diff --git a/bom/spring-cloud-starter-parent/pom.xml b/bom/spring-cloud-starter-parent/pom.xml
index 6fc1be6a5..174a7f020 100644
--- a/bom/spring-cloud-starter-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/bom/spring-cloud-starter-parent/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
 		<relativePath/>
 	</parent>
 	<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
diff --git a/samples/pom.xml b/samples/pom.xml
index dfbaa1cbe..c99621323 100644
--- a/samples/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
 		<relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
 	</parent>