diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3bd090d39..0cd0efae9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-data-commons-dist</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Data Commons Distribution</name>
-	<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 
 	<modules>
diff --git a/spring-data-commons-core/pom.xml b/spring-data-commons-core/pom.xml
index 83adecb62..26650ec1a 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>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.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 fa6b9e521..bc359be84 100644
--- a/spring-data-commons-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-commons-parent/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<artifactId>spring-data-commons-parent</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Data Commons Parent</name>
 	<url>http://www.springsource.org/spring-data</url>
-	<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 	<properties>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>