diff --git a/include/seqan3/version.hpp b/include/seqan3/version.hpp
index 42017c2387..0a888ff9af 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/version.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/version.hpp
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 //!\brief The minor version as MACRO.
 #define SEQAN3_VERSION_MINOR 4
 //!\brief The patch version as MACRO.
-#define SEQAN3_VERSION_PATCH 0
+#define SEQAN3_VERSION_PATCH 1
 //!\brief The release candidate number. 0 means stable release, >= 1 means release candidate.
-#define SEQAN3_RELEASE_CANDIDATE 0
+#define SEQAN3_RELEASE_CANDIDATE 1
 
 //!\brief The full version as MACRO (number).
 #define SEQAN3_VERSION (SEQAN3_VERSION_MAJOR * 10000 + SEQAN3_VERSION_MINOR * 100 + SEQAN3_VERSION_PATCH)