diff --git a/bindings/java/mongocrypt/build.gradle.kts b/bindings/java/mongocrypt/build.gradle.kts
index 4dab38be2..afea5e9e4 100644
--- a/bindings/java/mongocrypt/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/bindings/java/mongocrypt/build.gradle.kts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 group = "org.mongodb"
-version = "1.5.0-SNAPSHOT"
+version = "1.5.0-rc0"
 description = "MongoDB client-side crypto support"
 
 java {