diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 7bd58cc66d..81eccc3e96 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ subprojects { subProject ->
     defaultTasks 'build'
 
     group = 'org.hibernate'
-    version = '4.0.0.CR1'
+    version = '4.0.0-SNAPSHOT'
 
     // minimize changes, at least for now (gradle uses 'build' by default)..
     buildDir = "target"