diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 63deec9f76..1d441446cd 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 AC_INIT
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(tor, 0.0.9rc3)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(tor, 0.0.9rc4-cvs)
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(orconfig.h)
 
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST
diff --git a/contrib/tor.nsi b/contrib/tor.nsi
index c7e4d28b57..88a5ed980a 100644
--- a/contrib/tor.nsi
+++ b/contrib/tor.nsi
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 !include "MUI.nsh"
 
-!define VERSION "0.0.9rc3"
+!define VERSION "0.0.9rc4-cvs"
 !define INSTALLER "tor-${VERSION}-win32.exe"
 !define WEBSITE "http://freehaven.net/tor/"
 
diff --git a/src/win32/orconfig.h b/src/win32/orconfig.h
index 627523201d..a51ae13a2d 100644
--- a/src/win32/orconfig.h
+++ b/src/win32/orconfig.h
@@ -199,4 +199,4 @@
 #define UNALIGNED_INT_ACCESS_OK
 
 /* Version number of package */
-#define VERSION "0.0.9rc3"
+#define VERSION "0.0.9rc4-cvs"