diff --git a/IPython/core/release.py b/IPython/core/release.py
index 3923fb9..8c11389 100644
--- a/IPython/core/release.py
+++ b/IPython/core/release.py
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ name = 'ipython'
 # release.  'dev' as a _version_extra string means this is a development
 # version
 _version_major = 7
-_version_minor = 3
+_version_minor = 4
 _version_patch = 0
 _version_extra = '.dev'
 # _version_extra = 'b1'
-_version_extra = ''  # Uncomment this for full releases
+# _version_extra = ''  # Uncomment this for full releases
 
 # Construct full version string from these.
 _ver = [_version_major, _version_minor, _version_patch]
diff --git a/docs/source/coredev/index.rst b/docs/source/coredev/index.rst
index 16f6b60..7d7ee7c 100644
--- a/docs/source/coredev/index.rst
+++ b/docs/source/coredev/index.rst
@@ -222,13 +222,12 @@ Commit the changes to release.py::
 
 Create and push the tag::
 
-    git tag -am "release $VERSION" "$VERSION" -S
+    git tag -am "release $VERSION" "$VERSION" -s
     git push origin $VERSION
 
-(omit the ``-S`` if you are no signing the package)
+(omit the ``-s`` if you are no signing the package)
 
-Update release.py back to ``x.y-dev`` or ``x.y-maint``, and re-add the
-``development`` entry in ``docs/source/whatsnew/index.rst`` and push::
+Update release.py back to ``x.y-dev`` or ``x.y-maint`` commit and push::
 
     git commit -am "back to development" -S
     git push origin $BRANCH