diff --git a/amqp/README.md b/amqp/README.md
index b30046d5..c65e327a 100644
--- a/amqp/README.md
+++ b/amqp/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ For Maven based projects, use the following to configure the `proton` AMQP bindi
 <dependency>
     <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
     <artifactId>cloudevents-amqp-proton</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0.RC1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/amqp/pom.xml b/amqp/pom.xml
index a2b1c19c..cca71cc9 100644
--- a/amqp/pom.xml
+++ b/amqp/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
 		<artifactId>cloudevents-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.0.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<artifactId>cloudevents-amqp-proton</artifactId>
diff --git a/api/README.md b/api/README.md
index 199bb01d..ae01d0ac 100644
--- a/api/README.md
+++ b/api/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ For Maven based projects, use the following dependency:
 <dependency>
     <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
     <artifactId>cloudevents-api</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-milestone4</version>
+    <version>2.0.0.RC1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index 6ad7e13f..d7820009 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.0.0.RC1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>cloudevents-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/benchmarks/pom.xml b/benchmarks/pom.xml
index 0e0a2f1d..b7c1b407 100644
--- a/benchmarks/pom.xml
+++ b/benchmarks/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.0.0.RC1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>cloudevents-benchmarks</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/README.md b/core/README.md
index 484c140d..4b57963d 100644
--- a/core/README.md
+++ b/core/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ For Maven based projects, use the following dependency:
 <dependency>
     <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
     <artifactId>cloudevents-api</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-milestone4</version>
+    <version>2.0.0.RC1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 1fbd4c10..049aff4d 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.0.0.RC1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>cloudevents-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/examples/amqp-proton/pom.xml b/examples/amqp-proton/pom.xml
index d0e3ff8c..6779060b 100644
--- a/examples/amqp-proton/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/amqp-proton/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>cloudevents-examples</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0.RC1</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/examples/basic-http/pom.xml b/examples/basic-http/pom.xml
index f3dfee17..81631d69 100644
--- a/examples/basic-http/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/basic-http/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-examples</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
-        <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.0.0.RC1</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/examples/kafka/pom.xml b/examples/kafka/pom.xml
index ac485b49..869c7976 100644
--- a/examples/kafka/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/kafka/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-examples</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
-        <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.0.0.RC1</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index ba885925..ede8a5d5 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
-        <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.0.0.RC1</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/examples/restful-ws-quarkus/pom.xml b/examples/restful-ws-quarkus/pom.xml
index 3f6394cc..592100f5 100644
--- a/examples/restful-ws-quarkus/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/restful-ws-quarkus/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-examples</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
-        <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.0.0.RC1</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>cloudevents-restful-ws-quarkus-example</artifactId>
diff --git a/examples/restful-ws-spring-boot/pom.xml b/examples/restful-ws-spring-boot/pom.xml
index ee62fba0..df6cee3a 100644
--- a/examples/restful-ws-spring-boot/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/restful-ws-spring-boot/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-examples</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
-        <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.0.0.RC1</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/examples/vertx/pom.xml b/examples/vertx/pom.xml
index 19527e2e..6525faf1 100644
--- a/examples/vertx/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/vertx/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-examples</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
-        <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.0.0.RC1</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/formats/json-jackson/README.md b/formats/json-jackson/README.md
index ae669ecc..b43de5be 100644
--- a/formats/json-jackson/README.md
+++ b/formats/json-jackson/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ For Maven:
 <dependency>
     <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
     <artifactId>cloudevents-json-jackson</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-milestone4</version>
+    <version>2.0.0.RC1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/formats/json-jackson/pom.xml b/formats/json-jackson/pom.xml
index f681225f..5057e03e 100644
--- a/formats/json-jackson/pom.xml
+++ b/formats/json-jackson/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.0.0.RC1</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/http/basic/README.md b/http/basic/README.md
index 87b12348..9ac6b9f2 100644
--- a/http/basic/README.md
+++ b/http/basic/README.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ For Maven based projects, use the following to configure the CloudEvents Generic
 <dependency>
     <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
     <artifactId>cloudevents-http-basic</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-milestone4</version>
+    <version>2.0.0.RC1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/http/basic/pom.xml b/http/basic/pom.xml
index ef9e798f..02518e32 100644
--- a/http/basic/pom.xml
+++ b/http/basic/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.0.0.RC1</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/http/restful-ws-integration-tests/pom.xml b/http/restful-ws-integration-tests/pom.xml
index 63a6f640..91ccdc2f 100644
--- a/http/restful-ws-integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/http/restful-ws-integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
-        <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.0.0.RC1</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/http/restful-ws-integration-tests/restful-ws-common/pom.xml b/http/restful-ws-integration-tests/restful-ws-common/pom.xml
index 4237f966..19ce2971 100644
--- a/http/restful-ws-integration-tests/restful-ws-common/pom.xml
+++ b/http/restful-ws-integration-tests/restful-ws-common/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-http-restful-ws-integration-tests</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
-        <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.0.0.RC1</version>
         <relativePath>../</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/http/restful-ws-integration-tests/restful-ws-jersey/pom.xml b/http/restful-ws-integration-tests/restful-ws-jersey/pom.xml
index 01ce69a6..7fe1420b 100644
--- a/http/restful-ws-integration-tests/restful-ws-jersey/pom.xml
+++ b/http/restful-ws-integration-tests/restful-ws-jersey/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-http-restful-ws-integration-tests</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
-        <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.0.0.RC1</version>
         <relativePath>../</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/http/restful-ws-integration-tests/restful-ws-resteasy/pom.xml b/http/restful-ws-integration-tests/restful-ws-resteasy/pom.xml
index a148a7a9..6df31654 100644
--- a/http/restful-ws-integration-tests/restful-ws-resteasy/pom.xml
+++ b/http/restful-ws-integration-tests/restful-ws-resteasy/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-http-restful-ws-integration-tests</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
-        <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.0.0.RC1</version>
         <relativePath>../</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/http/restful-ws-integration-tests/restful-ws-spring/pom.xml b/http/restful-ws-integration-tests/restful-ws-spring/pom.xml
index 610c6059..e9cf1ab8 100644
--- a/http/restful-ws-integration-tests/restful-ws-spring/pom.xml
+++ b/http/restful-ws-integration-tests/restful-ws-spring/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-http-restful-ws-integration-tests</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
-        <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.0.0.RC1</version>
         <relativePath>../</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/http/restful-ws/README.md b/http/restful-ws/README.md
index f3c1d068..c9e55f40 100644
--- a/http/restful-ws/README.md
+++ b/http/restful-ws/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ For Maven based projects, use the following to configure the CloudEvents Jakarta
 <dependency>
     <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
     <artifactId>cloudevents-http-restful-ws</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-milestone4</version>
+    <version>2.0.0.RC1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/http/restful-ws/pom.xml b/http/restful-ws/pom.xml
index add25207..1ce03b3f 100644
--- a/http/restful-ws/pom.xml
+++ b/http/restful-ws/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.0.0.RC1</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/http/vertx/README.md b/http/vertx/README.md
index 6f2a19c6..18e967ff 100644
--- a/http/vertx/README.md
+++ b/http/vertx/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ For Maven based projects, use the following to configure the CloudEvents Vertx H
 <dependency>
     <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
     <artifactId>cloudevents-http-vertx</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-milestone4</version>
+    <version>2.0.0.RC1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/http/vertx/pom.xml b/http/vertx/pom.xml
index 4f6297a2..16edd551 100644
--- a/http/vertx/pom.xml
+++ b/http/vertx/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.0.0.RC1</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/kafka/README.md b/kafka/README.md
index f02090bf..15fc0900 100644
--- a/kafka/README.md
+++ b/kafka/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ For Maven based projects, use the following to configure the [Kafka Protocol Bin
 <dependency>
     <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
     <artifactId>cloudevents-kafka</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-milestone4</version>
+    <version>2.0.0.RC1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/kafka/pom.xml b/kafka/pom.xml
index baa6ef4b..1dfe2fec 100644
--- a/kafka/pom.xml
+++ b/kafka/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.0.0.RC1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>cloudevents-kafka</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8591180c..0bd130c4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
     <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
     <artifactId>cloudevents-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0.RC1</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>CloudEvents</name>