diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index c1b6d411dd..19d5fdac85 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ subprojects { subProject ->
     defaultTasks 'build'
 
     group = 'org.hibernate'
-    version = '4.0.0.CR5'
+    version = '4.0.0-SNAPSHOT'
 
     // minimize changes, at least for now (gradle uses 'build' by default)..
     buildDir = "target"