diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 356fe3a89851aff9bcd7e2df994c8a5c3dd46ed9..fe0164a654c769200612a921b1432231c69580f3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 8
 SUBLEVEL = 0
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc3
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc4
 NAME = Kleptomaniac Octopus
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*