diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 603145621..e2020d208 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-data-cassandra-parent</artifactId>
-	<version>2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>2.0.0.RC2</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 
 	<name>Spring Data for Apache Cassandra</name>
diff --git a/spring-data-cassandra-distribution/pom.xml b/spring-data-cassandra-distribution/pom.xml
index 554cad069..79f790d58 100644
--- a/spring-data-cassandra-distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-cassandra-distribution/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-cassandra-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.0.0.RC2</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-data-cassandra/pom.xml b/spring-data-cassandra/pom.xml
index 5789719a5..d68e6e1aa 100644
--- a/spring-data-cassandra/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-cassandra/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-cassandra-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.0.0.RC2</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>