diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 754fdaaa6..92514c426 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	
 	<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb-parent</artifactId>
-	<version>1.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.3.0.RC1</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 
 	<name>Spring Data MongoDB</name>
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb-cross-store/pom.xml b/spring-data-mongodb-cross-store/pom.xml
index 58df84714..2bbe89eb3 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb-cross-store/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb-cross-store/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.3.0.RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb</artifactId>
-			<version>1.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>1.3.0.RC1</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb-distribution/pom.xml b/spring-data-mongodb-distribution/pom.xml
index 04e463a7b..5fdc92ba3 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb-distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb-distribution/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.3.0.RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb-log4j/pom.xml b/spring-data-mongodb-log4j/pom.xml
index e9ba4e070..7c1904f8f 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb-log4j/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb-log4j/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.3.0.RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml b/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml
index 5aab264a9..409f1a0d7 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.3.0.RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>