diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 1584f2cf5a971def7c4a3409e6efe1ee4f6797e2..6d19811ba5c33d9d1f5e2fc2022d9c2e36c1d2a1 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.0.0_pre3
+3.0.0_pre4