diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal.php b/core/lib/Drupal.php
index 416d80238b8bee75df1f019a7072209cb819cce7..e3b2a5c8aa141d29ddc6f7479bf9b5b020db324c 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal.php
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class Drupal {
   /**
    * The current system version.
    */
-  const VERSION = '8.0.0-dev';
+  const VERSION = '8.0.0-rc4';
 
   /**
    * Core API compatibility.