diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 2e448ef8e912fcb10f185842349d8b393671369a..617732dd134a3679e92283624d46c51902ea3d3d 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@
 #                                 systems refuse to accept these arbitrary version strings.
 
 # The current version string:
-VERSION=1.4.0rc3+hgX
+VERSION=1.4.0rc4+hgX