diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7acfe5059..822472caf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-data-jpa</artifactId>
-	<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	
 	<name>Spring Data JPA</name>
 	<description>Spring Data module to provide sophisticated support for JPA repositories</description>