diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index c3ecd0cbc9..db3a48ee6c 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,16 +1 @@
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2011-2017 Pivotal Software Inc, All Rights Reserved.
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-#
-version=3.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT
+version=3.1.0.RC1