diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 13617f7586..3946e594a3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ The [`scripts/bootstrap.sh`](https://github.com/hyperledger/fabric-samples/blob/
 script will preload all of the requisite docker
 images for Hyperledger Fabric and tag them with the 'latest' tag. Optionally,
 specify a version for fabric, fabric-ca and thirdparty images. Default versions
-are 1.4.0-rc2, 1.4.0-rc2 and 0.4.14 respectively.
+are 1.4.0, 1.4.0 and 0.4.14 respectively.
 
 ```bash
 ./scripts/bootstrap.sh [version] [ca version] [thirdparty_version]
diff --git a/balance-transfer/artifacts/src/github.com/example_cc/node/package.json b/balance-transfer/artifacts/src/github.com/example_cc/node/package.json
index 77a9f7e1d8..c7724458f5 100644
--- a/balance-transfer/artifacts/src/github.com/example_cc/node/package.json
+++ b/balance-transfer/artifacts/src/github.com/example_cc/node/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
 	"engine-strict": true,
 	"license": "Apache-2.0",
 	"dependencies": {
-		"fabric-shim": "1.4.0-rc2"
+		"fabric-shim": "unstable"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/balance-transfer/package.json b/balance-transfer/package.json
index b64f51889d..fa51c95d6d 100644
--- a/balance-transfer/package.json
+++ b/balance-transfer/package.json
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
     "express-bearer-token": "^2.1.0",
     "express-jwt": "^5.1.0",
     "express-session": "^1.15.2",
-    "fabric-ca-client": "1.4.0-rc2",
-    "fabric-client": "1.4.0-rc2",
+    "fabric-ca-client": "unstable",
+    "fabric-client": "unstable",
     "fs-extra": "^2.0.0",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^7.3.0",
     "log4js": "^0.6.38"
diff --git a/balance-transfer/typescript/package.json b/balance-transfer/typescript/package.json
index eae7909bb1..aad1914884 100644
--- a/balance-transfer/typescript/package.json
+++ b/balance-transfer/typescript/package.json
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
     "express": "^4.16.1",
     "express-jwt": "^5.3.0",
     "express-session": "^1.15.6",
-    "fabric-ca-client": "1.4.0-rc2",
-    "fabric-client": "1.4.0-rc2",
+    "fabric-ca-client": "unstable",
+    "fabric-client": "unstable",
     "log4js": "^0.6.38"
   }
 }
diff --git a/chaincode/abstore/node/package.json b/chaincode/abstore/node/package.json
index e38c4e0728..60d809bb65 100644
--- a/chaincode/abstore/node/package.json
+++ b/chaincode/abstore/node/package.json
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
 	"engine-strict": true,
 	"license": "Apache-2.0",
 	"dependencies": {
-		"fabric-shim": "1.4.0-rc2"
+		"fabric-shim": "unstable"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/chaincode/fabcar/javascript-low-level/package.json b/chaincode/fabcar/javascript-low-level/package.json
index 8a690e5794..92ba3d648e 100644
--- a/chaincode/fabcar/javascript-low-level/package.json
+++ b/chaincode/fabcar/javascript-low-level/package.json
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
 	"engine-strict": true,
 	"license": "Apache-2.0",
 	"dependencies": {
-		"fabric-shim": "1.4.0-rc2"
+		"fabric-shim": "unstable"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/chaincode/fabcar/javascript/package.json b/chaincode/fabcar/javascript/package.json
index 618dd49fc1..79caa7076b 100644
--- a/chaincode/fabcar/javascript/package.json
+++ b/chaincode/fabcar/javascript/package.json
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
     "author": "Hyperledger",
     "license": "Apache-2.0",
     "dependencies": {
-        "fabric-contract-api": "1.4.0-rc2",
-        "fabric-shim": "1.4.0-rc2"
+        "fabric-contract-api": "unstable",
+        "fabric-shim": "unstable"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "chai": "^4.1.2",
diff --git a/chaincode/fabcar/typescript/package.json b/chaincode/fabcar/typescript/package.json
index 91663dd4a8..92ac183fc4 100644
--- a/chaincode/fabcar/typescript/package.json
+++ b/chaincode/fabcar/typescript/package.json
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
     "author": "Hyperledger",
     "license": "Apache-2.0",
     "dependencies": {
-        "fabric-contract-api": "1.4.0-rc2",
-        "fabric-shim": "1.4.0-rc2"
+        "fabric-contract-api": "unstable",
+        "fabric-shim": "unstable"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "@types/chai": "^4.1.7",
diff --git a/chaincode/marbles02/node/package.json b/chaincode/marbles02/node/package.json
index a4c202eb7e..a622f00ecd 100644
--- a/chaincode/marbles02/node/package.json
+++ b/chaincode/marbles02/node/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
 	"engine-strict": true,
 	"license": "Apache-2.0",
 	"dependencies": {
-		"fabric-shim": "1.4.0-rc2"
+		"fabric-shim": "unstable"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/commercial-paper/organization/digibank/application/package.json b/commercial-paper/organization/digibank/application/package.json
index f80b527c42..ec809bc801 100644
--- a/commercial-paper/organization/digibank/application/package.json
+++ b/commercial-paper/organization/digibank/application/package.json
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
   "author": "",
   "license": "ISC",
   "dependencies": {
-    "fabric-network": "1.4.0-rc2",
-    "fabric-client": "1.4.0-rc2",
+    "fabric-network": "unstable",
+    "fabric-client": "unstable",
     "js-yaml": "^3.12.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/commercial-paper/organization/digibank/contract/package.json b/commercial-paper/organization/digibank/contract/package.json
index 816ea44a0b..e94e7033af 100644
--- a/commercial-paper/organization/digibank/contract/package.json
+++ b/commercial-paper/organization/digibank/contract/package.json
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
     "author": "hyperledger",
     "license": "Apache-2.0",
     "dependencies": {
-        "fabric-contract-api": "1.4.0-rc2",
-        "fabric-shim": "1.4.0-rc2"
+        "fabric-contract-api": "unstable",
+        "fabric-shim": "unstable"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "chai": "^4.1.2",
diff --git a/commercial-paper/organization/magnetocorp/application/package.json b/commercial-paper/organization/magnetocorp/application/package.json
index a151f44801..095bdb96dc 100644
--- a/commercial-paper/organization/magnetocorp/application/package.json
+++ b/commercial-paper/organization/magnetocorp/application/package.json
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
   "author": "",
   "license": "ISC",
   "dependencies": {
-    "fabric-network": "1.4.0-rc2",
-    "fabric-client": "1.4.0-rc2",
+    "fabric-network": "unstable",
+    "fabric-client": "unstable",
     "js-yaml": "^3.12.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/commercial-paper/organization/magnetocorp/contract/package.json b/commercial-paper/organization/magnetocorp/contract/package.json
index 816ea44a0b..e94e7033af 100644
--- a/commercial-paper/organization/magnetocorp/contract/package.json
+++ b/commercial-paper/organization/magnetocorp/contract/package.json
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
     "author": "hyperledger",
     "license": "Apache-2.0",
     "dependencies": {
-        "fabric-contract-api": "1.4.0-rc2",
-        "fabric-shim": "1.4.0-rc2"
+        "fabric-contract-api": "unstable",
+        "fabric-shim": "unstable"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "chai": "^4.1.2",
diff --git a/fabcar/javascript-low-level/package.json b/fabcar/javascript-low-level/package.json
index c060897f93..481773ab0f 100644
--- a/fabcar/javascript-low-level/package.json
+++ b/fabcar/javascript-low-level/package.json
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@
         "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
     },
     "dependencies": {
-        "fabric-ca-client": "1.4.0-rc2",
-        "fabric-client": "1.4.0-rc2",
-        "grpc": "^1.6.0"
+        "fabric-ca-client": "unstable",
+        "fabric-client": "unstable"
     },
     "author": "Anthony O'Dowd",
     "license": "Apache-2.0",
diff --git a/fabcar/javascript/package.json b/fabcar/javascript/package.json
index 2c00af9559..d5e7e9f770 100644
--- a/fabcar/javascript/package.json
+++ b/fabcar/javascript/package.json
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
     "author": "Hyperledger",
     "license": "Apache-2.0",
     "dependencies": {
-        "fabric-ca-client": "1.4.0-rc2",
-        "fabric-network": "1.4.0-rc2"
+        "fabric-ca-client": "unstable",
+        "fabric-network": "unstable"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "chai": "^4.2.0",
diff --git a/fabcar/typescript/package.json b/fabcar/typescript/package.json
index bc14012592..b85c8dabd7 100644
--- a/fabcar/typescript/package.json
+++ b/fabcar/typescript/package.json
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
     "author": "Hyperledger",
     "license": "Apache-2.0",
     "dependencies": {
-        "fabric-ca-client": "1.4.0-rc2",
-        "fabric-network": "1.4.0-rc2"
+        "fabric-ca-client": "unstable",
+        "fabric-network": "unstable"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "@types/chai": "^4.1.7",
diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap.sh b/scripts/bootstrap.sh
index cd7b184d20..5526213178 100755
--- a/scripts/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #
 
 # if version not passed in, default to latest released version
-export VERSION=1.4.0-rc2
+export VERSION=1.4.0
 # if ca version not passed in, default to latest released version
 export CA_VERSION=$VERSION
 # current version of thirdparty images (couchdb, kafka and zookeeper) released
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ printHelp() {
   echo "-d - bypass docker image download"
   echo "-b - bypass download of platform-specific binaries"
   echo
-  echo "e.g. bootstrap.sh 1.4.0-rc2 1.4.0-rc2 0.4.14"
-  echo "would download docker images and binaries for version 1.4.0-rc2 (fabric) 1.4.0-rc2 (fabric-ca) 0.4.14 (thirdparty)"
+  echo "e.g. bootstrap.sh 1.4.0 1.4.0 0.4.14"
+  echo "would download docker images and binaries for version 1.4.0 (fabric) 1.4.0 (fabric-ca) 0.4.14 (thirdparty)"
 }
 
 dockerFabricPull() {