diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 724606717a..98c0e9dee6 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ CHANGES WITH 256-rc3:
         sushmbha, wangyuhang, zeroskyx, zzywysm, İ. Ensar Gülşen,
         Łukasz Stelmach, Štěpán Němec, 我超厉害, 김인수
 
-        — Edinburgh, 2024-05-22
+        — Edinburgh, 2024-06-06
 
 CHANGES WITH 255:
 
diff --git a/meson.version b/meson.version
index e579be3adb..cb1f20064f 100644
--- a/meson.version
+++ b/meson.version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-256~rc3
+256~rc4