diff --git a/hack/release.sh b/hack/release.sh
index 05643fd0..61352081 100755
--- a/hack/release.sh
+++ b/hack/release.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export GO111MODULE=on
 
 cd ${GOPATH:=$HOME/go}/src/github.com/fstab/grok_exporter
 
-export VERSION=1.0.0-SNAPSHOT
+export VERSION=1.0.0.RC4
 
 export VERSION_FLAGS="\
         -X github.com/fstab/grok_exporter/exporter.Version=$VERSION