diff --git a/django/__init__.py b/django/__init__.py
index 74100e16f5..8ba079685e 100644
--- a/django/__init__.py
+++ b/django/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION = (1, 4, 0, 'beta', 1)
+VERSION = (1, 4, 0, 'rc', 1)
 
 def get_version(version=None):
     """Derives a PEP386-compliant version number from VERSION."""
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 326866e537..c43c998704 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ copyright = 'Django Software Foundation and contributors'
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = '1.4'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '1.4 beta 1'
+release = '1.4 rc 1'
 # The next version to be released
 django_next_version = '1.4'
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7954aeeadf..4cfb1ecb11 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ setup(
     author = 'Django Software Foundation',
     author_email = 'foundation@djangoproject.com',
     description = 'A high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design.',
-    download_url = 'https://www.djangoproject.com/m/releases/1.4/Django-1.4b1.tar.gz',
+    download_url = 'https://www.djangoproject.com/m/releases/1.4/Django-1.4rc1.tar.gz',
     packages = packages,
     cmdclass = cmdclasses,
     data_files = data_files,