diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index fb332f34..8bf214f9 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         <!-- This is just for now and will not work if the API has a separate release cycle than the rest. -->
         <groupId>org.eclipse.microprofile.fault-tolerance</groupId>
         <artifactId>microprofile-fault-tolerance-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0-RC1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     </properties>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.microprofile.fault-tolerance</groupId>
     <artifactId>microprofile-fault-tolerance-api</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0-RC1</version>
     <name>microProfile-fault-tolerance-api</name>
     <description>Fault Tolerance APIs for MicroProfile :: API</description>
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bf0e05f6..e86c5ca1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.eclipse.microprofile.fault-tolerance</groupId>
     <artifactId>microprofile-fault-tolerance-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0-RC1</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>MicroProfile Fault Tolerance</name>
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/eclipse/microprofile-fault-tolerance.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:eclipse/microprofile-fault-tolerance.git</developerConnection>
         <url>https://github.com/eclipse/microprofile-fault-tolerance</url>
-        <tag>HEAD</tag>
+        <tag>3.0-RC1</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <distributionManagement>
diff --git a/spec/pom.xml b/spec/pom.xml
index 78e57a83..9aec96ec 100644
--- a/spec/pom.xml
+++ b/spec/pom.xml
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
         <!-- This is just for now and will not work if the API has a separate release cycle than the rest. -->
         <groupId>org.eclipse.microprofile.fault-tolerance</groupId>
         <artifactId>microprofile-fault-tolerance-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0-RC1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>org.eclipse.microprofile.fault-tolerance</groupId>
     <artifactId>microprofile-fault-tolerance-spec</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0-RC1</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <description>Fault Tolerance for MicroProfile :: Specification</description>
diff --git a/tck/pom.xml b/tck/pom.xml
index 681416b9..56170367 100644
--- a/tck/pom.xml
+++ b/tck/pom.xml
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
         <!-- This is just for now and will not work if the API has a separate release cycle than the rest. -->
         <groupId>org.eclipse.microprofile.fault-tolerance</groupId>
         <artifactId>microprofile-fault-tolerance-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0-RC1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>org.eclipse.microprofile.fault-tolerance</groupId>
     <artifactId>microprofile-fault-tolerance-tck</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0-RC1</version>
 
     <description>Fault Tolerance for MicroProfile :: TCK</description>
     <properties>