diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index 5fd53cf7..00000000
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx3G
-org.gradle.daemon=false
-
-coreVersion=1.7.2-sql
diff --git a/release.properties b/release.properties
index 55c09049..a288a0de 100644
--- a/release.properties
+++ b/release.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version=1.7.2
\ No newline at end of file
+version=2-pre
\ No newline at end of file