crank version numbers for release
diff --git a/README b/README
index bea648d..60594ee 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-See https://www.openssh.com/releasenotes.html#7.3p1 for the release notes.
+See https://www.openssh.com/releasenotes.html#7.4p1 for the release notes.
 
 Please read https://www.openssh.com/report.html for bug reporting
 instructions and note that we do not use Github for bug reporting or
diff --git a/contrib/redhat/openssh.spec b/contrib/redhat/openssh.spec
index 34bbc46..666097c 100644
--- a/contrib/redhat/openssh.spec
+++ b/contrib/redhat/openssh.spec
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-%define ver 7.3p1
+%define ver 7.4p1
 %define rel 1
 
 # OpenSSH privilege separation requires a user & group ID
diff --git a/contrib/suse/openssh.spec b/contrib/suse/openssh.spec
index 5b64c15..4c4bbb6 100644
--- a/contrib/suse/openssh.spec
+++ b/contrib/suse/openssh.spec
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 Summary:	OpenSSH, a free Secure Shell (SSH) protocol implementation
 Name:		openssh
-Version:	7.3p1
+Version:	7.4p1
 URL:		https://www.openssh.com/
 Release:	1
 Source0:	openssh-%{version}.tar.gz