diff --git a/RELEASES.txt b/RELEASES.txt
index 471acb22f5f..dd373b65d07 100644
--- a/RELEASES.txt
+++ b/RELEASES.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Active Development
 Released
 ++++++++
 
+1.9.4  "Dancing In the Streets" TBD
 1.9.3  "Dancing In the Streets" 09-03-2015
 1.9.2  "Dancing In the Streets" 06-24-2015
 1.9.1  "Dancing In the Streets" 04-27-2015
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index c82debec5b2..7ab510e71a5 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.9.3 1
+1.9.4 0.1.rc1
diff --git a/lib/ansible/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/__init__.py
index 655dc73ff30..e9d32d5ba91 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/__init__.py
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-__version__ = '1.9.3'
+__version__ = '1.9.4'
 __author__ = 'Ansible, Inc.'
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/core b/lib/ansible/modules/core
index 411adff0068..7dbc0b17d7d 160000
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/core
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/core
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 411adff00687842dd1c379fd78b6b2562c6f97e4
+Subproject commit 7dbc0b17d7d742e954d4c3ba0975b9896e31bd2f
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras b/lib/ansible/modules/extras
index 29ef00f8973..5f3b3ef734f 160000
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 29ef00f89731bfd9e9c945118429980a9e532ec9
+Subproject commit 5f3b3ef734ff12be1ebeb4b9a93f8a211f884f12