diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index de4eda388..ae3a44731 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.apache.mesos</groupId>
   <artifactId>chronos</artifactId>
-  <version>2.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.5.0-RC1</version>
   <inceptionYear>2012</inceptionYear>
 
   <prerequisites>