diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 918a133da1..6fe0be178d 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 1.3.0, 1.3.0 and 0.4.13 respectively.
+are 1.4.0-rc1, 1.4.0-rc1 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 c7724458f5..d6fc15a654 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": "unstable"
+		"fabric-shim": "1.4.0-rc1"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/balance-transfer/package.json b/balance-transfer/package.json
index fa51c95d6d..b64f51889d 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": "unstable",
-    "fabric-client": "unstable",
+    "fabric-ca-client": "1.4.0-rc2",
+    "fabric-client": "1.4.0-rc2",
     "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 69a6536911..eae7909bb1 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": "^1.0.2",
-    "fabric-client": "^1.0.2",
+    "fabric-ca-client": "1.4.0-rc2",
+    "fabric-client": "1.4.0-rc2",
     "log4js": "^0.6.38"
   }
 }
diff --git a/chaincode/chaincode_example02/node/package.json b/chaincode/chaincode_example02/node/package.json
index 2dbefae2ab..5f08fe85c4 100644
--- a/chaincode/chaincode_example02/node/package.json
+++ b/chaincode/chaincode_example02/node/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
 	"engine-strict": true,
 	"license": "Apache-2.0",
 	"dependencies": {
-		"fabric-shim": "unstable"
+		"fabric-shim": "1.4.0-rc1"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/chaincode/fabcar/javascript-low-level/package.json b/chaincode/fabcar/javascript-low-level/package.json
index 92ba3d648e..9af96fa301 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": "unstable"
+		"fabric-shim": "1.4.0-rc1"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/chaincode/fabcar/javascript/package.json b/chaincode/fabcar/javascript/package.json
index 2f9b98fba5..86164adf8d 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-beta",
-        "fabric-shim": "1.4.0-beta"
+        "fabric-contract-api": "1.4.0-rc1",
+        "fabric-shim": "1.4.0-rc1"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "chai": "^4.1.2",
diff --git a/chaincode/fabcar/typescript/package.json b/chaincode/fabcar/typescript/package.json
index 248182e311..ef7b90c10d 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-snapshot.42",
-        "fabric-shim": "1.4.0-snapshot.52"
+        "fabric-contract-api": "1.4.0-rc1",
+        "fabric-shim": "1.4.0-rc1"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "@types/chai": "^4.1.7",
diff --git a/chaincode/marbles02/node/package.json b/chaincode/marbles02/node/package.json
index a622f00ecd..8cc03eae43 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": "unstable"
+		"fabric-shim": "1.4.0-rc1"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/commercial-paper/organization/digibank/application/package.json b/commercial-paper/organization/digibank/application/package.json
index b31c669a5b..f80b527c42 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-beta",
-    "fabric-client": "^1.4.0-beta",
+    "fabric-network": "1.4.0-rc2",
+    "fabric-client": "1.4.0-rc2",
     "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 6d79d09695..0d838f7522 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-snapshot.17",
-        "fabric-shim": "^1.4.0-snapshot.27"
+        "fabric-contract-api": "1.4.0-rc1",
+        "fabric-shim": "1.4.0-rc1"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "chai": "^4.1.2",
diff --git a/commercial-paper/organization/magnetocorp/application/package.json b/commercial-paper/organization/magnetocorp/application/package.json
index 2ed92f2666..a151f44801 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-beta",
-    "fabric-client": "^1.4.0-beta",
+    "fabric-network": "1.4.0-rc2",
+    "fabric-client": "1.4.0-rc2",
     "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 6d79d09695..0d838f7522 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-snapshot.17",
-        "fabric-shim": "^1.4.0-snapshot.27"
+        "fabric-contract-api": "1.4.0-rc1",
+        "fabric-shim": "1.4.0-rc1"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "chai": "^4.1.2",
diff --git a/fabcar/javascript-low-level/package.json b/fabcar/javascript-low-level/package.json
index 794c5311ea..c060897f93 100644
--- a/fabcar/javascript-low-level/package.json
+++ b/fabcar/javascript-low-level/package.json
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
         "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
     },
     "dependencies": {
-        "fabric-ca-client": "unstable",
-        "fabric-client": "unstable",
+        "fabric-ca-client": "1.4.0-rc2",
+        "fabric-client": "1.4.0-rc2",
         "grpc": "^1.6.0"
     },
     "author": "Anthony O'Dowd",
diff --git a/fabcar/javascript/package.json b/fabcar/javascript/package.json
index d5e7e9f770..2c00af9559 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": "unstable",
-        "fabric-network": "unstable"
+        "fabric-ca-client": "1.4.0-rc2",
+        "fabric-network": "1.4.0-rc2"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "chai": "^4.2.0",
diff --git a/fabcar/typescript/package.json b/fabcar/typescript/package.json
index b85c8dabd7..bc14012592 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": "unstable",
-        "fabric-network": "unstable"
+        "fabric-ca-client": "1.4.0-rc2",
+        "fabric-network": "1.4.0-rc2"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "@types/chai": "^4.1.7",
diff --git a/fabric-ca/README.md b/fabric-ca/README.md
index dad58682e8..458a7a5dce 100755
--- a/fabric-ca/README.md
+++ b/fabric-ca/README.md
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ an older released version, or from locally built docker images as follows:
     and Fabric CA.
 
     b. Older versions of Fabric and Fabric CA can be used by setting the
-    `FABRIC_TAG` environment variable. For example, `export FABRIC_TAG=1.3.0`
-    will run the sample with 1.3.0 version of Fabric and Fabric CA.
+    `FABRIC_TAG` environment variable. For example, `export FABRIC_TAG=1.4.0-rc1`
+    will run the sample with 1.4.0-rc1 version of Fabric and Fabric CA.
 
     c. The sample can also be run with locally built Fabric and Fabric CA
     docker images. Fabric and Fabric CA repositories must be cloned with following
diff --git a/fabric-ca/makeDocker.sh b/fabric-ca/makeDocker.sh
index 3019b87181..371b12e29e 100755
--- a/fabric-ca/makeDocker.sh
+++ b/fabric-ca/makeDocker.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # IMPORTANT: The following default FABRIC_TAG value should be updated for each
 # release after the fabric-orderer and fabric-peer images have been published
 # for the release.
-export FABRIC_TAG=${FABRIC_TAG:-1.3.0}
+export FABRIC_TAG=${FABRIC_TAG:-1.4.0-rc1}
 
 export FABRIC_CA_TAG=${FABRIC_CA_TAG:-${FABRIC_TAG}}
 export NS=${NS:-hyperledger}
diff --git a/fabric-ca/start.sh b/fabric-ca/start.sh
index 13e994c61a..083a557791 100755
--- a/fabric-ca/start.sh
+++ b/fabric-ca/start.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # By default, this test is run with the latest released docker images.
 #
 # To run against a specific fabric/fabric-ca version:
-#    export FABRIC_TAG=1.3.0
+#    export FABRIC_TAG=1.4.0-rc1
 #
 # To run with locally built images:
 #    export FABRIC_TAG=local
diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap.sh b/scripts/bootstrap.sh
index b36db88357..1944069234 100755
--- a/scripts/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap.sh
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 #
 
 # if version not passed in, default to latest released version
-export VERSION=1.3.0
+export VERSION=1.4.0-rc1
 # if ca version not passed in, default to latest released version
 export CA_VERSION=$VERSION
 # current version of thirdparty images (couchdb, kafka and zookeeper) released
-export THIRDPARTY_IMAGE_VERSION=0.4.13
+export THIRDPARTY_IMAGE_VERSION=0.4.14
 export ARCH=$(echo "$(uname -s|tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]'|sed 's/mingw64_nt.*/windows/')-$(uname -m | sed 's/x86_64/amd64/g')")
 export MARCH=$(uname -m)
 
@@ -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 1.3.0 1.3.0 0.4.13"
-  echo "would download docker images and binaries for version 1.3.0 (fabric) 1.3.0 (fabric-ca) 0.4.13 (thirdparty)"
+  echo "e.g. bootstrap.sh 1.4.0-rc1 1.4.0-rc1 0.4.14"
+  echo "would download docker images and binaries for version 1.4.0-rc1 (fabric) 1.4.0-rc1 (fabric-ca) 0.4.14 (thirdparty)"
 }
 
 dockerFabricPull() {