2.0.0-RC1 release preps
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d176c0b..e9cbf71 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 
  a. from git:
  ```
- git clone --branch 1.0.1 https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/directory-fortress-realm.git
+ git clone --branch 2.0.0-RC1 https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/directory-fortress-realm.git
  cd directory-fortress-realm
  mvn clean install
  ```
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@
  b. or download package:
 
  ```
- wget http://www.apache.org/dist/directory/fortress/dist/1.0.1/fortress-realm-1.0.1-source-release.zip
- unzip fortress-realm-1.0.1-source-release.zip
- cd fortress-realm-1.0.1
+ wget http://www.apache.org/dist/directory/fortress/dist/2.0.0-RC1/fortress-realm-2.0.0-RC1-source-release.zip
+ unzip fortress-realm-2.0.0-RC1-source-release.zip
+ cd fortress-realm-2.0.0-RC1
  mvn clean install
  ```
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 62cbc1d..4d5b797 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   <artifactId>fortress-realm</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Apache Fortress Realm</name>
-  <version>2.0.0-RC2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.0.0-RC1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <inceptionYear>2007</inceptionYear>
   <description>
     Fortress Realm is an ANSI RBAC INCITS 359 compliant policy enforcement engine.