diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 91a87caf..65447d1e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [API 1.0.0-rc.4] - 2021-12-25
+
 ### Added
 
 - Looking up a Tracer for a module is now done by first looking up the
diff --git a/apps/opentelemetry/rebar.config b/apps/opentelemetry/rebar.config
index 48c89dd1..acfe22f4 100644
--- a/apps/opentelemetry/rebar.config
+++ b/apps/opentelemetry/rebar.config
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 {erl_opts, [debug_info]}.
-{deps, [{opentelemetry_api, "~> 1.0.0-rc.3"}]}.
+{deps, [{opentelemetry_api, "~> 1.0.0-rc.4"}]}.
diff --git a/apps/opentelemetry_api/VERSION b/apps/opentelemetry_api/VERSION
deleted file mode 100644
index 3d9b7909..00000000
--- a/apps/opentelemetry_api/VERSION
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-1.0.0-rc.3.2
diff --git a/apps/opentelemetry_api/src/opentelemetry_api.app.src b/apps/opentelemetry_api/src/opentelemetry_api.app.src
index 45c56f79..c40b804e 100644
--- a/apps/opentelemetry_api/src/opentelemetry_api.app.src
+++ b/apps/opentelemetry_api/src/opentelemetry_api.app.src
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {application, opentelemetry_api,
  [{description, "OpenTelemetry API"},
-  {vsn, {file, "VERSION"}},
+  {vsn, "1.0.0-rc.4"},
   {registered, []},
   {applications,
    [kernel,
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@
   {modules, []},
 
   {licenses, ["Apache-2.0"]},
-  {links, [{"GitHub", "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-erlang-api"}]}
+  {links, [{"GitHub", "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-erlang"}]}
  ]}.
diff --git a/apps/opentelemetry_exporter/src/opentelemetry_exporter.app.src b/apps/opentelemetry_exporter/src/opentelemetry_exporter.app.src
index e6bf95c3..86d4c263 100644
--- a/apps/opentelemetry_exporter/src/opentelemetry_exporter.app.src
+++ b/apps/opentelemetry_exporter/src/opentelemetry_exporter.app.src
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {application, opentelemetry_exporter,
  [{description, "OpenTelemetry Protocol Exporter"},
-  {vsn, "git"},
+  {vsn, "1.0.0-rc.4"},
   {registered, []},
   {applications,
    [kernel,
diff --git a/apps/opentelemetry_zipkin/rebar.config b/apps/opentelemetry_zipkin/rebar.config
index 494f842d..0f7c5240 100644
--- a/apps/opentelemetry_zipkin/rebar.config
+++ b/apps/opentelemetry_zipkin/rebar.config
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {erl_opts, [debug_info]}.
-{deps, [{opentelemetry, "~> 1.0.0-rc.3"},
-        {opentelemetry_api, "~> 1.0.0-rc.3"}]}.
+{deps, [{opentelemetry, "~> 1.0.0-rc.4"},
+        {opentelemetry_api, "~> 1.0.0-rc.4"}]}.
 
 {profiles, [{test, [{erl_opts, [nowarn_export_all]}]},
 
diff --git a/docs.sh b/docs.sh
index 8ec81836..c94324d5 100755
--- a/docs.sh
+++ b/docs.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ set -e
 
 rebar3 compile
 rebar3 edoc
-version=1.0.0-rc.3
+version=1.0.0-rc.4
 
 ex_doc "opentelemetry" $version "_build/default/lib/opentelemetry/ebin" \
   --source-ref v${version} \