diff --git a/distribution/console-branding/pom.xml b/distribution/console-branding/pom.xml
index 21f8be047cb3..ed5820fb96de 100644
--- a/distribution/console-branding/pom.xml
+++ b/distribution/console-branding/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>distribution</artifactId>
 		<groupId>ddf</groupId>
-		<version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.6.0.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	
 	<artifactId>console-branding</artifactId>
diff --git a/distribution/ddf-common/pom.xml b/distribution/ddf-common/pom.xml
index b8540b75e5a8..aeacb7b8a8af 100644
--- a/distribution/ddf-common/pom.xml
+++ b/distribution/ddf-common/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>distribution</artifactId>
     <groupId>ddf</groupId>
-    <version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.6.0.RC1</version>
   </parent>
   
   <!--
diff --git a/distribution/ddf/pom.xml b/distribution/ddf/pom.xml
index a8adca99f00f..ffa544e62adc 100755
--- a/distribution/ddf/pom.xml
+++ b/distribution/ddf/pom.xml
@@ -12,15 +12,13 @@
  *
  **/
 -->
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
     <parent>
         <artifactId>kernel</artifactId>
         <groupId>ddf.distribution</groupId>
-        <version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6.0.RC1</version>
         <relativePath>../kernel/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/distribution/install-profiles/pom.xml b/distribution/install-profiles/pom.xml
index 499bd6a5ade1..8010379cc43c 100644
--- a/distribution/install-profiles/pom.xml
+++ b/distribution/install-profiles/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <parent>
 	    <artifactId>distribution</artifactId>
 	    <groupId>ddf</groupId>
-	    <version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	    <version>2.6.0.RC1</version>
 	  </parent>
 
     <name>DDF :: Distribution :: Install Profiles</name>
diff --git a/distribution/kernel/pom.xml b/distribution/kernel/pom.xml
index ff8a32c65ad9..a379c0474f43 100644
--- a/distribution/kernel/pom.xml
+++ b/distribution/kernel/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>distribution</artifactId>
     <groupId>ddf</groupId>
-    <version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.6.0.RC1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <!--
diff --git a/distribution/pom.xml b/distribution/pom.xml
index 915ded25de8a..8aa2fbbc3263 100644
--- a/distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/distribution/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>distribution</artifactId>
-  <version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.6.0.RC1</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>DDF Distribution</name>
   
@@ -82,4 +82,8 @@
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
   </build>
+
+  <scm>
+    <tag>ddf-distribution-2.6.0.RC1</tag>
+  </scm>
 </project>
diff --git a/distribution/webconsole-branding-plugin/pom.xml b/distribution/webconsole-branding-plugin/pom.xml
index b979b0973b57..0c1d8ce82138 100644
--- a/distribution/webconsole-branding-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/distribution/webconsole-branding-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>distribution</artifactId>
     <groupId>ddf</groupId>
-    <version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.6.0.RC1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>webconsole-branding-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/distribution/webconsole-branding/pom.xml b/distribution/webconsole-branding/pom.xml
index 65b37c3ec6b2..68bb1e7b7a96 100644
--- a/distribution/webconsole-branding/pom.xml
+++ b/distribution/webconsole-branding/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>distribution</artifactId>
     <groupId>ddf</groupId>
-    <version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.6.0.RC1</version>
   </parent>
   
   <artifactId>webconsole-branding</artifactId>