diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index f6f9ad463e7..ab63b6a57ef 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version=4.0.0-SNAPSHOT
+version=4.0.0-RC2
 latestVersion=true
 spring.build-type=oss