diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8e272b8..adcefda 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
     <commons.automatic.module.name>org.apache.commons.rng.parent</commons.automatic.module.name>
     <!-- do not use snapshot suffix here -->
     <commons.release.version>1.1</commons.release.version>
-    <commons.rc.version>RC4</commons.rc.version>
+    <commons.rc.version>RC5</commons.rc.version>
     <commons.release.desc>(requires Java 6+)</commons.release.desc>
     <commons.binary.suffix>-bin</commons.binary.suffix>