diff --git a/Kitodo-API/pom.xml b/Kitodo-API/pom.xml
index ed998295b55..434a2312b58 100644
--- a/Kitodo-API/pom.xml
+++ b/Kitodo-API/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>kitodo-production</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.kitodo</groupId>
-        <version>3.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.8.0-RC1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>Kitodo - API</name>
diff --git a/Kitodo-Command/pom.xml b/Kitodo-Command/pom.xml
index 4b84dcf9eed..90b8ace3834 100644
--- a/Kitodo-Command/pom.xml
+++ b/Kitodo-Command/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>kitodo-production</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.kitodo</groupId>
-        <version>3.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.8.0-RC1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>Kitodo - Command</name>
diff --git a/Kitodo-DataEditor/pom.xml b/Kitodo-DataEditor/pom.xml
index 614ad8caf21..88db955df01 100644
--- a/Kitodo-DataEditor/pom.xml
+++ b/Kitodo-DataEditor/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>kitodo-production</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.kitodo</groupId>
-        <version>3.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.8.0-RC1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>Kitodo - Data Editor</name>
diff --git a/Kitodo-DataFormat/pom.xml b/Kitodo-DataFormat/pom.xml
index 8fdcec1c81d..90f55114491 100644
--- a/Kitodo-DataFormat/pom.xml
+++ b/Kitodo-DataFormat/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>kitodo-production</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.kitodo</groupId>
-        <version>3.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.8.0-RC1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>Kitodo - Data Format</name>
diff --git a/Kitodo-DataManagement/pom.xml b/Kitodo-DataManagement/pom.xml
index 35884307cde..2d07f3fa200 100644
--- a/Kitodo-DataManagement/pom.xml
+++ b/Kitodo-DataManagement/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>kitodo-production</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.kitodo</groupId>
-        <version>3.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.8.0-RC1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>Kitodo - Data Management</name>
diff --git a/Kitodo-Docket/pom.xml b/Kitodo-Docket/pom.xml
index 894b48be87a..591fa086a39 100644
--- a/Kitodo-Docket/pom.xml
+++ b/Kitodo-Docket/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>kitodo-production</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.kitodo</groupId>
-        <version>3.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.8.0-RC1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>Kitodo - Docket</name>
diff --git a/Kitodo-FileManagement/pom.xml b/Kitodo-FileManagement/pom.xml
index 62c64c1d7ed..5b8697dc013 100644
--- a/Kitodo-FileManagement/pom.xml
+++ b/Kitodo-FileManagement/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>kitodo-production</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.kitodo</groupId>
-        <version>3.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.8.0-RC1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>Kitodo - File Management</name>
diff --git a/Kitodo-ImageManagement/pom.xml b/Kitodo-ImageManagement/pom.xml
index 283e02eea5a..cbff5446f87 100644
--- a/Kitodo-ImageManagement/pom.xml
+++ b/Kitodo-ImageManagement/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>kitodo-production</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.kitodo</groupId>
-        <version>3.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.8.0-RC1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>Kitodo - Image Management</name>
diff --git a/Kitodo-LongTermPreservationValidation/pom.xml b/Kitodo-LongTermPreservationValidation/pom.xml
index d5d9f0c73c0..95946c6e5e1 100644
--- a/Kitodo-LongTermPreservationValidation/pom.xml
+++ b/Kitodo-LongTermPreservationValidation/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>kitodo-production</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.kitodo</groupId>
-        <version>3.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.8.0-RC1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>Kitodo - Long Term Preservation Validation</name>
diff --git a/Kitodo-PersistentIdentifier/pom.xml b/Kitodo-PersistentIdentifier/pom.xml
index 3d321c5414b..7c052054abd 100644
--- a/Kitodo-PersistentIdentifier/pom.xml
+++ b/Kitodo-PersistentIdentifier/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>kitodo-production</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.kitodo</groupId>
-        <version>3.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.8.0-RC1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>Kitodo - Persistent Identifier</name>
diff --git a/Kitodo-Query-URL-Import/pom.xml b/Kitodo-Query-URL-Import/pom.xml
index 6b7c3126359..c454561252c 100644
--- a/Kitodo-Query-URL-Import/pom.xml
+++ b/Kitodo-Query-URL-Import/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>kitodo-production</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.kitodo</groupId>
-        <version>3.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.8.0-RC1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>Kitodo - Query URL Import</name>
diff --git a/Kitodo-Validation/pom.xml b/Kitodo-Validation/pom.xml
index 68398391825..4b871a3680d 100644
--- a/Kitodo-Validation/pom.xml
+++ b/Kitodo-Validation/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>kitodo-production</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.kitodo</groupId>
-        <version>3.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.8.0-RC1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>Kitodo - Validation</name>
diff --git a/Kitodo-XML-SchemaConverter/pom.xml b/Kitodo-XML-SchemaConverter/pom.xml
index e0f51a5eb0e..4236c02d9d9 100644
--- a/Kitodo-XML-SchemaConverter/pom.xml
+++ b/Kitodo-XML-SchemaConverter/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>kitodo-production</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.kitodo</groupId>
-        <version>3.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.8.0-RC1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>Kitodo - XML SchemaConverter</name>
diff --git a/Kitodo/pom.xml b/Kitodo/pom.xml
index 612cbb6d33d..df497e72319 100644
--- a/Kitodo/pom.xml
+++ b/Kitodo/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.kitodo</groupId>
         <artifactId>kitodo-production</artifactId>
-        <version>3.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.8.0-RC1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>Kitodo - Core</name>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index baa5fa7c7fc..2b9850e6a87 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.kitodo</groupId>
     <artifactId>kitodo-production</artifactId>
-    <version>3.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.8.0-RC1</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <organization>
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     <url>https://github.com/kitodo/kitodo-production</url>
 
     <properties>
-        <kitodo.version>3.8.0-SNAPSHOT</kitodo.version>
+        <kitodo.version>3.8.0-RC1</kitodo.version>
         <checkstyle.config.location>config/checkstyle.xml</checkstyle.config.location>
         <main.basedir>${project.basedir}</main.basedir>
         <phase.prop>none</phase.prop>