diff --git a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/version.hpp b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/version.hpp
index b6d1568ce4..9b2c02c301 100644
--- a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/version.hpp
+++ b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/version.hpp
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@
 
 #define CV_VERSION_EPOCH    2
 #define CV_VERSION_MAJOR    4
-#define CV_VERSION_MINOR    3
-#define CV_VERSION_REVISION 2
+#define CV_VERSION_MINOR    4
+#define CV_VERSION_REVISION 0
 
 #define CVAUX_STR_EXP(__A)  #__A
 #define CVAUX_STR(__A)      CVAUX_STR_EXP(__A)