diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f7aee8c..b04363f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "ngx-store",
-    "version": "1.3.5",
+    "version": "1.4.0-RC0",
     "lockfileVersion": 1,
     "requires": true,
     "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 58a0fad..0e4d17c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name": "ngx-store",
-    "version": "1.3.5",
+    "private": true,
+    "version": "1.4.0-RC0",
     "description": "Angular decorators to automagically keep variables in HTML5 LocalStorage, SessionStorage, cookies; injectable services for managing and listening to data changes and a bit more.",
     "main": "./ngx-store.js",
     "main for angular5": "./bundles/ngx-store.umd.js",
@@ -11,7 +12,8 @@
         "lint": "tslint ./*.ts -t verbose",
         "test": "karma start",
         "pack-lib": "npm pack ./dist",
-        "publish-lib": "npm publish ./dist",
+        "prepare": "npm run build",
+        "publish-lib": "npm publish --tag RC ./dist",
         "publish-lib:next": "npm publish --tag next ./dist",
         "compodoc": "compodoc -p tsconfig.json",
         "compodoc-serve": "compodoc -s"