diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6065f077..170078b7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "openrag"
-version = "0.1.3"
+version = "0.1.4-rc.1"
 description = "Add your description here"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.13"