diff --git a/AUTHORS.txt b/AUTHORS.txt
index e5e996f37..74c5a3d1a 100644
--- a/AUTHORS.txt
+++ b/AUTHORS.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-OpenSceneGraph Library 3.6.3
+OpenSceneGraph Library 3.6.4
 
 569 Contributors:
 
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 064d4e289..ca558d75a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 #
 SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_MAJOR_VERSION 3)
 SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_MINOR_VERSION 6)
-SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_PATCH_VERSION 3)
+SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_PATCH_VERSION 4)
 SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_SOVERSION 158)
 
 
 # set to 0 when not a release candidate, non zero means that any generated
 # git tags will be treated as release candidates of given number
-SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_RELEASE_CANDIDATE 0)
+SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_RELEASE_CANDIDATE 1)
 set(CMAKE_ALLOW_LOOSE_LOOP_CONSTRUCTS TRUE)
 set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY USE_FOLDERS ON)