diff --git a/build.properties b/build.properties
index 158704c839d..7108a203b86 100644
--- a/build.properties
+++ b/build.properties
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # ---------------------------------------------------------
 name=lucene
 Name=Lucene
-version=1.2-rc3-dev
+version=1.2-rc4-dev
 year=2000-2001
 final.name=${name}-${version}
 debug=off