diff --git a/skycatalogs/_version.py b/skycatalogs/_version.py
index 773f565f..40d980d7 100644
--- a/skycatalogs/_version.py
+++ b/skycatalogs/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.7.0-rc3"
+__version__ = "1.7.0-rc4"