diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5222e922e..7ca4e1bc6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-data-jpa</artifactId>
-	<version>2.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>2.3.0.RC1</version>
 
 	<name>Spring Data JPA</name>
 	<description>Spring Data module for JPA repositories.</description>