diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4ecbd450d5..0a6289256e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
 )
 ```
 
-Note that the examples below are validated against the current sources of coursier. You may want to read the [documentation of the latest release](https://github.com/coursier/coursier/blob/v1.1.0-M3/README.md#api) of coursier instead.
+Note that the examples below are validated against the current sources of coursier. You may want to read the [documentation of the latest release](https://github.com/coursier/coursier/blob/v1.1.0-M4/README.md#api) of coursier instead.
 
 Add an import for coursier,
 ```scala
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
 )
 ```
 
-Note that the examples below are validated against the current sources of coursier. You may want to read the [documentation of the latest release](https://github.com/coursier/coursier/blob/v1.1.0-M3/README.md#api-1) of coursier instead.
+Note that the examples below are validated against the current sources of coursier. You may want to read the [documentation of the latest release](https://github.com/coursier/coursier/blob/v1.1.0-M4/README.md#api-1) of coursier instead.
 
 The first module, `"io.get-coursier" %% "coursier" % "1.0.1"`, mainly depends on
 `scalaz-core` (and only it, *not* `scalaz-concurrent` for example). It contains among others,
diff --git a/coursier b/coursier
index 569f9d190b..b0efafcbba 100755
Binary files a/coursier and b/coursier differ
diff --git a/doc/readme/README.md b/doc/readme/README.md
index 0d82ccc1e1..a2fe2c8730 100644
--- a/doc/readme/README.md
+++ b/doc/readme/README.md
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
 )
 ```
 
-Note that the examples below are validated against the current sources of coursier. You may want to read the [documentation of the latest release](https://github.com/coursier/coursier/blob/v1.1.0-M3/README.md#api) of coursier instead.
+Note that the examples below are validated against the current sources of coursier. You may want to read the [documentation of the latest release](https://github.com/coursier/coursier/blob/v1.1.0-M4/README.md#api) of coursier instead.
 
 Add an import for coursier,
 ```scala
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
 )
 ```
 
-Note that the examples below are validated against the current sources of coursier. You may want to read the [documentation of the latest release](https://github.com/coursier/coursier/blob/v1.1.0-M3/README.md#api-1) of coursier instead.
+Note that the examples below are validated against the current sources of coursier. You may want to read the [documentation of the latest release](https://github.com/coursier/coursier/blob/v1.1.0-M4/README.md#api-1) of coursier instead.
 
 The first module, `"io.get-coursier" %% "coursier" % "1.0.1"`, mainly depends on
 `scalaz-core` (and only it, *not* `scalaz-concurrent` for example). It contains among others,
diff --git a/project/project/project/plugins.sbt b/project/project/project/plugins.sbt
index 7208d383e3..ac1023f7a3 100644
--- a/project/project/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/project/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 addSbtPlugin("io.get-coursier" % "sbt-coursier" % coursierVersion0)
 
 // important: this line is matched / substituted during releases (via sbt-release)
-def coursierVersion0 = "1.1.0-M3"
+def coursierVersion0 = "1.1.0-M4"
 
 // required for just released things
 resolvers += Resolver.sonatypeRepo("releases")
diff --git a/scripts/generate-launcher.sh b/scripts/generate-launcher.sh
index 79546a349b..573bc561a3 100755
--- a/scripts/generate-launcher.sh
+++ b/scripts/generate-launcher.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 # grepped and updated during releases
-VERSION=1.1.0-M3
+VERSION=1.1.0-M4
 ACTUAL_VERSION="${ACTUAL_VERSION:-"$VERSION"}"
 CACHE_VERSION=v1