diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 3280933393383f3207ae228045e46b3a2c175eda..ce59f0b26aded4910b3abfd0d6788cac92759146 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.4.0-rc1
+1.4.0-rc2