diff --git a/README b/README
index 9e50d30173..c9875a0945 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-This is hdf5-1.4.0-beta3-pre3 currently under development
+This is hdf5-1.4.0-beta3-pre4 currently under development
 Please refer to the INSTALL file for installation instructions.
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diff --git a/src/H5public.h b/src/H5public.h
index 6d4083ee77..69e6616989 100644
--- a/src/H5public.h
+++ b/src/H5public.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static char             RcsId[] = "@(#)$Revision$";
 #define H5_VERS_MAJOR	1	/* For major interface/format changes  	     */
 #define H5_VERS_MINOR	4	/* For minor interface/format changes  	     */
 #define H5_VERS_RELEASE	0	/* For tweaks, bug-fixes, or development     */
-#define H5_VERS_SUBRELEASE "beta3-pre3"	/* For pre-releases like snap0       */
+#define H5_VERS_SUBRELEASE "beta3-pre4"	/* For pre-releases like snap0       */
 				/* Empty string for real releases.           */
 
 #define H5check()	H5check_version(H5_VERS_MAJOR,H5_VERS_MINOR,	      \