diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index 1a4567d..150d390 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     
     <groupId>jakarta.el</groupId>
     <artifactId>jakarta.el-api</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-RC1</version>
     
     <name>Jakarta Expression Language 4.0 API</name>
     <description>