diff --git a/CHANGES.xml b/CHANGES.xml
index 99b992f..3d83c5f 100644
--- a/CHANGES.xml
+++ b/CHANGES.xml
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
   </properties>
   <body>
 
-    <release version="3.0.0-SNAPSHOT" date="2021-??-??" 
-        description="Changes since last milestone for this upcoming major release.">
+    <release version="3.0.0-RC1" date="2021-10-10" 
+        description="Release Candidate 1.">
       <action dev="essiembre" type="fix">
         Fixed invalid configuration in POM "maven-dependency-plugin".
       </action>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e5cf22b..9d53640 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.norconex.commons</groupId>
     <artifactId>norconex-commons-maven-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0.0-RC1</version>
   </parent>
   <groupId>com.norconex.collectors</groupId>
   <artifactId>norconex-committer-solr</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
   <name>Norconex Committer Solr</name>
   <description>
     Solr implementation of Norconex Committer.  Should also work with any 
