diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d4b62f4ac47..45c425dbaa1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-build</artifactId>
-	<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 	<name>Spring Boot Build</name>
 	<description>Spring Boot Build</description>
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@
 										<regexFlag>DOTALL</regexFlag>
 									</regexFlags>
 									<token>\n\t&lt;profiles&gt;.*&lt;/profiles&gt;</token>
-									<value></value>
+									<value />
 								</configuration>
 							</execution>
 						</executions>
diff --git a/spring-boot-actuator/pom.xml b/spring-boot-actuator/pom.xml
index 5adccd08d7a..6ba59514976 100644
--- a/spring-boot-actuator/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-actuator/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-boot-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-actuator</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/pom.xml b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/pom.xml
index c040e7c1331..6e7673968f9 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-boot-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-autoconfigure</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-cli/pom.xml b/spring-boot-cli/pom.xml
index 11e5a74ad83..ef3c9690033 100644
--- a/spring-boot-cli/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-cli/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-boot-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-cli</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml b/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
index c73ddfe555c..25865752450 100644
--- a/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-dependencies</artifactId>
-	<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 	<name>Spring Boot Dependencies</name>
 	<description>Spring Boot Dependencies</description>
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 	</developers>
 	<properties>
 		<!-- Spring Boot -->
-		<spring-boot.version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-boot.version>
+		<spring-boot.version>1.2.0.RC1</spring-boot.version>
 		<!-- Third Party -->
 		<activemq.version>5.10.0</activemq.version>
 		<aspectj.version>1.8.4</aspectj.version>
@@ -140,48 +140,48 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot</artifactId>
 				<type>test-jar</type>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-actuator</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-autoconfigure</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-configuration-processor</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-dependency-tools</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-loader</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-loader-tools</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 				<exclusions>
 					<exclusion>
 						<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
@@ -192,162 +192,162 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-actuator</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-amqp</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-aop</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-batch</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-cloud-connectors</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-elasticsearch</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-gemfire</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-jpa</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-mongodb</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-rest</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-solr</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-freemarker</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-groovy-templates</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-hornetq</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-integration</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-jdbc</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-jersey</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-jetty</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-jta-atomikos</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-jta-bitronix</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-log4j</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-log4j2</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-logging</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-mail</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-mobile</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-redis</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-remote-shell</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-security</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-social-facebook</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-social-linkedin</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-social-twitter</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 				<exclusions>
 					<exclusion>
 						<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
@@ -358,32 +358,32 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-thymeleaf</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-tomcat</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-velocity</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-websocket</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-ws</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 			</dependency>
 
 			<!-- Third Party -->
@@ -1484,35 +1484,4 @@
 			</plugins>
 		</pluginManagement>
 	</build>
-	<profiles>
-		<profile>
-			<id>default</id>
-			<activation>
-				<activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
-			</activation>
-			<repositories>
-				<!-- Repositories to allow snapshot and milestone BOM imports during
-					development. This section is stripped out when a full release is prepared. -->
-				<repository>
-					<id>spring-milestones</id>
-					<name>Spring Milestones</name>
-					<url>http://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
-					<snapshots>
-						<enabled>false</enabled>
-					</snapshots>
-				</repository>
-				<repository>
-					<id>spring-snapshots</id>
-					<name>Spring Snapshots</name>
-					<url>http://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
-					<snapshots>
-						<enabled>true</enabled>
-					</snapshots>
-				</repository>
-			</repositories>
-		</profile>
-		<profile>
-			<id>integration-test</id>
-		</profile>
-	</profiles>
-</project>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-boot-docs/pom.xml b/spring-boot-docs/pom.xml
index 4376d53462c..ba6e3e79810 100644
--- a/spring-boot-docs/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-docs/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-boot-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-docs</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-full-build/pom.xml b/spring-boot-full-build/pom.xml
index 6f8d5c9ced7..964f692b4bf 100644
--- a/spring-boot-full-build/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-full-build/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-full-build</artifactId>
-	<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 	<name>Spring Boot Full Build</name>
 	<description>Spring Boot Full Build</description>
diff --git a/spring-boot-integration-tests/pom.xml b/spring-boot-integration-tests/pom.xml
index 668d7e55ae4..24922c89c9f 100644
--- a/spring-boot-integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-boot-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-integration-tests</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-parent/pom.xml b/spring-boot-parent/pom.xml
index 43365ffd497..c82a6ab2929 100644
--- a/spring-boot-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-parent/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-dependencies</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-boot-dependencies</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-parent</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/pom.xml
index 4c0aaecd61a..4d257825b60 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator-log4j/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator-log4j/pom.xml
index 1db124f8d99..9e1db20a99b 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator-log4j/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator-log4j/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-actuator-log4j</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Actuator Log4j Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator-log4j2/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator-log4j2/pom.xml
index 43b43161139..e90b2800642 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator-log4j2/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator-log4j2/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-actuator-log4j2</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Actuator Log4j 2 Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator-noweb/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator-noweb/pom.xml
index 435ce62c6fd..98652f8a617 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator-noweb/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator-noweb/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-actuator-noweb</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Actuator Non-Web Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator-ui/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator-ui/pom.xml
index 9d2b9a3784b..ef0523090c1 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator-ui/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator-ui/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-actuator-ui</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Actuator UI Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator/build.gradle b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator/build.gradle
index 343f6b385af..ccea77dacab 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 buildscript {
 	ext {
-		springBootVersion = '1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT'
+		springBootVersion = '1.2.0.RC1'
 	}
 	repositories {
 		// NOTE: You should declare only repositories that you need here
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator/build.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator/build.xml
index 80b8b7a4c22..7f206d5dc5d 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator/build.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator/build.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		'$ ant -lib ivy-2.2.jar' (substitute the location of your actual ivy jar). Run with '$ java -jar target/*.jar'. 
 	</description>
 
-	<property name="spring-boot.version" value="1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT" />
+	<property name="spring-boot.version" value="1.2.0.RC1" />
 	<property name="start-class" value="org.springframework.boot.sample.actuator.SampleActuatorApplication" />
 
 	<target name="resolve" description="--> retrieve dependencies with ivy">
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator/pom.xml
index 79d0ca464c5..63c8951152c 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-actuator</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Actuator Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-amqp/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-amqp/pom.xml
index d0729bba7af..f175d19b0bb 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-amqp/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-amqp/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-amqp</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot AMQP Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-aop/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-aop/pom.xml
index 8f103b30a05..de40563d852 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-aop/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-aop/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-aop</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot AOP Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-batch/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-batch/pom.xml
index 51026ca5d38..104d44bce8f 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-batch/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-batch/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-batch</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Batch Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-elasticsearch/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-elasticsearch/pom.xml
index a5a0aace2a0..5dc46e0d616 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-elasticsearch/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-elasticsearch/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-data-elasticsearch</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Data Elasticsearch Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-gemfire/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-gemfire/pom.xml
index 0a8fdd1dada..1f024d9bcc1 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-gemfire/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-gemfire/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-data-gemfire</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Data Gemfire Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-jpa/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-jpa/pom.xml
index ede8815bb0b..bd32792bd3f 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-jpa/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-jpa/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-data-jpa</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Data JPA Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-mongodb/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-mongodb/pom.xml
index c58fbdf6d1b..2ec52282e57 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-mongodb/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-mongodb/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-data-mongodb</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Data MongoDB Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-redis/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-redis/pom.xml
index 7b4f9222ae6..345c6dfa6e8 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-redis/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-redis/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-data-redis</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Data Redis Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-rest/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-rest/pom.xml
index 8014af03d8a..b9aab3e2b1d 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-rest/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-data-rest</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Data REST Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-solr/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-solr/pom.xml
index 7e4bbfaede6..99f5ef70f68 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-solr/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-solr/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-data-solr</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Data Solr Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-flyway/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-flyway/pom.xml
index 83238d9352e..5b219310620 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-flyway/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-flyway/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-flyway</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Flyway Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-hornetq/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-hornetq/pom.xml
index 515696be434..0bef6643a64 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-hornetq/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-hornetq/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-hornetq</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot HornetQ Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-integration/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-integration/pom.xml
index b51a1779338..e2ac8a7e823 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-integration/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-integration/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-integration</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Integration Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jersey/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jersey/pom.xml
index fe5a7242dff..1648d2d05a9 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jersey/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jersey/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-jersey</artifactId>
 	<packaging>war</packaging>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jersey1/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jersey1/pom.xml
index 3ff2593da9b..32da1d61714 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jersey1/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jersey1/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-jersey1</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Jersey 1 Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jetty/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jetty/pom.xml
index 93a869fcc0a..acf1d0f42b5 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jetty/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jetty/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-jetty</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Jetty Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jetty8/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jetty8/pom.xml
index 81de7f93628..a312ff7cd52 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jetty8/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jetty8/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-jetty8</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Jetty 8 Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jta-atomikos/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jta-atomikos/pom.xml
index bc7c05ce6d9..952035a7387 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jta-atomikos/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jta-atomikos/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-jta-atomikos</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Atomikos JTA Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jta-bitronix/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jta-bitronix/pom.xml
index a88a235c537..8e492dc4d51 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jta-bitronix/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jta-bitronix/pom.xml
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<parent>
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-jta-bitronix</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Bitronix JTA Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jta-jndi/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jta-jndi/pom.xml
index 73a54e864e2..9e549783105 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jta-jndi/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jta-jndi/pom.xml
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<parent>
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-jta-jndi</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot JNDI JTA Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-liquibase/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-liquibase/pom.xml
index 75aca6d5be3..80cdad7e719 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-liquibase/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-liquibase/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-liquibase</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Liquibase Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-parent-context/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-parent-context/pom.xml
index 67b2af3e52a..1844a0265e7 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-parent-context/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-parent-context/pom.xml
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<parent>
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-parent-context</artifactId>
 	<name>spring-boot-sample-parent-context</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-profile/build.gradle b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-profile/build.gradle
index 50379797384..80c678b235e 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-profile/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-profile/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 buildscript {
 	ext {
-		springBootVersion = '1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT'
+		springBootVersion = '1.2.0.RC1'
 	}
 	repositories {
 		// NOTE: You should declare only repositories that you need here
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-profile/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-profile/pom.xml
index 5026fb82405..d88a1239056 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-profile/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-profile/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-profile</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Profile Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-secure/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-secure/pom.xml
index 391961121d1..066e5966710 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-secure/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-secure/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-secure</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Security Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-servlet/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-servlet/pom.xml
index 2163dd4c472..867adf71da8 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-servlet/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-servlet/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-servlet</artifactId>
 	<packaging>war</packaging>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-simple/build.gradle b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-simple/build.gradle
index 6a9c5940658..b4332e8a39c 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-simple/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-simple/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 buildscript {
 	ext {
-		springBootVersion = '1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT'
+		springBootVersion = '1.2.0.RC1'
 	}
 	repositories {
 		// NOTE: You should declare only repositories that you need here
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-simple/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-simple/pom.xml
index 66557f5bf10..637f9d955e7 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-simple/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-simple/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-simple</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Simple Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat-jsp/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat-jsp/pom.xml
index 86778cb23d7..160151f8149 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat-jsp/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat-jsp/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-tomcat-jsp</artifactId>
 	<packaging>war</packaging>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat-multi-connectors/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat-multi-connectors/pom.xml
index 11ea8fd4235..3f8885aaedf 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat-multi-connectors/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat-multi-connectors/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-tomcat-multi-connectors</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Multi-Connector Tomcat Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat-ssl/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat-ssl/pom.xml
index eb4bbcea430..f6a9f08fa34 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat-ssl/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat-ssl/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-tomcat-ssl</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Tomcat Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat/pom.xml
index 41a2bd3b495..640277ea691 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-tomcat</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Tomcat Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat7-jsp/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat7-jsp/pom.xml
index af1cc4c8bbb..3c21c4fa5f2 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat7-jsp/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat7-jsp/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-tomcat7-jsp</artifactId>
 	<packaging>war</packaging>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-traditional/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-traditional/pom.xml
index d5bc9785489..2ff5009b64e 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-traditional/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-traditional/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-traditional</artifactId>
 	<packaging>war</packaging>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-velocity/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-velocity/pom.xml
index 124ffd3cd71..fa7958dcf66 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-velocity/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-velocity/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-velocity</artifactId>
 	<name>spring-boot-sample-velocity</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-freemarker/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-freemarker/pom.xml
index 91f6da47d3f..e480565e8fb 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-freemarker/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-freemarker/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-web-freemarker</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Web FreeMarker Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-groovy-templates/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-groovy-templates/pom.xml
index f1cd0bcdb16..cfce12b82c7 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-groovy-templates/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-groovy-templates/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-web-groovy-templates</artifactId>
 	<name>spring-boot-sample-web-groovy-templates</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-jsp/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-jsp/pom.xml
index 2b756feaa92..5d6f1e5b061 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-jsp/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-jsp/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-web-jsp</artifactId>
 	<packaging>war</packaging>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-method-security/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-method-security/pom.xml
index 7dcd3f32bc7..41cbed897d9 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-method-security/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-method-security/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-web-method-security</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Web Method Security Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-secure-custom/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-secure-custom/pom.xml
index 3cddff7bc31..c8259490c22 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-secure-custom/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-secure-custom/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-web-secure-custom</artifactId>
 	<name>spring-boot-sample-web-secure-custom</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-secure-jdbc/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-secure-jdbc/pom.xml
index 53ae5e28261..04ae272bbd8 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-secure-jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-secure-jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-web-secure-jdbc</artifactId>
 	<name>spring-boot-sample-web-secure-jdbc</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-secure/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-secure/pom.xml
index 9444f92294b..7c5ee6f56a2 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-secure/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-secure/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-web-secure</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Web Secure Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-static/build.gradle b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-static/build.gradle
index 7ca84c3c3ae..b40eddcc6b8 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-static/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-static/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 buildscript {
 	ext {
-		springBootVersion = '1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT'
+		springBootVersion = '1.2.0.RC1'
 	}
 	repositories {
 		// NOTE: You should declare only repositories that you need here
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-static/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-static/pom.xml
index 608735049d9..22501a9b036 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-static/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-static/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-web-static</artifactId>
 	<packaging>war</packaging>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-ui/build.gradle b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-ui/build.gradle
index c6a189391b5..856bb24ec0d 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-ui/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-ui/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 buildscript {
 	ext {
-		springBootVersion = '1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT'
+		springBootVersion = '1.2.0.RC1'
 		springLoadedVersion = '1.2.0.RELEASE'
 	}
 	repositories {
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-ui/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-ui/pom.xml
index 393f91cf160..8cb86967a4f 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-ui/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-ui/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-web-ui</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Web UI Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-velocity/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-velocity/pom.xml
index 297437555cf..08357910587 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-velocity/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-velocity/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-web-velocity</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Web Velocity Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-websocket/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-websocket/pom.xml
index 65ff8bed858..cc9211dd2b9 100755
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-websocket/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-websocket/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<name>Spring Boot WebSocket Sample</name>
 	<description>Spring Boot WebSocket Sample</description>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-ws/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-ws/pom.xml
index 94dd8b72adf..97474800785 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-ws/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-ws/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-ws</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Web Services Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-xml/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-xml/pom.xml
index 947bfd61457..022b6791a33 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-xml/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-xml</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot XML Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/pom.xml
index 014017a453d..454ebbc32d2 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-boot-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-starters</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-actuator/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-actuator/pom.xml
index 777f8e3a769..27d77dcf5a4 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-actuator/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-actuator/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starters</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-actuator</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Actuator Starter</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-amqp/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-amqp/pom.xml
index a6beed4fb79..23cf6b1b7dd 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-amqp/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-amqp/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starters</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-amqp</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot AMPQ Starter</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-aop/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-aop/pom.xml
index 9b2ed47bc68..c660483b04b 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-aop/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-aop/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starters</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-aop</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot AOP Starter</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-batch/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-batch/pom.xml
index 44e3e98781b..85ed8c37cbb 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-batch/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-batch/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starters</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-batch</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Batch Starter</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-cloud-connectors/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-cloud-connectors/pom.xml
index 7d1946a7322..13bacb30e12 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-cloud-connectors/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-cloud-connectors/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starters</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
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 	<name>Spring Boot Thymeleaf Starter</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-tomcat/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-tomcat/pom.xml
index ff8ca4a09c6..6e9aff66b45 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-tomcat/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-tomcat/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starters</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-tomcat</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Tomcat Starter</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-velocity/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-velocity/pom.xml
index 3e9b85e7259..e6e55b56ee3 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-velocity/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-velocity/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starters</artifactId>
-		<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.2.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-velocity</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Velocity Starter</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-web/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-web/pom.xml
index e39fdba745a..415ff01abdc 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-web/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-web/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starters</artifactId>
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 	<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Web Starter</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-websocket/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-websocket/pom.xml
index e657478ba67..7ed82c6a49c 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-websocket/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-websocket/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
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 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-websocket</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot WebSocket Starter</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-ws/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-ws/pom.xml
index 79653eda73f..6e013bd3103 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-ws/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-ws/pom.xml
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 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-ws</artifactId>
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diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter/pom.xml
index 7189a58ab7d..02496c8d979 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter/pom.xml
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 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
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 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Starter</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-tools/pom.xml b/spring-boot-tools/pom.xml
index 6dfefa64f28..d5c6dc764f9 100644
--- a/spring-boot-tools/pom.xml
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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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diff --git a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-configuration-processor/pom.xml b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-configuration-processor/pom.xml
index 71970bbe482..308777b4eb4 100644
--- a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-configuration-processor/pom.xml
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 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
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 	<artifactId>spring-boot-configuration-processor</artifactId>
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diff --git a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-dependency-tools/pom.xml b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-dependency-tools/pom.xml
index 87726cecb20..f67b7444176 100644
--- a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-dependency-tools/pom.xml
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index 6d88c894c18..2b50cf7f734 100644
--- a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/pom.xml
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 	<artifactId>spring-boot-gradle-plugin</artifactId>
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diff --git a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/pom.xml b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/pom.xml
index 0f204c4c78f..2baa46358ed 100644
--- a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/pom.xml
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 	<artifactId>spring-boot-loader</artifactId>
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diff --git a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/pom.xml
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diff --git a/spring-boot-versions/pom.xml b/spring-boot-versions/pom.xml
index 5f884994f21..d31d83924a6 100644
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diff --git a/spring-boot/pom.xml b/spring-boot/pom.xml
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