diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index 06fa0364..8b27d072 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.eclipse.microprofile.jwt</groupId>
         <artifactId>microprofile-jwt-auth-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.1-RC1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>microprofile-jwt-auth-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4f244e4f..8eef45a8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.eclipse.microprofile.jwt</groupId>
     <artifactId>microprofile-jwt-auth-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.1-RC1</version>
 
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>MicroProfile JWT Auth</name>
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/eclipse/microprofile-jwt-auth.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:eclipse/microprofile-jwt-auth.git</developerConnection>
         <url>https://github.com/eclipse/microprofile-jwt-auth</url>
-        <tag>HEAD</tag>
+        <tag>2.1-RC1</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/spec/pom.xml b/spec/pom.xml
index 627f811f..4fcf0acf 100644
--- a/spec/pom.xml
+++ b/spec/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.eclipse.microprofile.jwt</groupId>
         <artifactId>microprofile-jwt-auth-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.1-RC1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>microprofile-jwt-auth-spec</artifactId>
diff --git a/tck/pom.xml b/tck/pom.xml
index 9a8aac13..1dcb0fdd 100644
--- a/tck/pom.xml
+++ b/tck/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.eclipse.microprofile.jwt</groupId>
         <artifactId>microprofile-jwt-auth-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.1-RC1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>microprofile-jwt-auth-tck</artifactId>