diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ace2579c0..ee0733abe 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-data-graph-dist</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Data Graph Distribution</name>
-	<version>1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.0.0.RC1</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 	<modules>
 		<module>spring-data-graph-parent</module>
diff --git a/spring-data-graph-core/pom.xml b/spring-data-graph-core/pom.xml
index 447e05efa..662eb7343 100644
--- a/spring-data-graph-core/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-graph-core/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-graph-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.0.0.RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-data-graph-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-data-graph-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-data-graph-parent/pom.xml b/spring-data-graph-parent/pom.xml
index 40f0bc552..6d3027b97 100644
--- a/spring-data-graph-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-graph-parent/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<artifactId>spring-data-graph-parent</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Data Graph Parent</name>
 	<url>http://www.springsource.org/spring-data/data-graph</url>
-	<version>1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.0.0.RC1</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 	<properties>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 		<org.mockito.version>1.8.4</org.mockito.version>
 		<org.slf4j.version>1.5.10</org.slf4j.version>
 		<org.springframework.version>3.0.5.RELEASE</org.springframework.version>
-		<data.commons.version>1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</data.commons.version>
+		<data.commons.version>1.0.0.M7</data.commons.version>
         <neo4j.version>1.3.M05</neo4j.version>
         <aspectj.version>1.6.11.RELEASE</aspectj.version>
 	</properties>
diff --git a/spring-data-neo4j-rest/pom.xml b/spring-data-neo4j-rest/pom.xml
index aab05f0e1..a2108f20d 100644
--- a/spring-data-neo4j-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-neo4j-rest/pom.xml
@@ -4,19 +4,14 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-graph-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.0.0.RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-data-graph-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
-    <groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-data-neo4j-rest</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <version>1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>Spring Data Graph REST Wrapper</name>
     <properties>
-        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <org.slf4j.version>1.5.10</org.slf4j.version>
         <jersey.version>1.4</jersey.version>
-        <neo4j.version>1.3.M05</neo4j.version>
     </properties>
 
     <repositories>
diff --git a/spring-data-neo4j/pom.xml b/spring-data-neo4j/pom.xml
index e198c19fd..f00b72d60 100644
--- a/spring-data-neo4j/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-neo4j/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-graph-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.0.0.RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-data-graph-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-data-neo4j</artifactId>