diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index 58849c28699..bb019eb1abb 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ package ipfs
 var CurrentCommit string
 
 // CurrentVersionNumber is the current application's version literal
-const CurrentVersionNumber = "0.5.0-rc3"
+const CurrentVersionNumber = "0.5.0-rc4"
 
 const ApiVersion = "/go-ipfs/" + CurrentVersionNumber + "/"