diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index aea0eb9d3e..4d3d9ef1dc 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 title=Grails GORM
 projectDesc=GORM - Grails Data Access Framework
 projectUrl=https://gorm.grails.org/
-projectVersion=8.0.0-SNAPSHOT
+projectVersion=8.0.0-RC1
 githubSlug=grails/grails-data-mapping
 developers=Graeme Rocher,Jeff Brown,Burt Beckwith,James Kleeh,Puneet Behl
 hibernateValidatorVersion=6.2.5.Final