diff --git a/apache-maven/pom.xml b/apache-maven/pom.xml
index 069daa9230..a94f795284 100644
--- a/apache-maven/pom.xml
+++ b/apache-maven/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.3-RC1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>apache-maven</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-aether-provider/pom.xml b/maven-aether-provider/pom.xml
index 7897d850c6..4109984065 100644
--- a/maven-aether-provider/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-aether-provider/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.3-RC1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-aether-provider</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-artifact/pom.xml b/maven-artifact/pom.xml
index 245382bbb8..7f042dbcde 100644
--- a/maven-artifact/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-artifact/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.3-RC1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-artifact</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-compat/pom.xml b/maven-compat/pom.xml
index 394eb0a834..14f64b1882 100644
--- a/maven-compat/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-compat/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.3-RC1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-compat</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-core/pom.xml b/maven-core/pom.xml
index 6ffec920b7..28598ec2ed 100644
--- a/maven-core/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-core/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.3-RC1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-embedder/pom.xml b/maven-embedder/pom.xml
index e82e4eaeac..90e0564827 100644
--- a/maven-embedder/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-embedder/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.3-RC1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-embedder</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-model-builder/pom.xml b/maven-model-builder/pom.xml
index 9eb59a1135..3d41c5d40a 100644
--- a/maven-model-builder/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-model-builder/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.3-RC1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-model-builder</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-model/pom.xml b/maven-model/pom.xml
index 2c14f50e8d..96a1ffd73a 100644
--- a/maven-model/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-model/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.3-RC1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-model</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-plugin-api/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-api/pom.xml
index 33b9536d0a..37e0399132 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-api/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-api/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.3-RC1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-repository-metadata/pom.xml b/maven-repository-metadata/pom.xml
index 716f9b70a0..d81a451705 100644
--- a/maven-repository-metadata/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-repository-metadata/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.3-RC1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-repository-metadata</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-settings-builder/pom.xml b/maven-settings-builder/pom.xml
index 24d598808c..27d2076b1f 100644
--- a/maven-settings-builder/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-settings-builder/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.3-RC1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-settings-builder</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-settings/pom.xml b/maven-settings/pom.xml
index 777e15615e..b1d6b69e95 100644
--- a/maven-settings/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-settings/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.3-RC1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-settings</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 65697a398c..dc3e71ae9a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.3-RC1</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Apache Maven</name>
@@ -146,9 +146,9 @@
   </modules>
 
   <scm>
-    <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/maven-3/trunk</connection>
-    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/maven-3/trunk</developerConnection>
-    <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/maven/maven-3/trunk</url>
+    <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/maven-3/tags/maven-3.0.3-RC1</connection>
+    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/maven-3/tags/maven-3.0.3-RC1</developerConnection>
+    <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/maven/maven-3/tags/maven-3.0.3-RC1</url>
   </scm>
   <issueManagement>
     <system>jira</system>