diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 6f88a008ea..1bad4da3f1 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ springJavaformatVersion=0.0.28
 springBootVersion=2.4.2
 springFrameworkVersion=5.3.10
 openSamlVersion=3.4.6
-version=5.6.0-SNAPSHOT
+version=5.6.0-M3
 kotlinVersion=1.5.30
 samplesBranch=main
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx3g -XX:MaxPermSize=2048m -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError