diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 5e84b853772..a09458ea39d 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version=3.0.0-SNAPSHOT
+version=3.0.0-RC1
 
 org.gradle.caching=true
 org.gradle.parallel=true