diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f8041b0c9..40af1a8f8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data.build</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>4.0.0-RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<properties>
@@ -393,20 +393,8 @@
 	</profiles>
 
 	<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>
-		</repository>
+		
+		
 	</repositories>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/notice.txt b/src/main/resources/notice.txt
index 855ef55dc..5e8a88a04 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/notice.txt
+++ b/src/main/resources/notice.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Spring Data Commons 4.0 M6 (2025.1.0)
+Spring Data Commons 4.0 RC1 (2025.1.0)
 Copyright (c) [2010-2021] Pivotal Software, Inc.
 
 This product is licensed to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License").
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ conditions of the subcomponent's license, as noted in the LICENSE file.
 
 
 
+