diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index 3abbba8ec66..b513b8f5c13 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -159,16 +159,16 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "wordproof/wordpress-sdk",
-            "version": "1.2.11",
+            "version": "1.2.12",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/wordproof/wordpress-sdk.git",
-                "reference": "25cc44b2abc9ad082daa42e0eba40cbc62914a95"
+                "reference": "6b2422571fb7d9a21be8ec707a1e41d0dac46045"
             },
             "dist": {
                 "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/wordproof/wordpress-sdk/zipball/25cc44b2abc9ad082daa42e0eba40cbc62914a95",
-                "reference": "25cc44b2abc9ad082daa42e0eba40cbc62914a95",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/wordproof/wordpress-sdk/zipball/6b2422571fb7d9a21be8ec707a1e41d0dac46045",
+                "reference": "6b2422571fb7d9a21be8ec707a1e41d0dac46045",
                 "shasum": ""
             },
             "require": {
@@ -204,9 +204,9 @@
             "description": "WordPress SDK",
             "support": {
                 "issues": "https://github.com/wordproof/wordpress-sdk/issues",
-                "source": "https://github.com/wordproof/wordpress-sdk/tree/1.2.11"
+                "source": "https://github.com/wordproof/wordpress-sdk/tree/1.2.12"
             },
-            "time": "2022-03-14T06:57:36+00:00"
+            "time": "2022-03-14T13:56:47+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "yoast/i18n-module",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a99d48b2e10..e29bacb5efc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     "typescript": "^4.2.4"
   },
   "yoast": {
-    "pluginVersion": "18.4-RC4"
+    "pluginVersion": "18.4-RC5"
   },
   "version": "0.0.0"
 }
diff --git a/wp-seo-main.php b/wp-seo-main.php
index 374cdf91ff6..2479b34ad86 100644
--- a/wp-seo-main.php
+++ b/wp-seo-main.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * {@internal Nobody should be able to overrule the real version number as this can cause
  *            serious issues with the options, so no if ( ! defined() ).}}
  */
-define( 'WPSEO_VERSION', '18.4-RC4' );
+define( 'WPSEO_VERSION', '18.4-RC5' );
 
 
 if ( ! defined( 'WPSEO_PATH' ) ) {
diff --git a/wp-seo.php b/wp-seo.php
index fdee23f633e..562424cfbe9 100644
--- a/wp-seo.php
+++ b/wp-seo.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *
  * @wordpress-plugin
  * Plugin Name: Yoast SEO
- * Version:     18.4-RC4
+ * Version:     18.4-RC5
  * Plugin URI:  https://yoa.st/1uj
  * Description: The first true all-in-one SEO solution for WordPress, including on-page content analysis, XML sitemaps and much more.
  * Author:      Team Yoast