diff --git a/python/desc/skycatalogs/_version.py b/python/desc/skycatalogs/_version.py
index caa13d2..d013813 100644
--- a/python/desc/skycatalogs/_version.py
+++ b/python/desc/skycatalogs/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.4.0-rc4"
+__version__ = "1.4.0-rc5"