diff --git a/riptide-capture/pom.xml b/riptide-capture/pom.xml
index 3946ecf66..612809b71 100644
--- a/riptide-capture/pom.xml
+++ b/riptide-capture/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.zalando</groupId>
         <artifactId>riptide-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.0.0-RC5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <prerequisites>
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>
diff --git a/riptide-core/pom.xml b/riptide-core/pom.xml
index 67c95b2cd..14b074bb1 100644
--- a/riptide-core/pom.xml
+++ b/riptide-core/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.zalando</groupId>
         <artifactId>riptide-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.0.0-RC5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <prerequisites>
@@ -51,4 +51,4 @@
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>
diff --git a/riptide-httpclient/pom.xml b/riptide-httpclient/pom.xml
index f4cd2d494..debd694bd 100644
--- a/riptide-httpclient/pom.xml
+++ b/riptide-httpclient/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.zalando</groupId>
         <artifactId>riptide-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.0.0-RC5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <prerequisites>
diff --git a/riptide-stream/pom.xml b/riptide-stream/pom.xml
index ca227e5fe..bbd76f047 100644
--- a/riptide-stream/pom.xml
+++ b/riptide-stream/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.zalando</groupId>
         <artifactId>riptide-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.0.0-RC5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <prerequisites>