diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1fbfa5f1626..f5fe3bf0b1b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ AWS Cloud Plugin for Elasticsearch
 
 The AWS Cloud plugin allows to use AWS EC2 API for the unicast discovery mechanism as well as using S3 as a shared gateway.
 
-In order to install the plugin, simply run: `bin/plugin -install elasticsearch/elasticsearch-cloud-aws/1.16.0`.
+In order to install the plugin, simply run: `bin/plugin -install elasticsearch/elasticsearch-cloud-aws/2.0.0.RC1`.
 
 |      AWS Cloud Plugin      |    elasticsearch    | Release date |
 |----------------------------|---------------------|:------------:|
-| 2.0.0.RC1-SNAPSHOT (master)| 1.0.0.RC1 -> master |              |
+| 2.0.0-SNAPSHOT (master)    | 1.0.0.RC1 -> master |              |
+| 2.0.0.RC1                  | 1.0.0.RC1 -> master |  2014-10-15  |
 | 1.17.0-SNAPSHOT (1.x)      | 0.90.4 -> 0.90      |              |
 | 1.16.0                     | 0.90.4 -> 0.90      |  2013-11-26  |
 | 1.15.0                     | 0.90.4 -> 0.90      |  2013-09-16  |
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 43031c25a14..97605da2b93 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>org.elasticsearch</groupId>
     <artifactId>elasticsearch-cloud-aws</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0.RC1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0.RC1</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <description>AWS Cloud plugin for ElasticSearch</description>
     <inceptionYear>2009</inceptionYear>
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
-        <elasticsearch.version>1.0.0.RC1-SNAPSHOT</elasticsearch.version>
+        <elasticsearch.version>1.0.0.RC1</elasticsearch.version>
         <lucene.version>4.6.0</lucene.version>
         <tests.output>onerror</tests.output>
         <tests.jvms>1</tests.jvms>