1.4.x branch cut, version bump PR
diff --git a/BUILD b/BUILD
index bdea522..2070ce3 100644
--- a/BUILD
+++ b/BUILD
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@
 # This should be updated along with build.yaml
 g_stands_for = "gregarious"
 
-core_version = "3.0.0-dev"
+core_version = "4.0.0-pre1"
 
-version = "1.4.0-dev"
+version = "1.4.0-pre1"
 
 grpc_cc_library(
     name = "gpr",
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fd53f62..acae19e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
 
 set(PACKAGE_NAME      "grpc")
-set(PACKAGE_VERSION   "1.4.0-dev")
+set(PACKAGE_VERSION   "1.4.0-pre1")
 set(PACKAGE_STRING    "${PACKAGE_NAME} ${PACKAGE_VERSION}")
 set(PACKAGE_TARNAME   "${PACKAGE_NAME}-${PACKAGE_VERSION}")
 set(PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "https://github.com/grpc/grpc/issues/")
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 82b2104..c87fd19 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -422,9 +422,9 @@
 Q = @
 endif
 
-CORE_VERSION = 4.0.0-dev
-CPP_VERSION = 1.4.0-dev
-CSHARP_VERSION = 1.4.0-dev
+CORE_VERSION = 4.0.0-pre1
+CPP_VERSION = 1.4.0-pre1
+CSHARP_VERSION = 1.4.0-pre1
 
 CPPFLAGS_NO_ARCH += $(addprefix -I, $(INCLUDES)) $(addprefix -D, $(DEFINES))
 CPPFLAGS += $(CPPFLAGS_NO_ARCH) $(ARCH_FLAGS)
diff --git a/build.yaml b/build.yaml
index 26144e3..fd43d64 100644
--- a/build.yaml
+++ b/build.yaml
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
   '#08': Use "-preN" suffixes to identify pre-release versions
   '#09': Per-language overrides are possible with (eg) ruby_version tag here
   '#10': See the expand_version.py for all the quirks here
-  core_version: 4.0.0-dev
+  core_version: 4.0.0-pre1
   g_stands_for: gregarious
-  version: 1.4.0-dev
+  version: 1.4.0-pre1
 filegroups:
 - name: census
   public_headers:
diff --git a/gRPC-Core.podspec b/gRPC-Core.podspec
index d9de2d7..44e8931 100644
--- a/gRPC-Core.podspec
+++ b/gRPC-Core.podspec
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name     = 'gRPC-Core'
-  version = '1.4.0-dev'
+  version = '1.4.0-pre1'
   s.version  = version
   s.summary  = 'Core cross-platform gRPC library, written in C'
   s.homepage = 'http://www.grpc.io'
diff --git a/gRPC-ProtoRPC.podspec b/gRPC-ProtoRPC.podspec
index 62cb0d1..88a64b8 100644
--- a/gRPC-ProtoRPC.podspec
+++ b/gRPC-ProtoRPC.podspec
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name     = 'gRPC-ProtoRPC'
-  version = '1.4.0-dev'
+  version = '1.4.0-pre1'
   s.version  = version
   s.summary  = 'RPC library for Protocol Buffers, based on gRPC'
   s.homepage = 'http://www.grpc.io'
diff --git a/gRPC-RxLibrary.podspec b/gRPC-RxLibrary.podspec
index 77ceb22..cc6ab6c 100644
--- a/gRPC-RxLibrary.podspec
+++ b/gRPC-RxLibrary.podspec
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name     = 'gRPC-RxLibrary'
-  version = '1.4.0-dev'
+  version = '1.4.0-pre1'
   s.version  = version
   s.summary  = 'Reactive Extensions library for iOS/OSX.'
   s.homepage = 'http://www.grpc.io'
diff --git a/gRPC.podspec b/gRPC.podspec
index 10520bd..cf63bfe 100644
--- a/gRPC.podspec
+++ b/gRPC.podspec
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name     = 'gRPC'
-  version = '1.4.0-dev'
+  version = '1.4.0-pre1'
   s.version  = version
   s.summary  = 'gRPC client library for iOS/OSX'
   s.homepage = 'http://www.grpc.io'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1ed182c..6cde386 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "grpc",
-  "version": "1.4.0-dev",
+  "version": "1.4.0-pre1",
   "author": "Google Inc.",
   "description": "gRPC Library for Node",
   "homepage": "http://www.grpc.io/",
diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index 9179ef2..5d6c089 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
  <date>2017-05-22</date>
  <time>16:06:07</time>
  <version>
-  <release>1.4.0dev</release>
-  <api>1.4.0dev</api>
+  <release>1.4.0RC1</release>
+  <api>1.4.0RC1</api>
  </version>
  <stability>
   <release>beta</release>
diff --git a/src/core/lib/surface/version.c b/src/core/lib/surface/version.c
index cddc595..39dfebb 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/surface/version.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/surface/version.c
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@
 
 #include <grpc/grpc.h>
 
-const char *grpc_version_string(void) { return "4.0.0-dev"; }
+const char *grpc_version_string(void) { return "4.0.0-pre1"; }
 
 const char *grpc_g_stands_for(void) { return "gregarious"; }
diff --git a/src/cpp/common/version_cc.cc b/src/cpp/common/version_cc.cc
index 72a4c4c..8359016 100644
--- a/src/cpp/common/version_cc.cc
+++ b/src/cpp/common/version_cc.cc
@@ -37,5 +37,5 @@
 #include <grpc++/grpc++.h>
 
 namespace grpc {
-grpc::string Version() { return "1.4.0-dev"; }
+grpc::string Version() { return "1.4.0-pre1"; }
 }
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Version.csproj.include b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Version.csproj.include
index 8388bfd..8a15980 100755
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Version.csproj.include
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Version.csproj.include
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <!-- This file is generated -->
 <Project>
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <GrpcCsharpVersion>1.4.0-dev</GrpcCsharpVersion>
+    <GrpcCsharpVersion>1.4.0-pre1</GrpcCsharpVersion>
     <GoogleProtobufVersion>3.3.0</GoogleProtobufVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/VersionInfo.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/VersionInfo.cs
index 2e55d9d..feac073 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/VersionInfo.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/VersionInfo.cs
@@ -53,6 +53,6 @@
         /// <summary>
         /// Current version of gRPC C#
         /// </summary>
-        public const string CurrentVersion = "1.4.0-dev";
+        public const string CurrentVersion = "1.4.0-pre1";
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/csharp/build_packages_dotnetcli.bat b/src/csharp/build_packages_dotnetcli.bat
index aa8a8d3..cb4ff60 100755
--- a/src/csharp/build_packages_dotnetcli.bat
+++ b/src/csharp/build_packages_dotnetcli.bat
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 @rem OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 @rem Current package versions
-set VERSION=1.4.0-dev
+set VERSION=1.4.0-pre1
 
 @rem Adjust the location of nuget.exe
 set NUGET=C:\nuget\nuget.exe
diff --git a/src/csharp/build_packages_dotnetcli.sh b/src/csharp/build_packages_dotnetcli.sh
index d339238..f3dc843 100755
--- a/src/csharp/build_packages_dotnetcli.sh
+++ b/src/csharp/build_packages_dotnetcli.sh
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 dotnet pack --configuration Release Grpc.HealthCheck --output ../../../artifacts
 dotnet pack --configuration Release Grpc.Reflection --output ../../../artifacts
 
-nuget pack Grpc.nuspec -Version "1.4.0-dev" -OutputDirectory ../../artifacts
-nuget pack Grpc.Tools.nuspec -Version "1.4.0-dev" -OutputDirectory ../../artifacts
+nuget pack Grpc.nuspec -Version "1.4.0-pre1" -OutputDirectory ../../artifacts
+nuget pack Grpc.Tools.nuspec -Version "1.4.0-pre1" -OutputDirectory ../../artifacts
 
 (cd ../../artifacts && zip csharp_nugets_dotnetcli.zip *.nupkg)
diff --git a/src/node/health_check/package.json b/src/node/health_check/package.json
index 37c9b7a..238547c 100644
--- a/src/node/health_check/package.json
+++ b/src/node/health_check/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "grpc-health-check",
-  "version": "1.4.0-dev",
+  "version": "1.4.0-pre1",
   "author": "Google Inc.",
   "description": "Health check service for use with gRPC",
   "repository": {
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     }
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "grpc": "^1.4.0-dev",
+    "grpc": "^1.4.0-pre1",
     "lodash": "^3.9.3",
     "google-protobuf": "^3.0.0"
   },
diff --git a/src/node/tools/package.json b/src/node/tools/package.json
index a81aa87..f4f72a4 100644
--- a/src/node/tools/package.json
+++ b/src/node/tools/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "grpc-tools",
-  "version": "1.4.0-dev",
+  "version": "1.4.0-pre1",
   "author": "Google Inc.",
   "description": "Tools for developing with gRPC on Node.js",
   "homepage": "http://www.grpc.io/",
diff --git "a/src/objective-c/\041ProtoCompiler-gRPCPlugin.podspec" "b/src/objective-c/\041ProtoCompiler-gRPCPlugin.podspec"
index 2f29058..09f3303 100644
--- "a/src/objective-c/\041ProtoCompiler-gRPCPlugin.podspec"
+++ "b/src/objective-c/\041ProtoCompiler-gRPCPlugin.podspec"
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
   # exclamation mark ensures that other "regular" pods will be able to find it as it'll be installed
   # before them.
   s.name     = '!ProtoCompiler-gRPCPlugin'
-  v = '1.4.0-dev'
+  v = '1.4.0-pre1'
   s.version  = v
   s.summary  = 'The gRPC ProtoC plugin generates Objective-C files from .proto services.'
   s.description = <<-DESC
diff --git a/src/objective-c/GRPCClient/private/version.h b/src/objective-c/GRPCClient/private/version.h
index c846f42..25a232a 100644
--- a/src/objective-c/GRPCClient/private/version.h
+++ b/src/objective-c/GRPCClient/private/version.h
@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@
 // `tools/buildgen/generate_projects.sh`.
 
 
-#define GRPC_OBJC_VERSION_STRING @"1.4.0-dev"
+#define GRPC_OBJC_VERSION_STRING @"1.4.0-pre1"
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_grpcio_metadata.py b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_grpcio_metadata.py
index a0cb0dd..fcfd197 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_grpcio_metadata.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_grpcio_metadata.py
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_grpcio_metadata.py.template`!!!
 
-__version__ = """1.4.0.dev0"""
+__version__ = """1.4.0rc1"""
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc_version.py b/src/python/grpcio/grpc_version.py
index ea4bc7b..31b85e5 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc_version.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc_version.py
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/src/python/grpcio/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION='1.4.0.dev0'
+VERSION='1.4.0rc1'
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc_version.py b/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc_version.py
index 26aa555..53d798f 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc_version.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc_version.py
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION='1.4.0.dev0'
+VERSION='1.4.0rc1'
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_reflection/grpc_version.py b/src/python/grpcio_reflection/grpc_version.py
index 978d6b4..25ee280 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_reflection/grpc_version.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_reflection/grpc_version.py
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/src/python/grpcio_reflection/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION='1.4.0.dev0'
+VERSION='1.4.0rc1'
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_tests/grpc_version.py b/src/python/grpcio_tests/grpc_version.py
index 5f0b084..ea9d307 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_tests/grpc_version.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_tests/grpc_version.py
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/src/python/grpcio_tests/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION='1.4.0.dev0'
+VERSION='1.4.0rc1'
diff --git a/src/ruby/lib/grpc/version.rb b/src/ruby/lib/grpc/version.rb
index f30dff3..103e5cb 100644
--- a/src/ruby/lib/grpc/version.rb
+++ b/src/ruby/lib/grpc/version.rb
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@
 
 # GRPC contains the General RPC module.
 module GRPC
-  VERSION = '1.4.0.dev'
+  VERSION = '1.4.0.pre1'
 end
diff --git a/src/ruby/tools/version.rb b/src/ruby/tools/version.rb
index 1f8d4af..9ce13f3 100644
--- a/src/ruby/tools/version.rb
+++ b/src/ruby/tools/version.rb
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@
 
 module GRPC
   module Tools
-    VERSION = '1.4.0.dev'
+    VERSION = '1.4.0.pre1'
   end
 end
diff --git a/tools/distrib/python/grpcio_tools/grpc_version.py b/tools/distrib/python/grpcio_tools/grpc_version.py
index 1f2aa81..09738ea 100644
--- a/tools/distrib/python/grpcio_tools/grpc_version.py
+++ b/tools/distrib/python/grpcio_tools/grpc_version.py
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/tools/distrib/python/grpcio_tools/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION='1.4.0.dev0'
+VERSION='1.4.0rc1'
diff --git a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++
index 3861bdb..d3eb740 100644
--- a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++
+++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.4.0-dev
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.4.0-pre1
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a
diff --git a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++.internal b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++.internal
index 5bab66c..c87e52d 100644
--- a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++.internal
+++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++.internal
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.4.0-dev
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.4.0-pre1
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a
diff --git a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core
index c5ae421..1a8902a 100644
--- a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core
+++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 4.0.0-dev
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 4.0.0-pre1
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a
diff --git a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal
index 15410de..49ebc2a 100644
--- a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal
+++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 4.0.0-dev
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 4.0.0-pre1
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a