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index 2fa405078..2fcf4fbbf 100644
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diff --git a/samples/tutorials/p10_media/pom.xml b/samples/tutorials/p10_media/pom.xml
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diff --git a/samples/tutorials/p2_readep/pom.xml b/samples/tutorials/p2_readep/pom.xml
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diff --git a/samples/tutorials/p3_write/pom.xml b/samples/tutorials/p3_write/pom.xml
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diff --git a/samples/tutorials/p4_navigation/pom.xml b/samples/tutorials/p4_navigation/pom.xml
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@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
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diff --git a/samples/tutorials/p5_queryoptions-tcs/pom.xml b/samples/tutorials/p5_queryoptions-tcs/pom.xml
index 3e4ca511c..5bcc7c5ae 100755
--- a/samples/tutorials/p5_queryoptions-tcs/pom.xml
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@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
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 	<artifactId>DemoService-QueryOptions-TCS</artifactId>
 	<packaging>war</packaging>
-	<version>4.0.0</version>
+	<version>4.1.0-RC01</version>
 
 	<name>${project.artifactId}-Webapp</name>
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 	<properties>
 		<javax.version>2.5</javax.version>
-		<odata.version>4.1.0-SNAPSHOT</odata.version>
+		<odata.version>4.1.0-RC01</odata.version>
 		<slf4j.version>1.7.7</slf4j.version>
 	</properties>
 
diff --git a/samples/tutorials/p6_queryoptions-es/pom.xml b/samples/tutorials/p6_queryoptions-es/pom.xml
index f3976df68..bf7f72974 100755
--- a/samples/tutorials/p6_queryoptions-es/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/tutorials/p6_queryoptions-es/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <groupId>my.group.id</groupId>
   <artifactId>DemoService-QueryOptions-ES</artifactId>
   <packaging>war</packaging>
-  <version>4.0.0</version>
+  <version>4.1.0-RC01</version>
 
 	<name>${project.artifactId}-Webapp</name>
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 	<properties>
 		<javax.version>2.5</javax.version>
-		<odata.version>4.1.0-SNAPSHOT</odata.version>
+		<odata.version>4.1.0-RC01</odata.version>
 		<slf4j.version>1.7.7</slf4j.version>
 	</properties>
 
diff --git a/samples/tutorials/p7_queryoptions-o/pom.xml b/samples/tutorials/p7_queryoptions-o/pom.xml
index 3588c5f3f..f2c7bdc81 100644
--- a/samples/tutorials/p7_queryoptions-o/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/tutorials/p7_queryoptions-o/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 	<groupId>my.group.id</groupId>
 	<artifactId>DemoService-QueryOptions-O</artifactId>
 	<packaging>war</packaging>
-	<version>4.0.0</version>
+	<version>4.1.0-RC01</version>
 
 	<name>${project.artifactId}-Webapp</name>
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 	<properties>
 		<javax.version>2.5</javax.version>
-		<odata.version>4.1.0-SNAPSHOT</odata.version>
+		<odata.version>4.1.0-RC01</odata.version>
 		<slf4j.version>1.7.7</slf4j.version>
 	</properties>
 
diff --git a/samples/tutorials/p8_queryoptions-f/pom.xml b/samples/tutorials/p8_queryoptions-f/pom.xml
index 9599c8898..3bf50aa76 100644
--- a/samples/tutorials/p8_queryoptions-f/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/tutorials/p8_queryoptions-f/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 	<groupId>my.group.id</groupId>
 	<artifactId>DemoService-QueryOptions-F</artifactId>
 	<packaging>war</packaging>
-	<version>4.0.0</version>
+	<version>4.1.0-RC01</version>
 
 	<name>${project.artifactId} Webapp</name>
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
     <properties>
 		<javax.version>2.5</javax.version>
-		<odata.version>4.1.0-SNAPSHOT</odata.version>
+		<odata.version>4.1.0-RC01</odata.version>
 		<slf4j.version>1.7.7</slf4j.version>
 	</properties>
 
diff --git a/samples/tutorials/p9_action/pom.xml b/samples/tutorials/p9_action/pom.xml
index 5c950d403..ebdcd620d 100644
--- a/samples/tutorials/p9_action/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/tutorials/p9_action/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 	<groupId>my.group.id</groupId>
 	<artifactId>DemoService-Action</artifactId>
 	<packaging>war</packaging>
-	<version>4.0.0</version>
+	<version>4.1.0-RC01</version>
 
 	<name>${project.artifactId}-Webapp</name>
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 	<properties>
 		<javax.version>2.5</javax.version>
-		<odata.version>4.1.0-SNAPSHOT</odata.version>
+		<odata.version>4.1.0-RC01</odata.version>
 		<slf4j.version>1.7.7</slf4j.version>
 	</properties>
 
diff --git a/samples/tutorials/p9_action_preparation/pom.xml b/samples/tutorials/p9_action_preparation/pom.xml
index bc766648c..f4005718b 100644
--- a/samples/tutorials/p9_action_preparation/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/tutorials/p9_action_preparation/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 	<groupId>my.group.id</groupId>
 	<artifactId>DemoService-ActionPreparation</artifactId>
 	<packaging>war</packaging>
-	<version>4.0.0</version>
+	<version>4.1.0-RC01</version>
 
 	<name>${project.artifactId}-Webapp</name>
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 	<properties>
 		<javax.version>2.5</javax.version>
-		<odata.version>4.1.0-SNAPSHOT</odata.version>
+		<odata.version>4.1.0-RC01</odata.version>
 		<slf4j.version>1.7.7</slf4j.version>
 	</properties>
 
diff --git a/samples/tutorials/pom.xml b/samples/tutorials/pom.xml
index 2d2d0f916..b204bc994 100644
--- a/samples/tutorials/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/tutorials/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.olingo</groupId>
     <artifactId>odata-samples</artifactId>
-    <version>4.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.1.0-RC01</version>
     <relativePath>..</relativePath>
   </parent>