diff --git a/modules/app/pom.xml b/modules/app/pom.xml
index 1d485f96eb..6c451ec5ff 100644
--- a/modules/app/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/app/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.locationtech.jts</groupId>
         <artifactId>jts-modules</artifactId>
-        <version>1.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.16.0-RC1</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>jts-app</artifactId>
     <name>${project.groupId}:${project.artifactId}</name>
diff --git a/modules/core/pom.xml b/modules/core/pom.xml
index d6d9ee2d30..e7fdb188f8 100644
--- a/modules/core/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/core/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.locationtech.jts</groupId>
         <artifactId>jts-modules</artifactId>
-        <version>1.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.16.0-RC1</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>jts-core</artifactId>
     <name>${project.groupId}:${project.artifactId}</name>
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/locationtech/jts/JTSVersion.java b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/locationtech/jts/JTSVersion.java
index 27a7bb0b45..970b399a57 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/locationtech/jts/JTSVersion.java
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/locationtech/jts/JTSVersion.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class JTSVersion {
   /**
    * An optional string providing further release info (such as "alpha 1");
    */
-  private static final String releaseInfo = "SNAPSHOT";
+  private static final String releaseInfo = "RC1";
 
   /**
    * Prints the current JTS version to stdout.
diff --git a/modules/example/pom.xml b/modules/example/pom.xml
index 9c332cc343..cb78afb122 100644
--- a/modules/example/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/example/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.locationtech.jts</groupId>
         <artifactId>jts-modules</artifactId>
-        <version>1.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.16.0-RC1</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>jts-example</artifactId>
     <name>${project.groupId}:${project.artifactId}</name>
diff --git a/modules/io/common/pom.xml b/modules/io/common/pom.xml
index e7320b9c88..2ccdf1dedd 100644
--- a/modules/io/common/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/io/common/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.locationtech.jts</groupId>
         <artifactId>jts-io</artifactId>
-        <version>1.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.16.0-RC1</version>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.locationtech.jts.io</groupId>
     <artifactId>jts-io-common</artifactId>
diff --git a/modules/io/ora/pom.xml b/modules/io/ora/pom.xml
index 5b2c5f2b47..73ee8c2570 100644
--- a/modules/io/ora/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/io/ora/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.locationtech.jts</groupId>
         <artifactId>jts-io</artifactId>
-        <version>1.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.16.0-RC1</version>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.locationtech.jts.io</groupId>
     <artifactId>jts-io-ora</artifactId>
diff --git a/modules/io/pom.xml b/modules/io/pom.xml
index e652a3f7a4..bc87625032 100644
--- a/modules/io/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/io/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.locationtech.jts</groupId>
         <artifactId>jts-modules</artifactId>
-        <version>1.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.16.0-RC1</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>jts-io</artifactId>
     <name>${project.groupId}:${project.artifactId}</name>
diff --git a/modules/io/sde/pom.xml b/modules/io/sde/pom.xml
index f3097be55c..3d1e3179c9 100644
--- a/modules/io/sde/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/io/sde/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.locationtech.jts</groupId>
         <artifactId>jts-io</artifactId>
-        <version>1.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.16.0-RC1</version>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.locationtech.jts.io</groupId>
     <artifactId>jts-io-sde</artifactId>
diff --git a/modules/lab/pom.xml b/modules/lab/pom.xml
index aa8fdcffaa..259b3b2ff5 100644
--- a/modules/lab/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/lab/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.locationtech.jts</groupId>
         <artifactId>jts-modules</artifactId>
-        <version>1.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.16.0-RC1</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>jts-lab</artifactId>
     <name>${project.groupId}:${project.artifactId}</name>
diff --git a/modules/pom.xml b/modules/pom.xml
index eaac72365c..fccaaa2fc5 100644
--- a/modules/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.locationtech.jts</groupId>
         <artifactId>jts</artifactId>
-        <version>1.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.16.0-RC1</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>jts-modules</artifactId>
     <name>${project.groupId}:${project.artifactId}</name>
diff --git a/modules/tests/pom.xml b/modules/tests/pom.xml
index 407b06f7e1..10fa1f2b50 100644
--- a/modules/tests/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/tests/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.locationtech.jts</groupId>
         <artifactId>jts-modules</artifactId>
-        <version>1.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.16.0-RC1</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>jts-tests</artifactId>
     <name>${project.groupId}:${project.artifactId}</name>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 730a91d26e..7cda5db8e6 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>org.locationtech.jts</groupId>
     <artifactId>jts</artifactId>
-    <version>1.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.16.0-RC1</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>JTS Topology Suite</name>