diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 2ff92fe18233c05997c0a2b839fbe6d26656f5b8..66a266edf7226bc88187584ea551bd04061b0417 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-17.3.0-pre
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+17.4.0-pre
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