diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index caf14acf1953947ea123cb0055f9a131d5979790..b99d95df8075df4787da84e8061dacd0e6fb3567 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 5
 SUBLEVEL = 0
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc3
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc4
 NAME = Kleptomaniac Octopus
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*