diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7715b2c14fb48..681c1d23b4d4f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 29
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc3
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc4
 NAME = Erotic Pickled Herring
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*