diff --git a/lib/system.nim b/lib/system.nim
index 3cb51fa50b..70e3e31c81 100644
--- a/lib/system.nim
+++ b/lib/system.nim
@@ -2128,7 +2128,7 @@ 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.