diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 9ddd9e039f..48c4c91418 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ buildscript {
     file("$projectDir/constants.properties").withInputStream { constants.load(it) }
 
     // Our version: bump this on release.
-    ext.corda_release_version = "4.0.0-SNAPSHOT"
+    ext.corda_release_version = "4.0-SNAPSHOT"
     ext.corda_release_distribution = "com.r3.corda"
 
     // Increment this on any release that changes public APIs anywhere in the Corda platform