diff --git a/src/qibotf/__init__.py.in b/src/qibotf/__init__.py.in
index d870cf2..65ec66a 100644
--- a/src/qibotf/__init__.py.in
+++ b/src/qibotf/__init__.py.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "0.0.4.dev0"
+__version__ = "0.0.4rc0"
 
 # tf version used during the compilation of custom operators
 __target_tf_version__ = 'TF_VERSION'