diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index ce669730119df83f8d693ec9e7401baf55b9245a..408340137f0f76061fba13e55fffe27f039d9004 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.4.0.pre
+8.4.0.rc1
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