diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
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-xorm v0.4.0 M1
+xorm v0.4.0 RC1
diff --git a/docs/Changelog.md b/docs/Changelog.md
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 ## Changelog
 
-* **v0.4.0 M1** 
+* **v0.4.0 RC1** 
 	Changes:
 	* moved xorm cmd to [github.com/go-xorm/cmd](github.com/go-xorm/cmd)
 	* refactored general DB operation a core lib at [github.com/go-xorm/core](https://github.com/go-xorm/core)
diff --git a/docs/ChangelogCN.md b/docs/ChangelogCN.md
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 ## 更新日志
 
-* **v0.4.0 M1** 
+* **v0.4.0 RC1** 
 	新特性:
 	*移动xorm cmd [github.com/go-xorm/cmd](github.com/go-xorm/cmd)
 	*在重构一般DB操作核心库 [github.com/go-xorm/core](https://github.com/go-xorm/core)