diff --git a/lib/redcloth/version.rb b/lib/redcloth/version.rb
index 370934e4..4cbd613b 100644
--- a/lib/redcloth/version.rb
+++ b/lib/redcloth/version.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module VERSION
     MAJOR = 4
     MINOR = 0
     TINY  = 0
-    RELEASE_CANDIDATE = 1
+    RELEASE_CANDIDATE = nil
 
     STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, TINY].join('.')
     TAG = "REL_#{[MAJOR, MINOR, TINY, RELEASE_CANDIDATE].compact.join('_')}".upcase.gsub(/\.|-/, '_')