diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 2e040af80e12af876fc30e2206acf4a02e16ef1b..16c1dcba45d94e8a73e5032eb4534febc9636b01 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.5.4-rc3
+1.5.4-rc4