diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 4595c78f0..bef5edb6a 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ allprojects {
 	apply plugin: 'eclipse'
 
 	ext {
-		shortVersion = '4.0.0'
-		isSnapshot = true
+		shortVersion = '4.0.0-rc1'
+		isSnapshot = false
 		gitCommit = getGitCommit()
 		javadocAllDir = new File(buildDir, 'javadoc')
 		documentationDir = new File(projectDir, 'documentation')