diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 075ce882b9..74efa52b9e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR, 4)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, 0)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, 0)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, 0)
-define(_CLIENT_VERSION_RC, 1)
+define(_CLIENT_VERSION_RC, 10)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE, false)
 define(_COPYRIGHT_YEAR, 2023)
 define(_COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS,[The %s developers])