diff --git a/jpa/java8/pom.xml b/jpa/java8/pom.xml
index 472ab08a..9685749f 100644
--- a/jpa/java8/pom.xml
+++ b/jpa/java8/pom.xml
@@ -10,9 +10,5 @@
 
 	<artifactId>spring-data-jpa-java8</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Data JPA - Java 8 specific features</name>
-	
-	<properties>
-		<spring-data-releasetrain.version>Fowler-BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-data-releasetrain.version>
-	</properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/jpa/jpa21/pom.xml b/jpa/jpa21/pom.xml
index cdc09db8..d4052f54 100644
--- a/jpa/jpa21/pom.xml
+++ b/jpa/jpa21/pom.xml
@@ -10,9 +10,5 @@
 
 	<artifactId>spring-data-jpa-jpa21</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Data JPA - JPA 2.1 specific features</name>
-	
-	<properties>
-		<spring-data-releasetrain.version>Fowler-BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-data-releasetrain.version>
-	</properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mongodb/java8/pom.xml b/mongodb/java8/pom.xml
index 8a3cfbc9..a167b2f9 100644
--- a/mongodb/java8/pom.xml
+++ b/mongodb/java8/pom.xml
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@
 	<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb-java8</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Data MongoDB - Java 8 specific features</name>
 
-	<properties>
-		<spring-data-releasetrain.version>Fowler-BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-data-releasetrain.version>
-	</properties>
-
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 60e33d21..b694e03e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 		<apt.version>1.1.3</apt.version>
 		<java.version>1.8</java.version>
 		<querydsl.version>3.6.1</querydsl.version>
-		<spring-data-releasetrain.version>Fowler-M1</spring-data-releasetrain.version>
+		<spring-data-releasetrain.version>Fowler-RC1</spring-data-releasetrain.version>
 
 	</properties>