diff --git a/dist/pom.xml b/dist/pom.xml
index d417b4d0b..0f5b5176b 100644
--- a/dist/pom.xml
+++ b/dist/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>me.blackvein.quests</groupId>
         <artifactId>quests-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.9.6</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-rc.1</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>quests-dist</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
diff --git a/main/pom.xml b/main/pom.xml
index aa482663c..eb25b4016 100644
--- a/main/pom.xml
+++ b/main/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>me.blackvein.quests</groupId>
         <artifactId>quests-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.9.6</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-rc.1</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>quests-main</artifactId>
     
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a36680662..62537c9a8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
     <groupId>me.blackvein.quests</groupId>
 
     <artifactId>quests-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.9.6</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-rc.1</version>
     <name>quests</name>
     <url>https://github.com/PikaMug/Quests/</url>
 
     <properties>
-    	<revision>3.9.6</revision>
+    	<revision>4.0.0-rc.1</revision>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
diff --git a/v1_8_R1/pom.xml b/v1_8_R1/pom.xml
index debeeaf57..d5f313ffb 100644
--- a/v1_8_R1/pom.xml
+++ b/v1_8_R1/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
        <groupId>me.blackvein.quests</groupId>
        <artifactId>quests-parent</artifactId>
-       <version>3.9.6</version>
+       <version>4.0.0-rc.1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/v1_8_R2/pom.xml b/v1_8_R2/pom.xml
index 3b7d69b00..e5b6948dc 100644
--- a/v1_8_R2/pom.xml
+++ b/v1_8_R2/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
        <groupId>me.blackvein.quests</groupId>
        <artifactId>quests-parent</artifactId>
-       <version>3.9.6</version>
+       <version>4.0.0-rc.1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/v1_8_R3/pom.xml b/v1_8_R3/pom.xml
index 2c5932406..a044d5c58 100644
--- a/v1_8_R3/pom.xml
+++ b/v1_8_R3/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
        <groupId>me.blackvein.quests</groupId>
        <artifactId>quests-parent</artifactId>
-       <version>3.9.6</version>
+       <version>4.0.0-rc.1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>