diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 630b74ab..9702bc3d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
    <groupId>com.zaxxer</groupId>
    <artifactId>HikariCP-parent</artifactId>
-   <version>2.2.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+   <version>2.2.5-rc1</version>
    <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
    <name>HikariCP-parent</name>