[maven-release-plugin] prepare release 2.2.0-rc1
diff --git a/driver-core/pom.xml b/driver-core/pom.xml
index 23ec64c..5a4a3d5 100644
--- a/driver-core/pom.xml
+++ b/driver-core/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.datastax.cassandra</groupId>
     <artifactId>cassandra-driver-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.0-rc1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.2.0-rc1</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>cassandra-driver-core</artifactId>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:datastax/java-driver.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:datastax/java-driver.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/datastax/java-driver</url>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>2.2.0-rc1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <developers>
diff --git a/driver-dist/pom.xml b/driver-dist/pom.xml
index 9367f2d..7fa0437 100644
--- a/driver-dist/pom.xml
+++ b/driver-dist/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.datastax.cassandra</groupId>
     <artifactId>cassandra-driver-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.0-rc1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.2.0-rc1</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>cassandra-driver-dist</artifactId>
 
diff --git a/driver-dse/pom.xml b/driver-dse/pom.xml
index cc7fcde..a56fe11 100644
--- a/driver-dse/pom.xml
+++ b/driver-dse/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.datastax.cassandra</groupId>
     <artifactId>cassandra-driver-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.0-rc1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.2.0-rc1</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>cassandra-driver-dse</artifactId>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:datastax/java-driver.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:datastax/java-driver.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/datastax/java-driver</url>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>2.2.0-rc1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <developers>
diff --git a/driver-examples/osgi/pom.xml b/driver-examples/osgi/pom.xml
index f17f511..7b85960 100644
--- a/driver-examples/osgi/pom.xml
+++ b/driver-examples/osgi/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.datastax.cassandra</groupId>
     <artifactId>cassandra-driver-examples-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.0-rc1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.2.0-rc1</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>cassandra-driver-examples-osgi</artifactId>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:datastax/java-driver.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:datastax/java-driver.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/datastax/java-driver</url>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>2.2.0-rc1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <developers>
diff --git a/driver-examples/pom.xml b/driver-examples/pom.xml
index cbb9c98..f5fa15b 100644
--- a/driver-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/driver-examples/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.datastax.cassandra</groupId>
     <artifactId>cassandra-driver-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.0-rc1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.2.0-rc1</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>cassandra-driver-examples-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:datastax/java-driver.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:datastax/java-driver.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/datastax/java-driver</url>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>2.2.0-rc1</tag>
   </scm>
   
   <developers>
diff --git a/driver-examples/stress/pom.xml b/driver-examples/stress/pom.xml
index 45e9197..1bb11b2 100644
--- a/driver-examples/stress/pom.xml
+++ b/driver-examples/stress/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.datastax.cassandra</groupId>
     <artifactId>cassandra-driver-examples-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.0-rc1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.2.0-rc1</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>cassandra-driver-examples-stress</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.datastax.cassandra</groupId>
       <artifactId>cassandra-driver-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.2.0-rc1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>2.2.0-rc1</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:datastax/java-driver.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:datastax/java-driver.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/datastax/java-driver</url>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>2.2.0-rc1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <developers>
diff --git a/driver-mapping/pom.xml b/driver-mapping/pom.xml
index 0a9ba98..5b18aaa 100644
--- a/driver-mapping/pom.xml
+++ b/driver-mapping/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.datastax.cassandra</groupId>
     <artifactId>cassandra-driver-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.0-rc1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.2.0-rc1</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>cassandra-driver-mapping</artifactId>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:datastax/java-driver.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:datastax/java-driver.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/datastax/java-driver</url>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>2.2.0-rc1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <developers>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c5f28d2..4074793 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
   <groupId>com.datastax.cassandra</groupId>
   <artifactId>cassandra-driver-parent</artifactId>
-  <version>2.2.0-rc1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.2.0-rc1</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>DataStax Java Driver for Apache Cassandra</name>
   <description>A driver for Apache Cassandra 1.2+ that works exclusively with the Cassandra Query Language version 3 (CQL3) and Cassandra's binary protocol.</description>
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:datastax/java-driver.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:datastax/java-driver.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/datastax/java-driver</url>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>2.2.0-rc1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <developers>