diff --git a/cms/__init__.py b/cms/__init__.py
index d418fefaad..82ee69f7be 100644
--- a/cms/__init__.py
+++ b/cms/__init__.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 ]
 
 
-__version__ = '1.4.dev0'
+__version__ = '1.4.rc0'
 
 
 # Instantiate or import these objects.
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 462cc130bd..380945cfa7 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = '1.4'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '1.4.dev0'
+release = '1.4.rc0'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.