diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 82a2a45d3..e9bd5bd5e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data.build</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>3.5.0-RC1</version>
 		<relativePath/>
 	</parent>
 
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@
 		<project.type>multi</project.type>
 		<dist.id>spring-data-rest</dist.id>
 
-		<springdata.commons>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</springdata.commons>
-		<springdata.jpa>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</springdata.jpa>
-		<springdata.mongodb>4.5.0-SNAPSHOT</springdata.mongodb>
-		<springdata.keyvalue>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</springdata.keyvalue>
+		<springdata.commons>3.5.0-RC1</springdata.commons>
+		<springdata.jpa>3.5.0-RC1</springdata.jpa>
+		<springdata.mongodb>4.5.0-RC1</springdata.mongodb>
+		<springdata.keyvalue>3.5.0-RC1</springdata.keyvalue>
 
 		<hibernate.version>6.5.2.Final</hibernate.version>
 	</properties>
@@ -136,16 +136,6 @@
 	</dependencies>
 
 	<repositories>
-		<repository>
-			<id>spring-snapshot</id>
-			<url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
-			<snapshots>
-				<enabled>true</enabled>
-			</snapshots>
-			<releases>
-				<enabled>false</enabled>
-			</releases>
-		</repository>
 		<repository>
 			<id>spring-milestone</id>
 			<url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/notice.txt b/src/main/resources/notice.txt
index 2abe6eb8a..23da36f87 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/notice.txt
+++ b/src/main/resources/notice.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Spring Data REST 4.5 M2 (2025.0.0)
+Spring Data REST 4.5 RC1 (2025.0.0)
 Copyright (c) 2012-2019 Pivotal Software, Inc.
 
 This product is licensed to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0
@@ -59,5 +59,6 @@ subcomponent's license, as noted in the license.txt file.
 
 
 
+