diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7bd01ff0..b0c614fd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
    <groupId>com.zaxxer</groupId>
    <artifactId>HikariCP</artifactId>
-   <version>2.4.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+   <version>2.4.2-RC1</version>
    <packaging>bundle</packaging>
 
    <name>HikariCP</name>