diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 36ec9d39..b7a4446b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-modulith</artifactId>
-	<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 		<url>https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-modulith</url>
 		<connection>scm:git:https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-modulith</connection>
 		<developerConnection>scm:git:ssh://git@github.com/spring-projects-experimental/spring-modulith</developerConnection>
-		<tag>main</tag>
+		<tag>1.4.0-RC1</tag>
 	</scm>
 
 	<repositories>
diff --git a/spring-modulith-actuator/pom.xml b/spring-modulith-actuator/pom.xml
index 0f3a7e2a..9e48f2e4 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-actuator/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-modulith-actuator/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-modulith</artifactId>
-		<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<name>Spring Modulith - Actuator</name>
diff --git a/spring-modulith-api/pom.xml b/spring-modulith-api/pom.xml
index 8ae33fb8..85d0aae2 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-api/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-modulith-api/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-modulith</artifactId>
-		<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-modulith-apt/pom.xml b/spring-modulith-apt/pom.xml
index d2184b9c..93d0b203 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-apt/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-modulith-apt/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-modulith</artifactId>
-		<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<name>Spring Modulith - APT</name>
diff --git a/spring-modulith-benchmarks/pom.xml b/spring-modulith-benchmarks/pom.xml
index 5015dc08..8b1a280f 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-benchmarks/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-modulith-benchmarks/pom.xml
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
-<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 https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+<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 https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-modulith</artifactId>
-		<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<name>Spring Modulith - Benchmarks</name>
diff --git a/spring-modulith-bom/pom.xml b/spring-modulith-bom/pom.xml
index 7018cb1b..cd6520db 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-modulith-bom/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-modulith</artifactId>
-		<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
@@ -22,37 +22,37 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-modulith-actuator</artifactId>
-				<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-modulith-api</artifactId>
-				<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-modulith-apt</artifactId>
-				<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-modulith-core</artifactId>
-				<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-modulith-docs</artifactId>
-				<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-modulith-events-amqp</artifactId>
-				<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-modulith-events-api</artifactId>
-				<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
@@ -67,107 +67,107 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-modulith-events-core</artifactId>
-				<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-modulith-events-jackson</artifactId>
-				<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-modulith-events-jdbc</artifactId>
-				<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-modulith-events-jms</artifactId>
-				<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-modulith-events-jpa</artifactId>
-				<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-modulith-events-kafka</artifactId>
-				<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-modulith-events-messaging</artifactId>
-				<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-modulith-events-mongodb</artifactId>
-				<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-modulith-events-tests</artifactId>
-				<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-modulith-junit</artifactId>
-				<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-modulith-moments</artifactId>
-				<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-modulith-observability</artifactId>
-				<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-modulith-runtime</artifactId>
-				<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-modulith-starter-core</artifactId>
-				<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-modulith-starter-insight</artifactId>
-				<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-modulith-starter-jdbc</artifactId>
-				<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-modulith-starter-jpa</artifactId>
-				<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-modulith-starter-mongodb</artifactId>
-				<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-modulith-starter-neo4j</artifactId>
-				<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-modulith-starter-test</artifactId>
-				<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-modulith-test</artifactId>
-				<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 		</dependencies>
 	</dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/spring-modulith-core/pom.xml b/spring-modulith-core/pom.xml
index c34c8d4d..8e560f5e 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-core/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-modulith-core/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-modulith</artifactId>
-		<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-modulith-distribution/pom.xml b/spring-modulith-distribution/pom.xml
index 467bd419..990b4c14 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-modulith-distribution/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-modulith</artifactId>
-		<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-modulith-docs/pom.xml b/spring-modulith-docs/pom.xml
index 83761ae9..3b92d682 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-docs/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-modulith-docs/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-modulith</artifactId>
-		<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-modulith-events/pom.xml b/spring-modulith-events/pom.xml
index d733693c..820305b9 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-events/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-modulith-events/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-modulith</artifactId>
-		<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-amqp/pom.xml b/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-amqp/pom.xml
index 7a735302..791d63ac 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-amqp/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-amqp/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-modulith-events</artifactId>
-		<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<name>Spring Modulith - Events - AMQP support</name>
diff --git a/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-api/pom.xml b/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-api/pom.xml
index e8e1db11..81f0209b 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-api/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-api/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-modulith-events</artifactId>
-		<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<name>Spring Modulith - Events - API</name>
diff --git a/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-core/pom.xml b/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-core/pom.xml
index 4d8f93e8..b053a687 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-core/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-core/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-modulith-events</artifactId>
-		<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-jackson/pom.xml b/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-jackson/pom.xml
index e2709059..d27a2b66 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-jackson/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-jackson/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-modulith-events</artifactId>
-		<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-jdbc/pom.xml b/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-jdbc/pom.xml
index 37097ffa..cdc42257 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-modulith-events</artifactId>
-		<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-jms/pom.xml b/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-jms/pom.xml
index c43df356..a9f6548c 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-jms/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-jms/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-modulith-events</artifactId>
-		<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<name>Spring Modulith - Events - JMS support</name>
diff --git a/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-jpa/pom.xml b/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-jpa/pom.xml
index 45959b2f..f805626a 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-jpa/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-jpa/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-modulith-events</artifactId>
-		<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-kafka/pom.xml b/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-kafka/pom.xml
index 31a234bd..a82feb1e 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-kafka/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-kafka/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-modulith-events</artifactId>
-		<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<name>Spring Modulith - Events - Kafka support</name>
diff --git a/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-messaging/pom.xml b/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-messaging/pom.xml
index 4068f5d9..5690fe56 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-messaging/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-messaging/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-modulith-events</artifactId>
-		<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<name>Spring Modulith - Events - Spring Messaging support</name>
diff --git a/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-mongodb/pom.xml b/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-mongodb/pom.xml
index 10227432..96d453a4 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-mongodb/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-mongodb/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-modulith-events</artifactId>
-		<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-neo4j/pom.xml b/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-neo4j/pom.xml
index 81df563d..b560de42 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-neo4j/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-neo4j/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-modulith-events</artifactId>
-		<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-tests/pom.xml b/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-tests/pom.xml
index 9b2abf53..ec214163 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-tests/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-modulith-events</artifactId>
-		<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<name>Spring Modulith - Events - Integration tests</name>
diff --git a/spring-modulith-examples/pom.xml b/spring-modulith-examples/pom.xml
index cc13c357..b5c816d6 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-modulith-examples/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-modulith-examples</artifactId>
-	<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 
 	<name>Spring Modulith - Examples</name>
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-modulith-bom</artifactId>
-				<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 				<type>pom</type>
 				<scope>import</scope>
 			</dependency>
@@ -184,4 +184,8 @@
 			</releases>
 		</pluginRepository>
 	</pluginRepositories>
+
+  <scm>
+    <tag>1.4.0-RC1</tag>
+  </scm>
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-modulith-examples/spring-modulith-example-epr-jdbc/pom.xml b/spring-modulith-examples/spring-modulith-example-epr-jdbc/pom.xml
index 3e337547..8150309e 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-examples/spring-modulith-example-epr-jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-modulith-examples/spring-modulith-example-epr-jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-modulith-examples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-modulith-examples/spring-modulith-example-epr-mongodb/pom.xml b/spring-modulith-examples/spring-modulith-example-epr-mongodb/pom.xml
index 387f89b5..ce487c42 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-examples/spring-modulith-example-epr-mongodb/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-modulith-examples/spring-modulith-example-epr-mongodb/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-modulith-examples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-modulith-examples/spring-modulith-example-epr-neo4j/pom.xml b/spring-modulith-examples/spring-modulith-example-epr-neo4j/pom.xml
index 03f9bdd0..17e14e01 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-examples/spring-modulith-example-epr-neo4j/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-modulith-examples/spring-modulith-example-epr-neo4j/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-modulith-examples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-modulith-examples/spring-modulith-example-full/pom.xml b/spring-modulith-examples/spring-modulith-example-full/pom.xml
index 31ed4c41..3e5169bc 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-examples/spring-modulith-example-full/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-modulith-examples/spring-modulith-example-full/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-modulith-examples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-modulith-examples/spring-modulith-example-kafka/pom.xml b/spring-modulith-examples/spring-modulith-example-kafka/pom.xml
index 0fa1cb80..6674f460 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-examples/spring-modulith-example-kafka/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-modulith-examples/spring-modulith-example-kafka/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-modulith-examples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<name>Spring Modulith - Examples - Kafka Example</name>
diff --git a/spring-modulith-integration-test/pom.xml b/spring-modulith-integration-test/pom.xml
index 07bb82e0..959637ed 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-integration-test/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-modulith-integration-test/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-modulith</artifactId>
-		<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-modulith-junit/pom.xml b/spring-modulith-junit/pom.xml
index 747c2ba8..5e686082 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-junit/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-modulith-junit/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-modulith</artifactId>
-		<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-modulith-moments/pom.xml b/spring-modulith-moments/pom.xml
index 2b9cadae..60e1154c 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-moments/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-modulith-moments/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-modulith</artifactId>
-		<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<name>Spring Modulith - Moments</name>
diff --git a/spring-modulith-observability/pom.xml b/spring-modulith-observability/pom.xml
index 39b1b64b..fe0b7a9b 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-observability/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-modulith-observability/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-modulith</artifactId>
-		<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<artifactId>spring-modulith-observability</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-modulith-runtime/pom.xml b/spring-modulith-runtime/pom.xml
index a8e2e83d..23650b45 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-runtime/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-modulith-runtime/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-modulith</artifactId>
-		<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<name>Spring Modulith - Runtime support</name>
diff --git a/spring-modulith-starters/pom.xml b/spring-modulith-starters/pom.xml
index df6e6877..a8688291 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-starters/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-modulith-starters/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-modulith</artifactId>
-		<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-modulith-starters/spring-modulith-starter-core/pom.xml b/spring-modulith-starters/spring-modulith-starter-core/pom.xml
index 3dfcd227..d89e2061 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-starters/spring-modulith-starter-core/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-modulith-starters/spring-modulith-starter-core/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-modulith-starters</artifactId>
-		<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
@@ -21,26 +21,26 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-modulith-api</artifactId>
-			<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-modulith-apt</artifactId>
-			<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-modulith-core</artifactId>
-			<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 			<scope>runtime</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-modulith-moments</artifactId>
-			<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/spring-modulith-starters/spring-modulith-starter-insight/pom.xml b/spring-modulith-starters/spring-modulith-starter-insight/pom.xml
index 0b013a67..f7f536d0 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-starters/spring-modulith-starter-insight/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-modulith-starters/spring-modulith-starter-insight/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-modulith-starters</artifactId>
-		<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-modulith-actuator</artifactId>
-			<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 			<scope>runtime</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-modulith-observability</artifactId>
-			<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 			<scope>runtime</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
diff --git a/spring-modulith-starters/spring-modulith-starter-jdbc/pom.xml b/spring-modulith-starters/spring-modulith-starter-jdbc/pom.xml
index e8c02bf2..cc1419de 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-starters/spring-modulith-starter-jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-modulith-starters/spring-modulith-starter-jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-modulith-starters</artifactId>
-		<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-modulith-starter-core</artifactId>
-			<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<!-- Events -->
@@ -29,24 +29,24 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-modulith-events-api</artifactId>
-			<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-modulith-events-core</artifactId>
-			<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 			<scope>runtime</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-modulith-events-jackson</artifactId>
-			<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 			<scope>runtime</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-modulith-events-jdbc</artifactId>
-			<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 			<scope>runtime</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
diff --git a/spring-modulith-starters/spring-modulith-starter-jpa/pom.xml b/spring-modulith-starters/spring-modulith-starter-jpa/pom.xml
index 48a7db98..8dfe301c 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-starters/spring-modulith-starter-jpa/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-modulith-starters/spring-modulith-starter-jpa/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-modulith-starters</artifactId>
-		<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-modulith-starter-core</artifactId>
-			<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<!-- Events -->
@@ -29,24 +29,24 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-modulith-events-api</artifactId>
-			<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-modulith-events-core</artifactId>
-			<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 			<scope>runtime</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-modulith-events-jackson</artifactId>
-			<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 			<scope>runtime</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-modulith-events-jpa</artifactId>
-			<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 			<scope>runtime</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
diff --git a/spring-modulith-starters/spring-modulith-starter-mongodb/pom.xml b/spring-modulith-starters/spring-modulith-starter-mongodb/pom.xml
index 673b8b8c..a88ede72 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-starters/spring-modulith-starter-mongodb/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-modulith-starters/spring-modulith-starter-mongodb/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-modulith-starters</artifactId>
-		<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
@@ -21,31 +21,31 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-modulith-starter-core</artifactId>
-			<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<!-- Events -->
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-modulith-events-api</artifactId>
-			<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-modulith-events-core</artifactId>
-			<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 			<scope>runtime</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-modulith-events-jackson</artifactId>
-			<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 			<scope>runtime</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-modulith-events-mongodb</artifactId>
-			<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 			<scope>runtime</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
diff --git a/spring-modulith-starters/spring-modulith-starter-neo4j/pom.xml b/spring-modulith-starters/spring-modulith-starter-neo4j/pom.xml
index b0fa31e9..9d52fcf0 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-starters/spring-modulith-starter-neo4j/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-modulith-starters/spring-modulith-starter-neo4j/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-modulith-starters</artifactId>
-		<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-modulith-starter-core</artifactId>
-			<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<!-- Events -->
@@ -29,24 +29,24 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-modulith-events-api</artifactId>
-			<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-modulith-events-core</artifactId>
-			<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 			<scope>runtime</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-modulith-events-jackson</artifactId>
-			<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 			<scope>runtime</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-modulith-events-neo4j</artifactId>
-			<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 			<scope>runtime</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
diff --git a/spring-modulith-starters/spring-modulith-starter-test/pom.xml b/spring-modulith-starters/spring-modulith-starter-test/pom.xml
index 5b8953c4..51a0a06f 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-starters/spring-modulith-starter-test/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-modulith-starters/spring-modulith-starter-test/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-modulith-starters</artifactId>
-		<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-modulith-test</artifactId>
-			<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-modulith-docs</artifactId>
-			<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/spring-modulith-test/pom.xml b/spring-modulith-test/pom.xml
index 649d1d29..e3b9cb60 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-test/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-modulith-test/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.modulith</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-modulith</artifactId>
-		<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.4.0-RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>