diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 1c82fb104d..f7911015d4 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 springBootVersion=4.0.0-SNAPSHOT
-version=7.0.0-SNAPSHOT
+version=7.0.0-RC2
 samplesBranch=main
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx3g -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError
 org.gradle.parallel=true