diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 47f2d9ef42ef..274067d7e880 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version=6.1.0-SNAPSHOT
+version=6.1.0-RC2
 
 org.gradle.caching=true
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2048m