diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index 3e6af7c2..f24d29ca 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -13,19 +13,18 @@
     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.jwt</groupId>
         <artifactId>microprofile-jwt-auth-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.0-RC5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>microprofile-jwt-auth-api</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-RC5</version>
     <name>MicroProfile JWT Auth API</name>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 56c4a50d..7a1dd7c0 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.jwt</groupId>
     <artifactId>microprofile-jwt-auth-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-RC5</version>
     <name>MicroProfile JWT Auth Parent</name>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/eclipse/microprofile-jwt-auth.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:https://github.com/eclipse/microprofile-jwt-auth.git</developerConnection>
         <url>https://github.com/eclipse/microprofile-jwt-auth</url>
-        <tag>HEAD</tag>
+        <tag>1.0-RC5</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <distributionManagement>
diff --git a/spec/pom.xml b/spec/pom.xml
index 1b60ddbf..0fd1c731 100644
--- a/spec/pom.xml
+++ b/spec/pom.xml
@@ -13,19 +13,18 @@
     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.jwt</groupId>
         <artifactId>microprofile-jwt-auth-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.0-RC5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>microprofile-jwt-auth-spec</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-RC5</version>
     <name>MicroProfile JWT Auth Specification</name>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
diff --git a/tck/pom.xml b/tck/pom.xml
index 4bb51d1b..03dd64e1 100644
--- a/tck/pom.xml
+++ b/tck/pom.xml
@@ -13,19 +13,18 @@
     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.jwt</groupId>
         <artifactId>microprofile-jwt-auth-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.0-RC5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>microprofile-jwt-auth-tck</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-RC5</version>
     <name>MicroProfile JWT Auth TCK Harness</name>
 
     <properties>
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.eclipse.microprofile.jwt</groupId>
             <artifactId>microprofile-jwt-auth-api</artifactId>
-            <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.0-RC5</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>