diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b3d015f..9f25151 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-data-ldap</artifactId>
-	<version>1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.0.0.RC1</version>
 
 	<name>Spring Data LDAP</name>
 	<description>Spring Data integration for LDAP</description>