diff --git a/VERSION.dat b/VERSION.dat
index 5d5f74c114..5bdeaebedc 100644
--- a/VERSION.dat
+++ b/VERSION.dat
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 MAJOR=3
-MINOR=3
+MINOR=4
 PATCH=0
 PRE_RELEASE_TAG=dev
 BUILD_METADATA=