[maven-release-plugin] prepare release apache-CarbonData-1.6.1-rc1
diff --git a/assembly/pom.xml b/assembly/pom.xml
index bf729c5..3b76af6 100644
--- a/assembly/pom.xml
+++ b/assembly/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
     <artifactId>carbondata-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/common/pom.xml b/common/pom.xml
index 728314c..b9399f5 100644
--- a/common/pom.xml
+++ b/common/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
     <artifactId>carbondata-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 22982f3..115503e 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
     <artifactId>carbondata-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/datamap/bloom/pom.xml b/datamap/bloom/pom.xml
index 8ba7846..9aa736f 100644
--- a/datamap/bloom/pom.xml
+++ b/datamap/bloom/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
     <artifactId>carbondata-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.1</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/datamap/examples/pom.xml b/datamap/examples/pom.xml
index 6e3b8ae..6ea0c62 100644
--- a/datamap/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/datamap/examples/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
     <artifactId>carbondata-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.1</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/datamap/lucene/pom.xml b/datamap/lucene/pom.xml
index 42a22b2..2220aaf 100644
--- a/datamap/lucene/pom.xml
+++ b/datamap/lucene/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
     <artifactId>carbondata-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.1</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/datamap/mv/core/pom.xml b/datamap/mv/core/pom.xml
index 6af274d..8d71cdd 100644
--- a/datamap/mv/core/pom.xml
+++ b/datamap/mv/core/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
     <artifactId>carbondata-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.1</version>
     <relativePath>../../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/datamap/mv/plan/pom.xml b/datamap/mv/plan/pom.xml
index 4b8c9be..c4f841a 100644
--- a/datamap/mv/plan/pom.xml
+++ b/datamap/mv/plan/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
     <artifactId>carbondata-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.1</version>
     <relativePath>../../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/examples/flink/pom.xml b/examples/flink/pom.xml
index 5013f67..8ba9eea 100644
--- a/examples/flink/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/flink/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
     <artifactId>carbondata-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.1</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/examples/spark2/pom.xml b/examples/spark2/pom.xml
index ad0d3ec..518705e 100644
--- a/examples/spark2/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/spark2/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
     <artifactId>carbondata-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.1</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/format/pom.xml b/format/pom.xml
index 81aa95b..d07ad34 100644
--- a/format/pom.xml
+++ b/format/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
     <artifactId>carbondata-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/hadoop/pom.xml b/hadoop/pom.xml
index bcb5696..7089ae2 100644
--- a/hadoop/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
     <artifactId>carbondata-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/integration/hive/pom.xml b/integration/hive/pom.xml
index dfa8810..f0d23d3 100644
--- a/integration/hive/pom.xml
+++ b/integration/hive/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
         <artifactId>carbondata-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/integration/presto/pom.xml b/integration/presto/pom.xml
index 2631605..a20f41e 100644
--- a/integration/presto/pom.xml
+++ b/integration/presto/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
     <artifactId>carbondata-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.1</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/integration/spark-common-test/pom.xml b/integration/spark-common-test/pom.xml
index 874984c..6b13b65 100644
--- a/integration/spark-common-test/pom.xml
+++ b/integration/spark-common-test/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
     <artifactId>carbondata-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.1</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/integration/spark-common/pom.xml b/integration/spark-common/pom.xml
index 0e311de..f909ab7 100644
--- a/integration/spark-common/pom.xml
+++ b/integration/spark-common/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
     <artifactId>carbondata-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.1</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/integration/spark-datasource/pom.xml b/integration/spark-datasource/pom.xml
index 13e572f..db2a376 100644
--- a/integration/spark-datasource/pom.xml
+++ b/integration/spark-datasource/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
     <artifactId>carbondata-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.1</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/integration/spark2/pom.xml b/integration/spark2/pom.xml
index f74a7d2..21537f8 100644
--- a/integration/spark2/pom.xml
+++ b/integration/spark2/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
     <artifactId>carbondata-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.1</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 989d367..b5faa32 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
   <inceptionYear>2016</inceptionYear>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
-  <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.6.1</version>
 
   <licenses>
     <license>
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/carbondata.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/carbondata.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/carbondata.git</url>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>apache-CarbonData-1.6.1-rc1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <issueManagement>
diff --git a/processing/pom.xml b/processing/pom.xml
index 2c1acb9..089d1d2 100644
--- a/processing/pom.xml
+++ b/processing/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
     <artifactId>carbondata-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/store/sdk/pom.xml b/store/sdk/pom.xml
index 8e9222d..d2d2a4d 100644
--- a/store/sdk/pom.xml
+++ b/store/sdk/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
     <artifactId>carbondata-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.1</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/streaming/pom.xml b/streaming/pom.xml
index 3dc1b5c..f1fce3b 100644
--- a/streaming/pom.xml
+++ b/streaming/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>carbondata-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
-    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/tools/cli/pom.xml b/tools/cli/pom.xml
index 04b03f2..37f0e2e 100644
--- a/tools/cli/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/cli/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
     <artifactId>carbondata-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.1</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>