diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7f4b5daf8..8df141132 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <groupId>de.caluga</groupId>
     <artifactId>morphium</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-RC5</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.sonatype.oss</groupId>