diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index 8916cfb..dfca9dd 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
     <groupId>jakarta.security.auth.message</groupId>
     <artifactId>jakarta.security.auth.message-api</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-RC1</version>
 
     <name>Jakarta Authentication</name>
     <description>