From 55ebbe2812100c2af7f105d467a2acd56f29ceb3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tim Abbott <tabbott@zulip.com>
Date: Mon, 3 May 2021 17:30:22 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Release Zulip Server 4.0-rc1.

---
 docs/overview/changelog.md | 2 ++
 version.py                 | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docs/overview/changelog.md b/docs/overview/changelog.md
index 0dbf2fee85..55a2dba21a 100644
--- a/docs/overview/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/overview/changelog.md
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ All notable changes to the Zulip server are documented in this file.
 This section lists notable unreleased changes; it is generally updated
 in bursts.
 
+### 4.0-rc1 -- May 3, 2021
+
 #### Highlights
 
 - Added copy-to-clipboard button on code blocks, making it convenient
diff --git a/version.py b/version.py
index 5125daa3fe..d3ecaa7a6c 100644
--- a/version.py
+++ b/version.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import os
 
-ZULIP_VERSION = "4.0-dev+git"
+ZULIP_VERSION = "4.0-rc1"
 # Add information on number of commits and commit hash to version, if available
 zulip_git_version_file = os.path.join(
     os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "zulip-git-version"