diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index b2a447e86a..bb90ff0678 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ buildscript {
     file("$projectDir/constants.properties").withInputStream { constants.load(it) }
 
     // Our version: bump this on release.
-    ext.corda_release_version = "corda-3.0-HC02"
+    ext.corda_release_version = "corda-3.0-RC01"
     // Increment this on any release that changes public APIs anywhere in the Corda platform
     ext.corda_platform_version = constants.getProperty("platformVersion")
     ext.gradle_plugins_version = constants.getProperty("gradlePluginsVersion")