# OpenZeppelin Contracts 4.0 Beta

**URL:** <https://forum.openzeppelin.com/t/openzeppelin-contracts-4-0-beta/5878>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Created:** [February 22, 2021, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.openzeppelin.com/t/openzeppelin-contracts-4-0-beta/5878 "2021-02-22T22:16:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 9, 2021, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.openzeppelin.com/t/openzeppelin-contracts-4-0-beta/5878/7 "2021-03-09T14:58:38Z")

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# 4.0.0-rc.0 update

The release candidate for 4.0 is out. We hope to release it officially during the 4th week of March.

- The [Contracts 4.0 Timeline](https://forum.openzeppelin.com/t/contracts-4-0-timeline/5774) has been updated accordingly.
- See the [changelog](https://github.com/OpenZeppelin/openzeppelin-contracts/blob/release-v4.0/CHANGELOG.md) for more information.

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