diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index d5d72acb5..8aa8e45a6 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ allprojects {
 	apply plugin: 'eclipse'
 
 	ext {
-		shortVersion = '4.0.0-rc2'
-		isSnapshot = false
+		shortVersion = '4.0.0-rc3'
+		isSnapshot = true
 		gitCommit = getGitCommit()
 		javadocAllDir = new File(buildDir, 'javadoc')
 		documentationDir = new File(projectDir, 'documentation')