diff --git a/version.sbt b/version.sbt
index 2a5ae9d57e6..b6b396bf7d8 100644
--- a/version.sbt
+++ b/version.sbt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version in ThisBuild := "1.4.0-RC7"
+version in ThisBuild := "1.4.0-RC8"