diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e0ac608c4..84ed9b27f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-data-commons-dist</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Data Commons Distribution</name>
-	<version>1.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.3.0.RC1</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 
 	<modules>
diff --git a/spring-data-commons-core/pom.xml b/spring-data-commons-core/pom.xml
index 138f25638..f273f5e1a 100644
--- a/spring-data-commons-core/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-commons-core/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-commons-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.3.0.RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-data-commons-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-data-commons-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-data-commons-parent/pom.xml b/spring-data-commons-parent/pom.xml
index 127372768..cd455bddd 100644
--- a/spring-data-commons-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-commons-parent/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<artifactId>spring-data-commons-parent</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Data Commons Parent</name>
 	<url>http://www.springsource.org/spring-data</url>
-	<version>1.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.3.0.RC1</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 	<properties>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>