diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 346a636a8..aab94984f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-data-cassandra-parent</artifactId>
-	<version>2.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>2.1.0.RC1</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 d9732ce00..2f4638dcc 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>2.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.1.0.RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-data-cassandra/pom.xml b/spring-data-cassandra/pom.xml
index 0c343a143..1ab22ff72 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>2.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.1.0.RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>