diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 1c09c74e221cd58f30240fbcfd9545ed19df54d7..184e944f511ed9aa30b1097e8c2ea35ebdbe3648 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.3.3
+0.3.4-rc1