diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 716ad71278..0646f16e94 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ subprojects { subProject ->
     defaultTasks 'build'
 
     group = 'org.hibernate'
-    version = '4.0.0.Alpha2'
+    version = '4.0.0-SNAPSHOT'
 
     // minimize changes, at least for now (gradle uses 'build' by default)..
     buildDir = "target"