diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/SpringSecurityCoreVersion.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/SpringSecurityCoreVersion.java
index fc32aeef43..0bc0ab383b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/SpringSecurityCoreVersion.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/SpringSecurityCoreVersion.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public class SpringSecurityCoreVersion {
 	 */
 	public static final long SERIAL_VERSION_UID = 500L;
 
-	static final String MIN_SPRING_VERSION = "5.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT";
+	static final String MIN_SPRING_VERSION = "5.0.0.RC1";
 
 	static {
 		performVersionChecks();