diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f3115cc2..c279b8b7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT(Finit, 4.0-beta1, https://github.com/troglobit/finit/issues, finit, https://troglobit.com/finit.html)
+AC_INIT(Finit, 4.0-rc1, https://github.com/troglobit/finit/issues, finit, https://troglobit.com/finit.html)
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(aux)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11 foreign dist-xz subdir-objects])
 AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])