diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 66e7e977ddc00f486fabde85faac0d0cafcef169..c9c8c8fd2591e485f413bc34b910d8d3c81ed031 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 38
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc3
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc4
 NAME = Flesh-Eating Bats with Fangs
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*