diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 617732dd134a3679e92283624d46c51902ea3d3d..83af150feb884bf235c9174606779b92fec4e8d1 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@
 #                                 systems refuse to accept these arbitrary version strings.
 
 # The current version string:
-VERSION=1.4.0rc4+hgX
+VERSION=1.4.0