diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9f787c9..1295eb3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@ rabbitmq-server-1.8.0.tar.gz
 /rabbitmq-server-3.5.1.tar.gz
 /rabbitmq-server-3.5.2.tar.gz
 /rabbitmq-server-3.5.3.tar.gz
+/rabbitmq-server-3.5.4.rc1.tar.gz
diff --git a/rabbitmq-server.spec b/rabbitmq-server.spec
index 58e4b2d..b47b6d0 100644
--- a/rabbitmq-server.spec
+++ b/rabbitmq-server.spec
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 
 Name: rabbitmq-server
-Version: 3.5.3
-Release: 2%{?dist}
+Version: 3.5.4.rc1
+Release: 1%{?dist}
 License: MPLv1.1
 Group: Development/Libraries
 Source: http://www.rabbitmq.com/releases/rabbitmq-server/v%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -204,6 +204,9 @@ done
 rm -rf %{buildroot}
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jul 14 2015 John Eckersberg <eck@redhat.com> - 3.5.4.rc1-1
+- New upstream release candidate 3.5.4 RC1
+
 * Thu Jun 18 2015 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 3.5.3-2
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_23_Mass_Rebuild
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index e74691f..066f8c7 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-9d3173977b0a3cf92753d0dbe4b33073  rabbitmq-server-3.5.3.tar.gz
+12d022f92493d5773491f2b5f5bfe3b1  rabbitmq-server-3.5.4.rc1.tar.gz