diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4b9f26d4f..b5b3ad481 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-data-cassandra-parent</artifactId>
-	<version>4.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>4.4.0-RC1</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 
 	<name>Spring Data for Apache Cassandra</name>
diff --git a/spring-data-cassandra-distribution/pom.xml b/spring-data-cassandra-distribution/pom.xml
index 3086d4bc7..ed984a323 100644
--- a/spring-data-cassandra-distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-cassandra-distribution/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-cassandra-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>4.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>4.4.0-RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-data-cassandra/pom.xml b/spring-data-cassandra/pom.xml
index 5b3ec2954..a129107cb 100644
--- a/spring-data-cassandra/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-cassandra/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-cassandra-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>4.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>4.4.0-RC1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>