diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index d88441af312..aab00c7acdc 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version=3.0.0-SNAPSHOT
+version=3.0.0-RC2
 
 org.gradle.caching=true
 org.gradle.parallel=true