diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index a4931a6b..0334336d 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ if(project.hasProperty("clusterVersion")) {
 }
 
 allprojects {
-    version = '2.0.0-SNAPSHOT'
+    version = '2.0.0-rc0'
     group = 'org.mongodb.mongo-hadoop'
 }
 
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/com/mongodb/hadoop/testutils/BaseHadoopTest.java b/core/src/test/java/com/mongodb/hadoop/testutils/BaseHadoopTest.java
index 915bfbe4..ad39686f 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/com/mongodb/hadoop/testutils/BaseHadoopTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/com/mongodb/hadoop/testutils/BaseHadoopTest.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public abstract class BaseHadoopTest {
 
     public static final String HADOOP_HOME;
     public static final String PROJECT_VERSION = loadProperty("project"
-            + ".version", "2.0.0-SNAPSHOT");
+            + ".version", "2.0.0-rc0");
     public static final String HADOOP_VERSION = loadProperty("hadoop.version", "2.7.2");
 
 //    public static final String HIVE_HOME;