diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4da90a2b5..92bad2832 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Change log
 
-## [1.4.0](https://github.com/ably/ably-asset-tracking-android/tree/1.4.0)
+## [1.4.0-rc.1](https://github.com/ably/ably-asset-tracking-android/tree/1.4.0-rc.1)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/ably/ably-asset-tracking-android/compare/v1.3.0...1.4.0)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/ably/ably-asset-tracking-android/compare/v1.3.0...1.4.0-rc.1)
 
 **Implemented enhancements:**
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 73f223af5..7b38cc34c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -127,13 +127,13 @@ you can then add the Ably Asset Tracking dependency that you require in your Gra
 ```groovy
 dependencies {
     // Publishers, developing in Kotlin, will need the Publishing SDK
-    implementation 'com.ably.tracking:publishing-sdk:1.4.0'
+    implementation 'com.ably.tracking:publishing-sdk:1.4.0-rc.1'
 
     // Subscribers, developing in Kotlin, will need the Subscribing SDK
-    implementation 'com.ably.tracking:subscribing-sdk:1.4.0'
+    implementation 'com.ably.tracking:subscribing-sdk:1.4.0-rc.1'
 
     // Subscribers, developing in Kotlin, can optionally use the UI utilities
-    implementation 'com.ably.tracking:ui-sdk:1.4.0'
+    implementation 'com.ably.tracking:ui-sdk:1.4.0-rc.1'
 }
 ```
 
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ Firstly, you have to exclude the notification module from Mapbox Navigation SDK
 
 ```groovy
 // The Ably Asset Tracking Publisher SDK for Android.
-implementation ('com.ably.tracking:publishing-sdk:1.4.0')
+implementation ('com.ably.tracking:publishing-sdk:1.4.0-rc.1')
 
 // The Mapbox Navigation SDK.
 implementation ('com.mapbox.navigation:android:2.8.0-rc.2') {
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index fd0f27aa8..013f67f25 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ allprojects {
 
     // version MUST conform to the Semantic Versioning Specification (https://semver.org/) version 2.0.0
     // on incrementing this value, ensure to also increment versionCode in android defaultConfig (also in this file)
-    version = '1.4.0'
+    version = '1.4.0-rc.1'
 
     // Values used to publish the SDK to maven repositories.
     ext {