diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 56e421d88..834edfcd7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
 	<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-data-neo4j-parent</artifactId>
-	<version>3.4.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>3.4.0.RC1</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 
 	<name>Spring Data Neo4j - Parent</name>
diff --git a/spring-data-neo4j-aspects/pom.xml b/spring-data-neo4j-aspects/pom.xml
index 259f9bfce..e04c98f28 100644
--- a/spring-data-neo4j-aspects/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-neo4j-aspects/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-neo4j-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>3.4.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>3.4.0.RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
@@ -71,12 +71,12 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-data-neo4j</artifactId>
-			<version>3.4.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>3.4.0.RC1</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-data-neo4j</artifactId>
-            <version>3.4.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>3.4.0.RC1</version>
 			<type>test-jar</type>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
diff --git a/spring-data-neo4j-cross-store/pom.xml b/spring-data-neo4j-cross-store/pom.xml
index eb7154340..aa803e87e 100644
--- a/spring-data-neo4j-cross-store/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-neo4j-cross-store/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-neo4j-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>3.4.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>3.4.0.RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	
@@ -48,17 +48,17 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-data-neo4j-aspects</artifactId>
-            <version>3.4.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>3.4.0.RC1</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-data-neo4j</artifactId>
-            <version>3.4.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>3.4.0.RC1</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-data-neo4j</artifactId>
-            <version>3.4.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>3.4.0.RC1</version>
 			<type>test-jar</type>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
diff --git a/spring-data-neo4j-distribution/pom.xml b/spring-data-neo4j-distribution/pom.xml
index 062248fe5..28867d4cd 100644
--- a/spring-data-neo4j-distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-neo4j-distribution/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-neo4j-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>3.4.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>3.4.0.RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-data-neo4j-rest/pom.xml b/spring-data-neo4j-rest/pom.xml
index 01a19147d..26b41931a 100644
--- a/spring-data-neo4j-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-neo4j-rest/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-neo4j-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>3.4.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>3.4.0.RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-data-neo4j</artifactId>
-            <version>3.4.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>3.4.0.RC1</version>
 			<exclusions>
 				<exclusion>
 					<groupId>org.neo4j</groupId>
@@ -208,14 +208,14 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-data-neo4j-aspects</artifactId>
-			<version>3.4.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>3.4.0.RC1</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-data-neo4j</artifactId>
-			<version>3.4.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>3.4.0.RC1</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 			<type>test-jar</type>
 		</dependency>
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-data-neo4j-aspects</artifactId>
-			<version>3.4.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>3.4.0.RC1</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 			<type>test-jar</type>
 		</dependency>
diff --git a/spring-data-neo4j-tx/pom.xml b/spring-data-neo4j-tx/pom.xml
index a3880b630..763817a75 100644
--- a/spring-data-neo4j-tx/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-neo4j-tx/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-neo4j-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>3.4.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>3.4.0.RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-data-neo4j/pom.xml b/spring-data-neo4j/pom.xml
index ff4f0646f..2f4a59531 100644
--- a/spring-data-neo4j/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-neo4j/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-neo4j-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>3.4.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>3.4.0.RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>