diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 63d742f1..18aa7282 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data.build</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-build</artifactId>
-		<version>1.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.3.0.RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>     
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index aa9a2d94..ba866760 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>org.springframework.data.build</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-data-build</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0.RC1</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>Spring Data Build</name>
diff --git a/resources/pom.xml b/resources/pom.xml
index c09b365e..9804276b 100644
--- a/resources/pom.xml
+++ b/resources/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data.build</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-build</artifactId>
-		<version>1.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.3.0.RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>