diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index ec754b0cb31d24ff5a58630bf74a670de664b4b8..9e2fc7eead32ed00adb7cd49affd9a115e9df735 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.4.1-beta3
+1.4.1-rc1