diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 24ae7a0f4..ae6272583 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-cloud-stream-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.0.M1</version>
 		<relativePath />
 	</parent>
 	<properties>
 		<java.version>1.7</java.version>
-		<spring-boot.version>1.4.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-boot.version>
+		<kafka.version>0.9.0.1</kafka.version>
+		<spring-kafka.version>1.0.3.RELEASE</spring-kafka.version>
+		<spring-integration-kafka.version>2.0.1.RELEASE</spring-integration-kafka.version>
 	</properties>
 	<modules>
 		<module>spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka</module>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka/pom.xml
index 8c93082d3..ac06e31f4 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka/pom.xml
@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@
 		<version>1.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 
-	<properties>
-		<kafka.version>0.9.0.1</kafka.version>
-		<spring-kafka.version>1.0.3.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-kafka.version>
-		<spring-integration-kafka.version>2.0.1.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-integration-kafka.version>
-	</properties>
-
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>