diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index af443d190..561f12fcb 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ the Spring BOM
 
 ==== Sleuth with Zipkin via HTTP
 
-If you want both Sleuth and Zipkin just add the `spring-cloud-starter-zipkin` dependency.
+If you want both Sleuth and Zipkin just add the `spring-cloud-starter-zipkin2` dependency.
 
 [source,xml,indent=0,subs="verbatim,attributes",role="primary"]
 .Maven
@@ -420,12 +420,12 @@ If you want both Sleuth and Zipkin just add the `spring-cloud-starter-zipkin` de
 
     <dependency> <2>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-cloud-starter-zipkin</artifactId>
+        <artifactId>spring-cloud-starter-zipkin2</artifactId>
     </dependency>
 ----
 <1> In order not to pick versions by yourself it's much better if you add the dependency management via
 the Spring BOM
-<2> Add the dependency to `spring-cloud-starter-zipkin`
+<2> Add the dependency to `spring-cloud-starter-zipkin2`
 
 [source,groovy,indent=0,subs="verbatim,attributes",role="secondary"]
 .Gradle
@@ -437,16 +437,22 @@ dependencyManagement { <1>
 }
 
 dependencies { <2>
-    compile "org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-starter-zipkin"
+    compile "org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-starter-zipkin2"
 }
 ----
 <1> In order not to pick versions by yourself it's much better if you add the dependency management via
 the Spring BOM
-<2> Add the dependency to `spring-cloud-starter-zipkin`
+<2> Add the dependency to `spring-cloud-starter-zipkin2`
 
-==== Sleuth with Zipkin via Spring Cloud Stream
+==== Sleuth with Zipkin via RabbitMQ or Kafka
 
-If you want both Sleuth and Zipkin just add the `spring-cloud-sleuth-stream` dependency.
+If you want to use RabbitMQ or Kafka instead of http, add the `spring-rabbit` or `spring-kafka`
+dependencies. The default destination name is `zipkin`.
+
+_Note: `spring-cloud-sleuth-stream` is deprecated and incompatible with these destinations_
+
+If you want Sleuth over RabbitMQ add the `spring-cloud-sleuth-starter-zipkin2` and `spring-rabbit`
+dependencies.
 
 [source,xml,indent=0,subs="verbatim,attributes",role="primary"]
 .Maven
@@ -465,23 +471,17 @@ If you want both Sleuth and Zipkin just add the `spring-cloud-sleuth-stream` dep
 
     <dependency> <2>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-cloud-sleuth-stream</artifactId>
+        <artifactId>spring-cloud-sleuth-starter-zipkin2</artifactId>
     </dependency>
     <dependency> <3>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-cloud-starter-sleuth</artifactId>
-    </dependency>
-    <!-- EXAMPLE FOR RABBIT BINDING -->
-    <dependency> <4>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit</artifactId>
+        <groupId>org.springframework.amqp</groupId>
+        <artifactId>spring-rabbit</artifactId>
     </dependency>
 ----
 <1> In order not to pick versions by yourself it's much better if you add the dependency management via
 the Spring BOM
-<2> Add the dependency to `spring-cloud-sleuth-stream`
-<3> Add the dependency to `spring-cloud-starter-sleuth` - that way all dependant dependencies will be downloaded
-<4> Add a binder (e.g. Rabbit binder) to tell Spring Cloud Stream what it should bind to
+<2> Add the dependency to `spring-cloud-starter-sleuth-zipkin2` - that way all dependent dependencies will be downloaded
+<3> To automatically configure rabbit, simply add the spring-rabbit dependency
 
 [source,groovy,indent=0,subs="verbatim,attributes",role="secondary"]
 .Gradle
@@ -493,100 +493,14 @@ dependencyManagement { <1>
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    compile "org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-sleuth-stream" <2>
-    compile "org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-starter-sleuth" <3>
-    // Example for Rabbit binding
-    compile "org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit" <4>
+    compile "org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-starter-sleuth-zipkin2" <2>
+    compile "org.springframework.amqp:spring-rabbit" <3>
 }
 ----
 <1> In order not to pick versions by yourself it's much better if you add the dependency management via
 the Spring BOM
-<2> Add the dependency to `spring-cloud-sleuth-stream`
-<3> Add the dependency to `spring-cloud-starter-sleuth` - that way all dependant dependencies will be downloaded
-<4> Add a binder (e.g. Rabbit binder) to tell Spring Cloud Stream what it should bind to
-
-==== Spring Cloud Sleuth Stream Zipkin Collector
-
-If you want to start a Spring Cloud Sleuth Stream Zipkin collector just add the `spring-cloud-sleuth-zipkin-stream`
-dependency
-
-[source,xml,indent=0,subs="verbatim,attributes",role="primary"]
-.Maven
-----
-	<dependencyManagement> <1>
-          <dependencies>
-              <dependency>
-                  <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
-                  <artifactId>spring-cloud-dependencies</artifactId>
-                  <version>${release.train.version}</version>
-                  <type>pom</type>
-                  <scope>import</scope>
-              </dependency>
-          </dependencies>
-    </dependencyManagement>
-
-    <dependency> <2>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-cloud-sleuth-zipkin-stream</artifactId>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency> <3>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-cloud-starter-sleuth</artifactId>
-    </dependency>
-    <!-- EXAMPLE FOR RABBIT BINDING -->
-    <dependency> <4>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit</artifactId>
-    </dependency>
-----
-<1> In order not to pick versions by yourself it's much better if you add the dependency management via
-the Spring BOM
-<2> Add the dependency to `spring-cloud-sleuth-zipkin-stream`
-<3> Add the dependency to `spring-cloud-starter-sleuth` - that way all dependant dependencies will be downloaded
-<4> Add a binder (e.g. Rabbit binder) to tell Spring Cloud Stream what it should bind to
-
-[source,groovy,indent=0,subs="verbatim,attributes",role="secondary"]
-.Gradle
-----
-dependencyManagement { <1>
-    imports {
-        mavenBom "org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-dependencies:${releaseTrainVersion}"
-    }
-}
-
-dependencies {
-    compile "org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-sleuth-zipkin-stream" <2>
-    compile "org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-starter-sleuth" <3>
-    // Example for Rabbit binding
-    compile "org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit" <4>
-}
-----
-<1> In order not to pick versions by yourself it's much better if you add the dependency management via
-the Spring BOM
-<2> Add the dependency to `spring-cloud-sleuth-zipkin-stream`
-<3> Add the dependency to `spring-cloud-starter-sleuth` - that way all dependant dependencies will be downloaded
-<4> Add a binder (e.g. Rabbit binder) to tell Spring Cloud Stream what it should bind to
-
-and then just annotate your main class with `@EnableZipkinStreamServer` annotation:
-
-[source,java]
-----
-package example;
-
-import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
-import org.springframework.cloud.sleuth.zipkin.stream.EnableZipkinStreamServer;
-
-@SpringBootApplication
-@EnableZipkinStreamServer
-public class ZipkinStreamServerApplication {
-
-	public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
-		SpringApplication.run(ZipkinStreamServerApplication.class, args);
-	}
-
-}
-----
+<2> Add the dependency to `spring-cloud-starter-sleuth-zipkin2` - that way all dependent dependencies will be downloaded
+<3> To automatically configure rabbit, simply add the spring-rabbit dependency
 
 == Additional resources
 
@@ -639,15 +553,13 @@ a baggage element then it will be sent downstream either via HTTP or messaging t
 
 * Provides simple metrics of accepted / dropped spans.
 
-* If `spring-cloud-sleuth-zipkin` then the app will generate and collect Zipkin-compatible traces.
+* If `spring-cloud-sleuth-zipkin2` then the app will generate and collect Zipkin-compatible traces.
 By default it sends them via HTTP to a Zipkin server on localhost (port 9411).
 Configure the location of the service using `spring.zipkin.baseUrl`.
+  - If you depend on `spring-rabbit` or `spring-kafka` your app will send traces to a broker instead of http.
+  - Note: `spring-cloud-sleuth-stream` is deprecated and should no longer be used.
 
-* If `spring-cloud-sleuth-stream` then the app will generate and collect traces via https://github.com/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-stream[Spring Cloud Stream].
-Your app automatically becomes a producer of tracer messages that are sent over your broker of choice
-(e.g. RabbitMQ, Apache Kafka, Redis).
-
-IMPORTANT: If using Zipkin or Stream, configure the percentage of spans exported using `spring.sleuth.sampler.percentage`
+IMPORTANT: If using Zipkin, configure the percentage of spans exported using `spring.sleuth.sampler.percentage`
 (default 0.1, i.e. 10%). *Otherwise you might think that Sleuth is not working cause it's omitting some spans.*
 
 NOTE: the SLF4J MDC is always set and logback users will immediately see the trace and span ids in logs per the example
diff --git a/benchmarks/pom.xml b/benchmarks/pom.xml
index 8e4564b0a..cf3b185c6 100644
--- a/benchmarks/pom.xml
+++ b/benchmarks/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 	<name>Benchmarks</name>
 	<description>Benchmarks (JMH)</description>
 	<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
-	<version>1.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.3.0.RC1</version>
 	<artifactId>benchmarks</artifactId>
 
 	<properties>
diff --git a/docs/pom.xml b/docs/pom.xml
index 3816ec5fd..dd54e103d 100644
--- a/docs/pom.xml
+++ b/docs/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-cloud-sleuth</artifactId>
-		<version>1.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.3.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-cloud-sleuth-docs</artifactId>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d7db7f6a4..0131cf0d4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
 	<artifactId>spring-cloud-sleuth</artifactId>
-	<version>1.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.3.0.RC1</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 	<name>Spring Cloud Sleuth</name>
 	<description>Spring Cloud Sleuth</description>
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-cloud-build</artifactId>
-		<version>1.3.5.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.3.5.RELEASE</version>
 		<relativePath/>
 		<!-- lookup parent from repository -->
 	</parent>
@@ -241,10 +241,10 @@
 		<maven.compiler.testSource>1.8</maven.compiler.testSource>
 		<surefire.plugin.version>2.19.1</surefire.plugin.version>
 		<checkstyle.version>2.17</checkstyle.version>
-		<spring-cloud-build.version>1.3.5.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-cloud-build.version>
-		<spring-cloud-commons.version>1.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-cloud-commons.version>
-		<spring-cloud-stream.version>Ditmars.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-cloud-stream.version>
-		<spring-cloud-netflix.version>1.4.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-cloud-netflix.version>
+		<spring-cloud-build.version>1.3.5.RELEASE</spring-cloud-build.version>
+		<spring-cloud-commons.version>1.3.0.RC1</spring-cloud-commons.version>
+		<spring-cloud-stream.version>Ditmars.RELEASE</spring-cloud-stream.version>
+		<spring-cloud-netflix.version>1.4.0.RC1</spring-cloud-netflix.version>
 		<reactor.version>3.1.0.RELEASE</reactor.version>
 		<reactive-streams.version>1.0.0</reactive-streams.version>
 	</properties>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/pom.xml
index b6114a96e..54c4e3ba4 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-cloud-sleuth</artifactId>
-		<version>1.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.3.0.RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>..</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-dependencies/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-sleuth-dependencies/pom.xml
index 353f3c4d0..54b9e03a5 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>spring-cloud-dependencies-parent</artifactId>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
-		<version>1.3.5.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.3.5.RELEASE</version>
         <relativePath/>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-cloud-sleuth-dependencies</artifactId>
-	<version>1.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.3.0.RC1</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 	<name>spring-cloud-sleuth-dependencies</name>
 	<description>Spring Cloud Sleuth Dependencies</description>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-reactor/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-sleuth-reactor/pom.xml
index f443d879e..52cc07ea0 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-reactor/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-reactor/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-cloud-sleuth</artifactId>
-		<version>1.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.3.0.RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>..</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-samples/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-sleuth-samples/pom.xml
index 1a18a656e..77b02d4b9 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-samples/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-samples/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-cloud-sleuth</artifactId>
-		<version>1.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.3.0.RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>..</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-samples/spring-cloud-sleuth-sample-feign/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-sleuth-samples/spring-cloud-sleuth-sample-feign/pom.xml
index 62d0a3d70..2d5d6d2e3 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-samples/spring-cloud-sleuth-sample-feign/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-samples/spring-cloud-sleuth-sample-feign/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-cloud-sleuth-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.3.0.RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>..</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-samples/spring-cloud-sleuth-sample-messaging/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-sleuth-samples/spring-cloud-sleuth-sample-messaging/pom.xml
index 5380ce6be..4478b3737 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-samples/spring-cloud-sleuth-sample-messaging/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-samples/spring-cloud-sleuth-sample-messaging/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-cloud-sleuth-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.3.0.RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>..</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-samples/spring-cloud-sleuth-sample-ribbon/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-sleuth-samples/spring-cloud-sleuth-sample-ribbon/pom.xml
index 13e63c2bc..e83d2a8e4 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-samples/spring-cloud-sleuth-sample-ribbon/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-samples/spring-cloud-sleuth-sample-ribbon/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-cloud-sleuth-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.3.0.RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>..</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-samples/spring-cloud-sleuth-sample-test-core/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-sleuth-samples/spring-cloud-sleuth-sample-test-core/pom.xml
index 8aa15f999..fbd461a10 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-samples/spring-cloud-sleuth-sample-test-core/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-samples/spring-cloud-sleuth-sample-test-core/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-cloud-sleuth-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.3.0.RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>..</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-samples/spring-cloud-sleuth-sample-websocket/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-sleuth-samples/spring-cloud-sleuth-sample-websocket/pom.xml
index 1720e7335..5918fa8da 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-samples/spring-cloud-sleuth-sample-websocket/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-samples/spring-cloud-sleuth-sample-websocket/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-cloud-sleuth-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.3.0.RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>..</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-samples/spring-cloud-sleuth-sample-zipkin2/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-sleuth-samples/spring-cloud-sleuth-sample-zipkin2/pom.xml
index 776b0fd75..4568ad930 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-samples/spring-cloud-sleuth-sample-zipkin2/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-samples/spring-cloud-sleuth-sample-zipkin2/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-cloud-sleuth-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.3.0.RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>..</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-samples/spring-cloud-sleuth-sample/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-sleuth-samples/spring-cloud-sleuth-sample/pom.xml
index cb1e19950..ab19e19b7 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-samples/spring-cloud-sleuth-sample/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-samples/spring-cloud-sleuth-sample/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-cloud-sleuth-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.3.0.RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>..</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-stream/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-sleuth-stream/pom.xml
index d8e322442..75a81f78d 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-stream/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-stream/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-cloud-sleuth</artifactId>
-		<version>1.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.3.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-zipkin-stream/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-sleuth-zipkin-stream/pom.xml
index 86df93730..370e1e542 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-zipkin-stream/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-zipkin-stream/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-cloud-sleuth</artifactId>
-		<version>1.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.3.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<properties>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-zipkin/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-sleuth-zipkin/pom.xml
index dd5e7561c..a5bdd8a72 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-zipkin/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-zipkin/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-cloud-sleuth</artifactId>
-		<version>1.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.3.0.RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>..</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-zipkin2/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-sleuth-zipkin2/pom.xml
index 7266dc776..6d7a016bb 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-zipkin2/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-zipkin2/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-cloud-sleuth</artifactId>
-		<version>1.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.3.0.RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>..</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-starter-sleuth/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-starter-sleuth/pom.xml
index 7414bdae9..3df51fec8 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-starter-sleuth/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-starter-sleuth/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-cloud-sleuth</artifactId>
-		<version>1.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.3.0.RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>..</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-cloud-starter-sleuth</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-starter-zipkin/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-starter-zipkin/pom.xml
index 9a00b34ff..9a8974441 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-starter-zipkin/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-starter-zipkin/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-cloud-sleuth</artifactId>
-		<version>1.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.3.0.RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>..</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-cloud-starter-zipkin</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-starter-zipkin2/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-starter-zipkin2/pom.xml
index d7cd0f8f3..230cc197c 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-starter-zipkin2/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-starter-zipkin2/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-cloud-sleuth</artifactId>
-		<version>1.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.3.0.RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>..</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-cloud-starter-zipkin2</artifactId>