[Gradle Release Plugin] - pre tag commit:  'v2.12.0-RC3'.
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 2a45d27..863a1c0 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@
 signing.gnupg.executable=gpg
 signing.gnupg.useLegacyGpg=true
 
-version=2.12.0-SNAPSHOT
+version=2.12.0-RC3