diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6d1104c6b..664b707ce 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-data-r2dbc</artifactId>
-	<version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.3.0-RC1</version>
 
 	<name>Spring Data R2DBC</name>
 	<description>Spring Data module for R2DBC</description>