diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index b3632430..ed11872c 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>smallrye-metrics-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.smallrye</groupId>
-        <version>5.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/coverage/pom.xml b/coverage/pom.xml
index 01aa3f6b..06a02383 100644
--- a/coverage/pom.xml
+++ b/coverage/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.smallrye</groupId>
     <artifactId>smallrye-metrics-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>5.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.0.0-RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>smallrye-metrics-coverage</artifactId>
diff --git a/implementation/pom.xml b/implementation/pom.xml
index 172791bd..d08d2221 100644
--- a/implementation/pom.xml
+++ b/implementation/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.smallrye</groupId>
     <artifactId>smallrye-metrics-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>5.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.0.0-RC2</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3463a92e..546302e4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>smallrye-metrics-parent</artifactId>
-  <version>5.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>5.0.0-RC2</version>
 
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>SmallRye: MicroProfile Metrics Parent</name>
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:smallrye/smallrye-metrics.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:smallrye/smallrye-metrics.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/smallrye/smallrye-metrics/</url>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>5.0.0-RC2</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <modules>
diff --git a/release/pom.xml b/release/pom.xml
index f5dd40cb..ad5f4d5b 100644
--- a/release/pom.xml
+++ b/release/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.smallrye</groupId>
         <artifactId>smallrye-metrics-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>5.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>smallrye-metrics-release</artifactId>