diff --git a/qa/backwards-5.0/build.gradle b/qa/backwards-5.0/build.gradle
index 70889ad5009..93d361c989c 100644
--- a/qa/backwards-5.0/build.gradle
+++ b/qa/backwards-5.0/build.gradle
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ integTest {
   cluster {
     numNodes = 2
     numBwcNodes = 1
-    bwcVersion = "5.0.0-alpha3-SNAPSHOT" // this is the same as the current version until we released the first RC
+    bwcVersion = "5.0.0-SNAPSHOT" // this is the same as the current version until we released the first RC
   }
 }