diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index d39a630675..9e67c70c58 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -27,15 +27,11 @@ if (releaseTag != null && !releaseTag.isEmpty()) {
     if (releaseTag.startsWith("v")) {
         releaseTag = releaseTag.substring(1)
     }
-    project.setProperty("VERSION_NAME" , releaseTag)
+    project.version = releaseTag
 
-    logger.info("Releasing with version: {}", version)
+    logger.lifecycle("Releasing with version: " + project.version)
 }
 
-group = "io.reactivex.rxjava3"
-version = project.properties["VERSION_NAME"]
-description = "RxJava: Reactive Extensions for the JVM – a library for composing asynchronous and event-based programs using observable sequences for the Java VM."
-
 repositories {
     mavenCentral()
 }
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 8da73143fa..e685b8103a 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-release.scope=patch
-VERSION_NAME=3.0.0-SNAPSHOT
+group=io.reactivex.rxjava3
+version=3.0.0-SNAPSHOT
+description=RxJava: Reactive Extensions for the JVM – a library for composing asynchronous and event-based programs using observable sequences for the Java VM.
 
-GROUP=io.reactivex.rxjava3
 POM_ARTIFACT_ID=rxjava
 POM_NAME=RxJava
 POM_PACKAGING=jar