diff --git a/geonode/__init__.py b/geonode/__init__.py
index 9fe23dc7b8a..0557a7f3549 100644
--- a/geonode/__init__.py
+++ b/geonode/__init__.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 import os
 
-__version__ = (4, 0, 1, 'dev', 0)
+__version__ = (4, 0, 0, 'post', 1)
 
 
 default_app_config = "geonode.apps.AppConfig"