diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 36bdc809f..88ba2354d 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version=1.3.0-SNAPSHOT
+version=1.3.0-RC1
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx3g -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError
 org.gradle.parallel=true
 org.gradle.caching=true