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diff --git a/release-notes/VERSION b/release-notes/VERSION
index c80ac0c..bca6050 100644
--- a/release-notes/VERSION
+++ b/release-notes/VERSION
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Project: jackson-annotations
-Version: 2.4.0 (xx-xxx-2013)
+Version: 2.4.0-RC1 (26-Apr-2013)
 
 NOTE: Annotations module will never contain changes in patch versions,
  only .0 releases can have changes.