f38 100644
--- a/modules/tile-converter/package.json
+++ b/modules/tile-converter/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/tile-converter",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Converter",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
@@ -51,20 +51,20 @@
     "copy-certificates": "cp -R src/i3s-server/certs dist/i3s-server"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/3d-tiles": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/compression": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/crypto": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/draco": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/gltf": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/i3s": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/images": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/math": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/polyfills": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/textures": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/tiles": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/worker-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/zip": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/3d-tiles": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/compression": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/crypto": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/draco": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/gltf": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/i3s": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/images": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/math": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/polyfills": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/textures": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/tiles": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/worker-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/zip": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
     "@math.gl/core": "^4.1.0",
     "@math.gl/culling": "^4.1.0",
     "@math.gl/geoid": "^4.1.0",
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
     "@types/inquirer": "^9.0.7"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
 }
diff --git a/modules/tiles/package.json b/modules/tiles/package.json
index 900f98733e..bee4049da7 100644
--- a/modules/tiles/package.json
+++ b/modules/tiles/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/tiles",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Common components for different tiles loaders.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@
     "build-bundle-dev": "ocular-bundle ./bundle.ts --env=dev --output=dist/dist.dev.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/math": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/math": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
     "@math.gl/core": "^4.1.0",
     "@math.gl/culling": "^4.1.0",
     "@math.gl/geospatial": "^4.1.0",
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     "@deck.gl/core": "^8.9.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
 }
diff --git a/modules/video/package.json b/modules/video/package.json
index 9e9653bc10..61f0bda91b 100644
--- a/modules/video/package.json
+++ b/modules/video/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/video",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Framework-independent loaders and writers for video (MP4, WEBM, ...)",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@
     "build-bundle-dev": "ocular-bundle ./bundle.ts --env=dev --output=dist/dist.dev.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/worker-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/worker-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
     "gifshot": "^0.4.5"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
 }
diff --git a/modules/wkt/package.json b/modules/wkt/package.json
index ac2f72135d..7226cd14c2 100644
--- a/modules/wkt/package.json
+++ b/modules/wkt/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/wkt",
   "description": "Loader and Writer for the WKT (Well Known Text) Format",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
   "publishConfig": {
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@
     "fuzzer": "^0.2.1"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/gis": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/schema": "^5.0.0-alpha.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/gis": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/schema": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
 }
diff --git a/modules/wms/package.json b/modules/wms/package.json
index e7e2f031e5..fbe0da6a55 100644
--- a/modules/wms/package.json
+++ b/modules/wms/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/wms",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Framework-independent loaders for the WMS (Web Map Service) standard",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
@@ -50,15 +50,15 @@
     "path": false
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/images": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/schema": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/xml": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/images": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/schema": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/xml": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
     "@turf/rewind": "^5.1.5",
     "deep-strict-equal": "^0.2.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
 }
diff --git a/modules/worker-utils/package.json b/modules/worker-utils/package.json
index 5ea897993b..0c353be967 100644
--- a/modules/worker-utils/package.json
+++ b/modules/worker-utils/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/worker-utils",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Utilities for running tasks on worker threads",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     "build-worker-node": "esbuild src/workers/null-worker.ts --outfile=dist/null-worker-node.js --platform=node --target=node16 --bundle --sourcemap --define:__VERSION__=\\\"$npm_package_version\\\""
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
 }
diff --git a/modules/worker-utils/src/lib/env-utils/version.ts b/modules/worker-utils/src/lib/env-utils/version.ts
index dc464498d4..eb3c13e8d9 100644
--- a/modules/worker-utils/src/lib/env-utils/version.ts
+++ b/modules/worker-utils/src/lib/env-utils/version.ts
@@ -2,14 +2,9 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 // Copyright (c) vis.gl contributors
 
-// Version constant cannot be imported, it needs to correspond to the build version of **this** module.
-
-/**
- * TODO - unpkg.com doesn't seem to have a `latest` specifier for alpha releases...
- * 'beta' on beta branch, 'latest' on prod branch
- */
-export const NPM_TAG = 'latest';
+import {NPM_TAG} from '../npm-tag';
 
+// Version constant cannot be imported, it needs to correspond to the build version of **this** module.
 declare let __VERSION__: string;
 
 function getVersion() {
diff --git a/modules/worker-utils/src/lib/npm-tag.ts b/modules/worker-utils/src/lib/npm-tag.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6ea338e508
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/worker-utils/src/lib/npm-tag.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// loaders.gl
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+// Copyright (c) vis.gl contributors
+
+/**
+ * NPM tag to use when loading modules from unpkg.com
+ * 'beta' on beta branch, 'latest' on prod branch
+ * @note Change between 'beta' and 'latest' depending on whether publishing alpha or prod releases
+ * @todo - unpkg.com doesn't seem to have a `latest` specifier for alpha releases...
+ */
+export const NPM_TAG = 'beta';
diff --git a/modules/worker-utils/src/lib/worker-api/get-worker-url.ts b/modules/worker-utils/src/lib/worker-api/get-worker-url.ts
index bdb3111817..fa1de5949e 100644
--- a/modules/worker-utils/src/lib/worker-api/get-worker-url.ts
+++ b/modules/worker-utils/src/lib/worker-api/get-worker-url.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
 import type {WorkerObject, WorkerOptions} from '../../types';
 import {assert} from '../env-utils/assert';
 import {isBrowser} from '../env-utils/globals';
-import {VERSION, NPM_TAG} from '../env-utils/version';
+import {VERSION} from '../env-utils/version';
+import {NPM_TAG} from '../npm-tag';
 
 /**
  * Gets worker object's name (for debugging in Chrome thread inspector window)
diff --git a/modules/xml/package.json b/modules/xml/package.json
index 07218e0ceb..9e5c42602f 100644
--- a/modules/xml/package.json
+++ b/modules/xml/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/xml",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Framework-independent loaders for the XML (eXtensible Markup Language) format",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@
     "build-bundle-dev": "ocular-bundle ./bundle.ts --env=dev --output=dist/dist.dev.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/schema": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/schema": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
     "fast-xml-parser": "^4.2.5"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
 }
diff --git a/modules/zarr/package.json b/modules/zarr/package.json
index 5a6817b6e7..166560aa31 100644
--- a/modules/zarr/package.json
+++ b/modules/zarr/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/zarr",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Framework-independent loaders for Zarr",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     "zarr": "^0.5.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
 }
diff --git a/modules/zip/package.json b/modules/zip/package.json
index 9fed9e1990..c5f1b76776 100644
--- a/modules/zip/package.json
+++ b/modules/zip/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@loaders.gl/zip",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Zip Archive Loader",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
@@ -39,14 +39,14 @@
     "build-bundle-dev": "ocular-bundle ./bundle.ts --env=dev --output=dist/dist.dev.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/compression": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/crypto": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "^5.0.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/compression": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/crypto": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
+    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "4.4.0-alpha.0",
     "jszip": "^3.1.5",
     "md5": "^2.3.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/core": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/core": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "3213679d79e6ff2814d48fd3337acfa446c74099"
 }
diff --git a/test/apps/typescript-test/package.json b/test/apps/typescript-test/package.json
index 5826979b18..05b737a450 100644
--- a/test/apps/typescript-test/package.json
+++ b/test/apps/typescript-test/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     "typescript": "^5.3.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loaders.gl/shapefile": "^4.0.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/shapefile": "4.4.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "c95a4ff72512668a93d9041ce8636bac09333fd5"
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 54586da896..7937c89400 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2159,65 +2159,65 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@loaders.gl/3d-tiles@npm:^5.0.0-alpha.0, @loaders.gl/3d-tiles@workspace:modules/3d-tiles":
+"@loaders.gl/3d-tiles@npm:4.4.0-alpha.0, @loaders.gl/3d-tiles@workspace:modules/3d-tiles":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@loaders.gl/3d-tiles@workspace:modules/3d-tiles"
   dependencies:
-    "@loaders.gl/compression": "npm:^5.0.0-alpha.0"
-    "@loaders.gl/crypto": "npm:^5.0.0-alpha.0"
-    "@loaders.gl/draco": "npm:^5.0.0-alpha.0"
-    "@loaders.gl/gltf": "npm:^5.0.0-alpha.0"
-    "@loaders.gl/images": "npm:^5.0.0-alpha.0"
-    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "npm:^5.0.0-alpha.0"
-    "@loaders.gl/math": "npm:^5.0.0-alpha.0"
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+  linkType: soft
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+  resolution: "@loaders.gl/images@workspace:modules/images"
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-    "@loaders.gl/schema": "npm:^5.0.0-alpha.0"
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+    "@loaders.gl/schema": "npm:4.4.0-alpha.0"
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@@ -2881,21 +2868,21 @@ __metadata:
   dependencies:
     zarr: "npm:^0.5.0"
   peerDependencies:
-    "@loaders.gl/core": ^4.0.0
+    "@loaders.gl/core": 4.4.0-alpha.0
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
-"@loaders.gl/zip@npm:^5.0.0-alpha.0, @loaders.gl/zip@workspace:modules/zip":
+"@loaders.gl/zip@npm:4.4.0-alpha.0, @loaders.gl/zip@workspace:modules/zip":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@loaders.gl/zip@workspace:modules/zip"
   dependencies:
-    "@loaders.gl/compression": "npm:^5.0.0-alpha.0"
-    "@loaders.gl/crypto": "npm:^5.0.0-alpha.0"
-    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "npm:^5.0.0-alpha.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/compression": "npm:4.4.0-alpha.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/crypto": "npm:4.4.0-alpha.0"
+    "@loaders.gl/loader-utils": "npm:4.4.0-alpha.0"
     jszip: "npm:^3.1.5"
     md5: "npm:^2.3.0"
   peerDependencies:
-    "@loaders.gl/core": ^4.0.0
+    "@loaders.gl/core": 4.4.0-alpha.0
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft