diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 8f5e8535..921e50d5 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.67])
-AC_INIT([cryptsetup],[1.4.0-cvs])
+AC_INIT([cryptsetup],[1.4.0-rc1])
 
 dnl library version from <major>.<minor>.<release>[-<suffix>]
 LIBCRYPTSETUP_VERSION=$(echo $PACKAGE_VERSION | cut -f1 -d-)
diff --git a/docs/examples/Makefile b/docs/examples/Makefile
index b3aef2a7..e2751868 100644
--- a/docs/examples/Makefile
+++ b/docs/examples/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # LD_LIBRARY_PATH=../../lib/.libs
 TARGETS=crypt_log_usage crypt_luks_usage
 CFLAGS=-O0 -g -Wall -D_GNU_SOURCE -I../../lib
-LDLIBS=-lcryptsetup -L../../lib/.libs 
+LDLIBS=-lcryptsetup -L../../lib/.libs
 CC=gcc
 
 all: $(TARGETS)