diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index eb39e538..ff53834e 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.3
+3.4-rc1
diff --git a/checkpolicy/VERSION b/checkpolicy/VERSION
index eb39e538..ff53834e 100644
--- a/checkpolicy/VERSION
+++ b/checkpolicy/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.3
+3.4-rc1
diff --git a/dbus/VERSION b/dbus/VERSION
index eb39e538..ff53834e 100644
--- a/dbus/VERSION
+++ b/dbus/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.3
+3.4-rc1
diff --git a/gui/VERSION b/gui/VERSION
index eb39e538..ff53834e 100644
--- a/gui/VERSION
+++ b/gui/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.3
+3.4-rc1
diff --git a/libselinux/VERSION b/libselinux/VERSION
index eb39e538..ff53834e 100644
--- a/libselinux/VERSION
+++ b/libselinux/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.3
+3.4-rc1
diff --git a/libsemanage/VERSION b/libsemanage/VERSION
index eb39e538..ff53834e 100644
--- a/libsemanage/VERSION
+++ b/libsemanage/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.3
+3.4-rc1
diff --git a/libsepol/VERSION b/libsepol/VERSION
index eb39e538..ff53834e 100644
--- a/libsepol/VERSION
+++ b/libsepol/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.3
+3.4-rc1
diff --git a/mcstrans/VERSION b/mcstrans/VERSION
index eb39e538..ff53834e 100644
--- a/mcstrans/VERSION
+++ b/mcstrans/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.3
+3.4-rc1
diff --git a/policycoreutils/VERSION b/policycoreutils/VERSION
index eb39e538..ff53834e 100644
--- a/policycoreutils/VERSION
+++ b/policycoreutils/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.3
+3.4-rc1
diff --git a/python/VERSION b/python/VERSION
index eb39e538..ff53834e 100644
--- a/python/VERSION
+++ b/python/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.3
+3.4-rc1
diff --git a/python/sepolgen/VERSION b/python/sepolgen/VERSION
index eb39e538..ff53834e 100644
--- a/python/sepolgen/VERSION
+++ b/python/sepolgen/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.3
+3.4-rc1
diff --git a/restorecond/VERSION b/restorecond/VERSION
index eb39e538..ff53834e 100644
--- a/restorecond/VERSION
+++ b/restorecond/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.3
+3.4-rc1
diff --git a/sandbox/VERSION b/sandbox/VERSION
index eb39e538..ff53834e 100644
--- a/sandbox/VERSION
+++ b/sandbox/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.3
+3.4-rc1
diff --git a/scripts/release b/scripts/release
index 0d222a8f..fead3548 100755
--- a/scripts/release
+++ b/scripts/release
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ for COMPONENT in "${DIRS[@]}"; do
 		git tag "$TAG" > /dev/null
 	fi
 	git -C "$DIR" archive -o "../$DEST/$TAG.tar.gz" --prefix="$TAG/" "$TAG"
+	gpg -b -a "../$DEST/$TAG.tar.gz"
 done
 
 git archive -o "$DEST/selinux-${RELEASE_TAG}.tar.gz" --prefix="selinux-${RELEASE_TAG}/" "${RELEASE_TAG}"
diff --git a/secilc/VERSION b/secilc/VERSION
index eb39e538..ff53834e 100644
--- a/secilc/VERSION
+++ b/secilc/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.3
+3.4-rc1
diff --git a/semodule-utils/VERSION b/semodule-utils/VERSION
index eb39e538..ff53834e 100644
--- a/semodule-utils/VERSION
+++ b/semodule-utils/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.3
+3.4-rc1