diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2d2d4e1..1834e5e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ Additionally, it is recommended that one specifies OTP and Elixir versions
 using YAML strings, as these examples do, so that numbers like `23.0` don't
 end up being parsed as `23`, which is not equivalent.
 
+For pre-release Elixir versions, such as `1.11.0-rc.0`, use the full version
+specifier (`1.11.0-rc.0`). Pre-release versions are opt-in, so `1.11.x` will
+not match a pre-release.
+
 ### Basic example
 
 ```yaml
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6856ea9..3a18382 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "setup-elixir",
-  "version": "1.4.0",
+  "version": "1.4.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4e2f85c..c4071d5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "setup-elixir",
-  "version": "1.4.0",
+  "version": "1.4.1",
   "license": "MIT",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {