diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index b640a87a..539785f8 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-version=3.0.0-SNAPSHOT
+version=3.0.0-alpha.1
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=512m