diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index 4b11883b..1fc09dd9 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -13,15 +13,14 @@
     specific language governing permissions and limitations
     under the License.
 -->
-<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>
         <!-- This is just for now and will not work if the API has a separate release cycle than the rest. -->
         <groupId>org.eclipse.microprofile.config</groupId>
         <artifactId>microprofile-config-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.0-RC3</version>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>org.eclipse.microprofile.config</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4dfa71b9..4b4f3dc1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -13,13 +13,12 @@
     specific language governing permissions and limitations
     under the License.
 -->
-<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>
 
     <groupId>org.eclipse.microprofile.config</groupId>
     <artifactId>microprofile-config-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-RC3</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>MicroProfile Config</name>
 
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/eclipse/microprofile-config.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:https://github.com/eclipse/microprofile-config.git</developerConnection>
         <url>https://github.com/eclipse/microprofile-config</url>
-        <tag>HEAD</tag>
+        <tag>1.0-RC3</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <distributionManagement>
diff --git a/spec/pom.xml b/spec/pom.xml
index b827729f..d78908d9 100644
--- a/spec/pom.xml
+++ b/spec/pom.xml
@@ -13,15 +13,14 @@
     specific language governing permissions and limitations
     under the License.
 -->
-<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>
         <!-- This is just for now and will not work if the API has a separate release cycle than the rest. -->
         <groupId>org.eclipse.microprofile.config</groupId>
         <artifactId>microprofile-config-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.0-RC3</version>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>org.eclipse.microprofile.config</groupId>
diff --git a/tck/pom.xml b/tck/pom.xml
index 607f6bc7..b728ce7e 100644
--- a/tck/pom.xml
+++ b/tck/pom.xml
@@ -13,15 +13,14 @@
     specific language governing permissions and limitations
     under the License.
 -->
-<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>
         <!-- This is just for now and will not work if the API has a separate release cycle than the rest. -->
         <groupId>org.eclipse.microprofile.config</groupId>
         <artifactId>microprofile-config-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.0-RC3</version>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>org.eclipse.microprofile.config</groupId>