diff --git a/GITLAB_KAS_VERSION b/GITLAB_KAS_VERSION
index 5ff58dbcd684d17e51f1c92dc694dff26e8feac1..7037dc5ee76a1266610ad5d28e63c8ad4d1df31c 100644
--- a/GITLAB_KAS_VERSION
+++ b/GITLAB_KAS_VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-15.3.0
+15.4.0-rc1