diff --git a/VERSION.cmake b/VERSION.cmake
index 713a3f1d32..e7380c0d39 100644
--- a/VERSION.cmake
+++ b/VERSION.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 set( VERSION_MAJOR 1 )
 set( VERSION_MINOR 4 )
-set( VERSION_PATCH 0 )
-set( VERSION "${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR}.${VERSION_PATCH}${VERSION_SUFFIX}")
+set( VERSION_PATCH 1 )
+set( VERSION "${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR}.${VERSION_PATCH}${VERSION_SUFFIX}rc1")
 set( SOVERSION 0 )