diff --git a/codenarc-converter/pom.xml b/codenarc-converter/pom.xml
index d477b279..96af33db 100644
--- a/codenarc-converter/pom.xml
+++ b/codenarc-converter/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.sonarsource.groovy</groupId>
     <artifactId>groovy</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>sonar-codenarc-converter</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 98ba937d..52056fb0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.sonarsource.groovy</groupId>
   <artifactId>groovy</artifactId>
-  <version>1.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.8-rc1</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Sonar Groovy</name>
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:Inform-Software/sonar-groovy.git
     </developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/Inform-Software/sonar-groovy/tree/main</url>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>1.8-rc1</tag>
   </scm>
   <issueManagement>
     <system>GitHub</system>
diff --git a/sonar-groovy-plugin/pom.xml b/sonar-groovy-plugin/pom.xml
index 8f792cbe..51f42dce 100644
--- a/sonar-groovy-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/sonar-groovy-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.sonarsource.groovy</groupId>
     <artifactId>groovy</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>sonar-groovy-plugin</artifactId>