diff --git a/src/base/version.h.in b/src/base/version.h.in
index 4ea8b4782..34626c376 100644
--- a/src/base/version.h.in
+++ b/src/base/version.h.in
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #define QBT_VERSION_MINOR 4
 #define QBT_VERSION_BUGFIX 0
 #define QBT_VERSION_BUILD 0
-#define QBT_VERSION_STATUS "beta3"  // Should be empty for stable releases!
+#define QBT_VERSION_STATUS "rc1"  // Should be empty for stable releases!
 
 #define QBT__STRINGIFY(x) #x
 #define QBT_STRINGIFY(x) QBT__STRINGIFY(x)