diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0e67ea647..7c6285843 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     
     <groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-data-commons</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0.RC1</version>
 
     <name>Spring Data Core</name>