diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 182044f4f..5dfd1b487 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>1.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.1.0.RC1</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 	<modules>
 		<module>spring-data-graph-parent</module>
diff --git a/spring-data-graph-parent/pom.xml b/spring-data-graph-parent/pom.xml
index 0f226e868..f9974d48d 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>1.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.1.0.RC1</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 	<properties>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
diff --git a/spring-data-neo4j-rest/pom.xml b/spring-data-neo4j-rest/pom.xml
index a695d3384..57881fb43 100644
--- a/spring-data-neo4j-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-neo4j-rest/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-graph-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.0.RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-data-graph-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
     <artifactId>spring-data-neo4j-rest</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-data-neo4j/pom.xml b/spring-data-neo4j/pom.xml
index e6119c143..8d6aef8b7 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>1.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.0.RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-data-graph-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-data-neo4j</artifactId>