diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index 31617054..a06fe591 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.camunda</groupId>
     <artifactId>zeebe-process-test-root</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.0-alpha3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.0.0-rc1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>zeebe-process-test-api</artifactId>
-  <version>1.4.0-alpha3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>8.0.0-rc1</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <name>Zeebe Process Test API</name>
diff --git a/assertions/pom.xml b/assertions/pom.xml
index a491ab0b..658031b5 100644
--- a/assertions/pom.xml
+++ b/assertions/pom.xml
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.camunda</groupId>
     <artifactId>zeebe-process-test-root</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.0-alpha3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.0.0-rc1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>zeebe-process-test-assertions</artifactId>
-  <version>1.4.0-alpha3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>8.0.0-rc1</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <name>Zeebe Process Test Assertions</name>
diff --git a/engine-agent/pom.xml b/engine-agent/pom.xml
index c0b07ffb..9de95de5 100644
--- a/engine-agent/pom.xml
+++ b/engine-agent/pom.xml
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.camunda</groupId>
     <artifactId>zeebe-process-test-root</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.0-alpha3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.0.0-rc1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>zeebe-process-test-engine-agent</artifactId>
-  <version>1.4.0-alpha3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>8.0.0-rc1</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <name>Zeebe Process Test Engine Agent</name>
diff --git a/engine-protocol/pom.xml b/engine-protocol/pom.xml
index 36eab966..da2ccb60 100644
--- a/engine-protocol/pom.xml
+++ b/engine-protocol/pom.xml
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.camunda</groupId>
     <artifactId>zeebe-process-test-root</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.0-alpha3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.0.0-rc1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>zeebe-process-test-engine-protocol</artifactId>
-  <version>1.4.0-alpha3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>8.0.0-rc1</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <name>Zeebe Process Test Engine Protocol</name>
diff --git a/engine/pom.xml b/engine/pom.xml
index a6da5438..f94c8714 100644
--- a/engine/pom.xml
+++ b/engine/pom.xml
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.camunda</groupId>
     <artifactId>zeebe-process-test-root</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.0-alpha3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.0.0-rc1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>zeebe-process-test-engine</artifactId>
-  <version>1.4.0-alpha3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>8.0.0-rc1</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <name>Zeebe Process Test Engine</name>
diff --git a/extension-testcontainer/pom.xml b/extension-testcontainer/pom.xml
index e9a7611d..6bf07bd3 100644
--- a/extension-testcontainer/pom.xml
+++ b/extension-testcontainer/pom.xml
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.camunda</groupId>
     <artifactId>zeebe-process-test-root</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.0-alpha3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.0.0-rc1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>zeebe-process-test-extension-testcontainer</artifactId>
-  <version>1.4.0-alpha3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>8.0.0-rc1</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <name>Zeebe Process Test Extension Testcontainer</name>
diff --git a/extension/pom.xml b/extension/pom.xml
index f67f2a01..8deb6cf1 100644
--- a/extension/pom.xml
+++ b/extension/pom.xml
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.camunda</groupId>
     <artifactId>zeebe-process-test-root</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.0-alpha3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.0.0-rc1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>zeebe-process-test-extension</artifactId>
-  <version>1.4.0-alpha3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>8.0.0-rc1</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <name>Zeebe Process Test Extension</name>
diff --git a/filters/pom.xml b/filters/pom.xml
index e6c9cdb0..9ee856a3 100644
--- a/filters/pom.xml
+++ b/filters/pom.xml
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.camunda</groupId>
     <artifactId>zeebe-process-test-root</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.0-alpha3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.0.0-rc1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>zeebe-process-test-filters</artifactId>
-  <version>1.4.0-alpha3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>8.0.0-rc1</version>
 
   <name>Zeebe Process Test Filters</name>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index aca0aab4..b193177d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
   <groupId>io.camunda</groupId>
   <artifactId>zeebe-process-test-root</artifactId>
-  <version>1.4.0-alpha3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>8.0.0-rc1</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Zeebe Process Test Root</name>
@@ -101,43 +101,43 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.camunda</groupId>
         <artifactId>zeebe-process-test-api</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-alpha3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.0.0-rc1</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.camunda</groupId>
         <artifactId>zeebe-process-test-assertions</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-alpha3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.0.0-rc1</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.camunda</groupId>
         <artifactId>zeebe-process-test-engine</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-alpha3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.0.0-rc1</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.camunda</groupId>
         <artifactId>zeebe-process-test-extension</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-alpha3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.0.0-rc1</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.camunda</groupId>
         <artifactId>zeebe-process-test-extension-testcontainer</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-alpha3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.0.0-rc1</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.camunda</groupId>
         <artifactId>zeebe-process-test-filters</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-alpha3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.0.0-rc1</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.camunda</groupId>
         <artifactId>zeebe-process-test-engine-protocol</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-alpha3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.0.0-rc1</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
diff --git a/qa/pom.xml b/qa/pom.xml
index 6788213b..ff03c06d 100644
--- a/qa/pom.xml
+++ b/qa/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.camunda</groupId>
     <artifactId>zeebe-process-test-root</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.0-alpha3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.0.0-rc1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>