diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0a18451ca..509bef7c6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.zalando</groupId>
     <artifactId>riptide-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-RC6</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>Riptide</name>
diff --git a/riptide-capture/pom.xml b/riptide-capture/pom.xml
index 3946ecf66..da59dc963 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-RC6</version>
     </parent>
 
     <prerequisites>
diff --git a/riptide-core/pom.xml b/riptide-core/pom.xml
index 67c95b2cd..98f094cca 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-RC6</version>
     </parent>
 
     <prerequisites>
diff --git a/riptide-httpclient/pom.xml b/riptide-httpclient/pom.xml
index f4cd2d494..972dc33cd 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-RC6</version>
     </parent>
 
     <prerequisites>
diff --git a/riptide-stream/pom.xml b/riptide-stream/pom.xml
index ca227e5fe..fd0c0b2fb 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-RC6</version>
     </parent>
 
     <prerequisites>