diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 51458ec3cc2..eb946388b35 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
 
     <groupId>org.rascalmpl</groupId>
     <artifactId>rascal</artifactId>
-    <version>0.34.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.35.0-RC1</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <scm>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:ssh://git@github.com/usethesource/rascal.git</developerConnection>
-        <tag>SNAPSHOT</tag>
+        <tag>v0.35.0-RC1</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <!-- dependency resolution configuration (usethesource) -->