diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers.js b/lib/OpenLayers.js
index 24c7d0e8b5..b38c036bf6 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers.js
@@ -414,4 +414,4 @@
 /**
  * Constant: VERSION_NUMBER
  */
-OpenLayers.VERSION_NUMBER="Release 2.12-rc3";
+OpenLayers.VERSION_NUMBER="Release 2.12-rc4";
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google/v3.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google/v3.js
index 57b024dd74..777f6e7d67 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google/v3.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google/v3.js
@@ -137,27 +137,31 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Google.v3 = {
         var cache = OpenLayers.Layer.Google.cache[this.map.id];
         var container = this.map.viewPortDiv;
         
-        // move the Map Data popup to the container, if any
-        while (div.lastChild.style.display == "none") {
-            container.appendChild(div.lastChild);
-        }
-
         // move the ToS and branding stuff up to the container div
-        var termsOfUse = div.lastChild;
-        container.appendChild(termsOfUse);
-        termsOfUse.style.zIndex = "1100";
-        termsOfUse.style.bottom = "";
-        termsOfUse.className = "olLayerGoogleCopyright olLayerGoogleV3";
-        termsOfUse.style.display = "";
-        cache.termsOfUse = termsOfUse;
-
-        var poweredBy = div.lastChild;
-        container.appendChild(poweredBy);
-        poweredBy.style.zIndex = "1100";
-        poweredBy.style.bottom = "";
-        poweredBy.className = "olLayerGooglePoweredBy olLayerGoogleV3 gmnoprint";
-        poweredBy.style.display = "";
-        cache.poweredBy = poweredBy;
+        // depends on value of zIndex, which is not robust
+        for (var i=div.children.length-1; i>=0; --i) {
+            if (div.children[i].style.zIndex == 1000001) {
+                var termsOfUse = div.children[i];
+                container.appendChild(termsOfUse);
+                termsOfUse.style.zIndex = "1100";
+                termsOfUse.style.bottom = "";
+                termsOfUse.className = "olLayerGoogleCopyright olLayerGoogleV3";
+                termsOfUse.style.display = "";
+                cache.termsOfUse = termsOfUse;
+            }
+            if (div.children[i].style.zIndex == 1000000) {
+                var poweredBy = div.children[i];
+                container.appendChild(poweredBy);
+                poweredBy.style.zIndex = "1100";
+                poweredBy.style.bottom = "";
+                poweredBy.className = "olLayerGooglePoweredBy olLayerGoogleV3 gmnoprint";
+                poweredBy.style.display = "";
+                cache.poweredBy = poweredBy;
+            }
+            if (div.children[i].style.zIndex == 10000002) {
+                container.appendChild(div.children[i]);
+            }
+        }
 
         this.setGMapVisibility(this.visibility);
 
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/SingleFile.js b/lib/OpenLayers/SingleFile.js
index 53060cc956..d3f7179301 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/SingleFile.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/SingleFile.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ var OpenLayers = {
     /**
      * Constant: VERSION_NUMBER
      */
-    VERSION_NUMBER: "Release 2.12-rc3",
+    VERSION_NUMBER: "Release 2.12-rc4",
 
     /**
      * Constant: singleFile