diff --git a/build.yaml b/build.yaml
index 7c43df32502051bac6b946ecd5f4a3df495da10f..2c0f6db1adb01d60f2ff3379bdfe76298d4673d8 100644
--- a/build.yaml
+++ b/build.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ settings:
   '#09': Per-language overrides are possible with (eg) ruby_version tag here
   '#10': See the expand_version.py for all the quirks here
   core_version: 3.0.0-dev
-  g_stands_for: green
+  g_stands_for: gentle
   version: 1.3.0-dev
 filegroups:
 - name: census
diff --git a/src/core/lib/surface/version.c b/src/core/lib/surface/version.c
index 1143a9e044e97901e084416f670755494b66dacd..ba80bd801ee5da585febf65443248c647f503a4b 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/surface/version.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/surface/version.c
@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@
 
 const char *grpc_version_string(void) { return "3.0.0-dev"; }
 
-const char *grpc_g_stands_for(void) { return "green"; }
+const char *grpc_g_stands_for(void) { return "gentle"; }