diff --git a/.snapcraft/candidate/snapcraft.yaml b/.snapcraft/candidate/snapcraft.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..83ef7f72292b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.snapcraft/candidate/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+#
+# Easiest way to work with this file, from an updated Ubuntu 16.04 LTS image
+# 1.   create a non-root user with sudo priv and perform following steps as non-root
+# 2.  `sudo apt-get update`
+# 3.  `sudo apt-get install snapcraft python build-essential`
+# 4.  `snapcraft stage`
+# 5.  `snapcraft snap`
+
+name: rocketchat-server
+version: #{RC_VERSION}
+summary: Rocket.Chat server
+description: Have your own Slack like online chat, built with Meteor. https://rocket.chat/
+confinement: strict
+apps:
+    rocketchat-server:
+        command: startRocketChat
+        daemon: simple
+        plugs: [network, network-bind]
+    rocketchat-mongo:
+        command: startmongo
+        daemon: simple
+        plugs: [network, network-bind]
+    rocketchat-caddy:
+        command: env LC_ALL=C caddy -conf=$SNAP_DATA/Caddyfile -host=localhost:8080
+        daemon: simple
+        plugs: [network, network-bind]
+    backupdb:
+        command: env LC_ALL=c rcbackup
+        plugs: [network]
+    initcaddy:
+        command: env LC_ALL=c initcaddy
+parts:
+    node:
+        plugin: nodejs
+        node-engine: 4.8.1
+        node-packages:
+            - promise
+            - fibers
+            - underscore
+            - source-map-support
+            - semver
+        build-packages:
+            # For fibers
+            - python
+            - build-essential
+            - nodejs
+        organize:
+            lib/node_modules: node_modules
+    rocketchat-server:
+        plugin: dump
+        after: [mongodb]
+        source: https://rocket.chat/releases/release-candidate/download
+        source-type: tar
+        stage-packages:
+            - graphicsmagick
+        stage:
+            - programs
+            - main.js
+            - .node_version.txt
+            - usr
+            - lib
+        snap:
+            - programs
+            - main.js
+            - .node_version.txt
+            - usr
+            - lib
+    mongodb:
+        source: https://fastdl.mongodb.org/linux/mongodb-linux-x86_64-ubuntu1604-3.2.7.tgz
+        plugin: dump
+        stage-packages:
+            - libssl1.0.0
+        stage:
+            - usr
+            - bin
+            - lib
+        snap:
+            - usr
+            - bin
+            - lib
+    scripts:
+        plugin: dump
+        source: resources/
+        organize:
+            rcbackup: bin/rcbackup
+            startmongo: bin/startmongo
+            startRocketChat: bin/startRocketChat
+            initreplset.js: bin/initreplset.js
+            Caddyfile: bin/Caddyfile
+            initcaddy: bin/initcaddy
+        snap:
+            - bin
+    caddy:
+        plugin: go
+        go-importpath:  github.com/mholt/caddy
+        source: https://github.com/mholt/caddy
+        source-type: git
+        source-commit: 53e117802fedd5915eeb32907873d8786a4b2936
+        snap:
+            - bin/caddy
diff --git a/.snapcraft/edge/snapcraft.yaml b/.snapcraft/edge/snapcraft.yaml
index 432d07b0eba7..052dcf364f49 100644
--- a/.snapcraft/edge/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/.snapcraft/edge/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # 5.  `snapcraft snap`
 
 name: rocketchat-server
-version: 0.55.0-develop
+version: #{RC_VERSION}
 summary: Rocket.Chat server
 description: Have your own Slack like online chat, built with Meteor. https://rocket.chat/
 confinement: strict
diff --git a/.snapcraft/stable/snapcraft.yaml b/.snapcraft/stable/snapcraft.yaml
index 9c6c3cb65763..5a6ca3e8b947 100644
--- a/.snapcraft/stable/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/.snapcraft/stable/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # 5.  `snapcraft snap`
 
 name: rocketchat-server
-version: 0.55.0-develop
+version: #{RC_VERSION}
 summary: Rocket.Chat server
 description: Have your own Slack like online chat, built with Meteor. https://rocket.chat/
 confinement: strict
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 9fed9bbe3480..09bfc03484ba 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ deploy:
 after_deploy:
 - ".travis/docker.sh"
 - ".travis/update-releases.sh"
-#- ".travis/snap.sh"
+- ".travis/snap.sh"
 env:
   global:
   - DISPLAY=:99.0
diff --git a/.travis/snap.sh b/.travis/snap.sh
index 10e8ec20be55..9897cedd0fdd 100755
--- a/.travis/snap.sh
+++ b/.travis/snap.sh
@@ -9,11 +9,15 @@ git config user.name "CI Bot"
 git config user.email "rocketchat.buildmaster@git.launchpad.net"
 
 # Determine the channel to push snap to.
-if [[ $TRAVIS_TAG ]]
- then
+if [[ $TRAVIS_TAG =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+-rc\.[0-9]+ ]]; then
+    CHANNEL=candidate
+    RC_VERSION=$TRAVIS_TAG
+elif [[ $TRAVIS_TAG ]]; then
     CHANNEL=stable
+    RC_VERSION=$TRAVIS_TAG
 else
     CHANNEL=edge
+    RC_VERSION=0.55.0-develop
 fi
 
 echo "Preparing to trigger a snap release for $CHANNEL channel"
@@ -33,7 +37,9 @@ echo "Tag: $TRAVIS_TAG \r\nBranch: $TRAVIS_BRANCH\r\nBuild: $TRAVIS_BUILD_NUMBER
 GIT_SSH_COMMAND="ssh -i launchpadkey" git clone -b $CHANNEL git+ssh://rocket.chat.buildmaster@git.launchpad.net/rocket.chat launchpad
 
 # Rarely will change, but just incase we copy it all
-cp -r resources $CHANNEL/snapcraft.yaml buildinfo launchpad/
+cp -r resources buildinfo launchpad/
+sed /#{RC_VERSION}/$RC_VERSION/ $CHANNEL/snapcraft.yaml > launchpad/snapcraft.yaml
+
 cd launchpad
 git add resources snapcraft.yaml buildinfo