diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index e44eb82a28..55b46a59c7 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-go1.21rc3
-time 2023-07-13T19:00:35Z
+go1.21rc4
+time 2023-08-01T22:09:51Z