diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a45d6267..47a296e7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
   <name>rabbitmq-jms</name>
   <description>RabbitMQ JMS Client</description>
-  <version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.0.RC1</version>
   <url>http://www.rabbitmq.com</url>
 
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     <url>https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-jms-client</url>
     <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-jms-client.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:rabbitmq/rabbitmq-jms-client.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>v1.9.0.RC1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <properties>