diff --git a/lib/system.nim b/lib/system.nim
index 104eb420ce..a64cf3703a 100644
--- a/lib/system.nim
+++ b/lib/system.nim
@@ -2121,7 +2121,7 @@ const
     ## is the minor number of Nim's version.
     ## Odd for devel, even for releases.
 
-  NimPatch* {.intdefine.}: int = 3
+  NimPatch* {.intdefine.}: int = 4
     ## is the patch number of Nim's version.
     ## Odd for devel, even for releases.