diff --git a/build/UmbracoVersion.txt b/build/UmbracoVersion.txt
index 2a8a3618d4..8cc23a423e 100644
--- a/build/UmbracoVersion.txt
+++ b/build/UmbracoVersion.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # Usage: on line 2 put the release version, on line 3 put the version comment (example: beta)
 7.4.0
-beta4
\ No newline at end of file
+RC1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/SolutionInfo.cs b/src/SolutionInfo.cs
index f385151454..f51970c7c9 100644
--- a/src/SolutionInfo.cs
+++ b/src/SolutionInfo.cs
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ using System.Resources;
 [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]
 
 [assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("7.4.0")]
-[assembly: AssemblyInformationalVersion("7.4.0-beta4")]
\ No newline at end of file
+[assembly: AssemblyInformationalVersion("7.4.0-RC1")]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoVersion.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoVersion.cs
index 4039ab7db0..02a9a64893 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoVersion.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoVersion.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration
         /// Gets the version comment (like beta or RC).
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>The version comment.</value>
-        public static string CurrentComment { get { return "beta4"; } }
+        public static string CurrentComment { get { return "RC1"; } }
 
         // Get the version of the umbraco.dll by looking at a class in that dll
         // Had to do it like this due to medium trust issues, see: http://haacked.com/archive/2010/11/04/assembly-location-and-medium-trust.aspx