diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5e4c33b6d..fe4e1facf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-# MariaDB ColumnStore Storage/Execution engine 1.2
+# MariaDB ColumnStore Storage/Execution engine 1.4
 
-MariaDB ColumnStore 1.2 is the GA version of MariaDB ColumnStore. 
-It is built by porting InfiniDB 4.6.7 on MariaDB 10.2 and adding entirely 
+MariaDB ColumnStore 1.4 is a Beta version of MariaDB ColumnStore. 
+It is built by porting InfiniDB 4.6.7 on MariaDB and adding entirely 
 new features not found anywhere else.
 
-# MariaDB ColumnStore 1.2 is a GA release. 
+# MariaDB ColumnStore 1.4 is a Beta release. 
 
 - Do not use pre-releases on production systems.
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index e0328ce70..7a3e65b91 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 COLUMNSTORE_VERSION_MAJOR=1
 COLUMNSTORE_VERSION_MINOR=4
-COLUMNSTORE_VERSION_PATCH=0
+COLUMNSTORE_VERSION_PATCH=1
 COLUMNSTORE_VERSION_RELEASE=1