diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0814134bbea35d09d5f09e56f5104e7848b9b060..7921625211554516cba7766acae8e5d2792a160c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 VERSION = 2017
 PATCHLEVEL = 09
 SUBLEVEL =
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc3
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc4
 NAME =
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*