diff --git a/aws-common/pom.xml b/aws-common/pom.xml
index 2aff6f2..bb7339c 100644
--- a/aws-common/pom.xml
+++ b/aws-common/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
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-        <version>0.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.8.3-rc1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/benchmarks/pom.xml b/benchmarks/pom.xml
index 8632484..079ef03 100644
--- a/benchmarks/pom.xml
+++ b/benchmarks/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
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-    <version>0.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
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   <prerequisites>
diff --git a/common/pom.xml b/common/pom.xml
index cbe72a0..713bffe 100644
--- a/common/pom.xml
+++ b/common/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
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-        <version>0.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.8.3-rc1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/distribution/pom.xml b/distribution/pom.xml
index ec25730..3251afd 100644
--- a/distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/distribution/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>druid</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.druid</groupId>
-        <version>0.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.8.3-rc1</version>
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     <dependencies>
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index 366a626..a003503 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
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-        <version>0.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/extensions-distribution/pom.xml b/extensions-distribution/pom.xml
index 7488eeb..a78dbf6 100644
--- a/extensions-distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions-distribution/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
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         <groupId>io.druid</groupId>
-        <version>0.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.8.3-rc1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/extensions/azure-extensions/pom.xml b/extensions/azure-extensions/pom.xml
index fa577a0..30a1677 100644
--- a/extensions/azure-extensions/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/azure-extensions/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
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         <artifactId>druid</artifactId>
-        <version>0.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.8.3-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/extensions/cassandra-storage/pom.xml b/extensions/cassandra-storage/pom.xml
index 58389dc..eb10f37 100644
--- a/extensions/cassandra-storage/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/cassandra-storage/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
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         <artifactId>druid</artifactId>
-        <version>0.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.8.3-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/extensions/datasketches/pom.xml b/extensions/datasketches/pom.xml
index 7be1c91..aa702eb 100644
--- a/extensions/datasketches/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/datasketches/pom.xml
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@
   ~ under the License.
 -->
 
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <groupId>io.druid.extensions</groupId>
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.druid</groupId>
     <artifactId>druid</artifactId>
-    <version>0.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.8.3-rc1</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/extensions/hdfs-storage/pom.xml b/extensions/hdfs-storage/pom.xml
index 9749123..ac6efa1 100644
--- a/extensions/hdfs-storage/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/hdfs-storage/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.druid</groupId>
         <artifactId>druid</artifactId>
-        <version>0.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.8.3-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/extensions/histogram/pom.xml b/extensions/histogram/pom.xml
index 0d4a618..80b33c5 100644
--- a/extensions/histogram/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/histogram/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.druid</groupId>
         <artifactId>druid</artifactId>
-        <version>0.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.8.3-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/extensions/kafka-eight-simpleConsumer/pom.xml b/extensions/kafka-eight-simpleConsumer/pom.xml
index 44396fd..6459c88 100644
--- a/extensions/kafka-eight-simpleConsumer/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/kafka-eight-simpleConsumer/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.druid</groupId>
     <artifactId>druid</artifactId>
-    <version>0.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.8.3-rc1</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/extensions/kafka-eight/pom.xml b/extensions/kafka-eight/pom.xml
index 1500b8b..6250c17 100644
--- a/extensions/kafka-eight/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/kafka-eight/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     <parent>
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         <artifactId>druid</artifactId>
-        <version>0.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.8.3-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/extensions/kafka-extraction-namespace/pom.xml b/extensions/kafka-extraction-namespace/pom.xml
index 90fcc40..57869d8 100644
--- a/extensions/kafka-extraction-namespace/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/kafka-extraction-namespace/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   <parent>
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+    <version>0.8.3-rc1</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/extensions/mysql-metadata-storage/pom.xml b/extensions/mysql-metadata-storage/pom.xml
index 8750047..7dbb095 100644
--- a/extensions/mysql-metadata-storage/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/mysql-metadata-storage/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
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-        <version>0.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.8.3-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/extensions/namespace-lookup/pom.xml b/extensions/namespace-lookup/pom.xml
index 4b5cb20..827e111 100644
--- a/extensions/namespace-lookup/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/namespace-lookup/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   <parent>
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-    <version>0.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.8.3-rc1</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
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diff --git a/extensions/postgresql-metadata-storage/pom.xml b/extensions/postgresql-metadata-storage/pom.xml
index c24ae70..a539ce1 100644
--- a/extensions/postgresql-metadata-storage/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/postgresql-metadata-storage/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
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-        <version>0.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.8.3-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/extensions/rabbitmq/pom.xml b/extensions/rabbitmq/pom.xml
index 5af623b..1c73bdf 100644
--- a/extensions/rabbitmq/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/rabbitmq/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
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         <artifactId>druid</artifactId>
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+        <version>0.8.3-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/extensions/s3-extensions/pom.xml b/extensions/s3-extensions/pom.xml
index 6671d99..2ded67f 100644
--- a/extensions/s3-extensions/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/s3-extensions/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
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-        <version>0.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.8.3-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/indexing-hadoop/pom.xml b/indexing-hadoop/pom.xml
index bb141e4..2bfa3d3 100644
--- a/indexing-hadoop/pom.xml
+++ b/indexing-hadoop/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <parent>
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         <artifactId>druid</artifactId>
-        <version>0.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.8.3-rc1</version>
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     <dependencies>
diff --git a/indexing-service/pom.xml b/indexing-service/pom.xml
index f6d2784..7a01240 100644
--- a/indexing-service/pom.xml
+++ b/indexing-service/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <parent>
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-        <version>0.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.8.3-rc1</version>
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     <dependencies>
diff --git a/integration-tests/pom.xml b/integration-tests/pom.xml
index a5ca16d..db8c9b2 100644
--- a/integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <parent>
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-        <version>0.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.8.3-rc1</version>
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     <dependencies>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 461f2b3..0426694 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>druid</artifactId>
-    <version>0.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.8.3-rc1</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>${project.groupId}:${project.artifactId}</name>
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:ssh://git@github.com/druid-io/druid.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:ssh://git@github.com/druid-io/druid.git</developerConnection>
         <url>https://github.com/druid-io/druid.git</url>
-        <tag>druid-0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</tag>
+        <tag>druid-0.8.3-rc1</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/processing/pom.xml b/processing/pom.xml
index 7c7120d..a463cf0 100644
--- a/processing/pom.xml
+++ b/processing/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.druid</groupId>
         <artifactId>druid</artifactId>
-        <version>0.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.8.3-rc1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/server/pom.xml b/server/pom.xml
index 8376cd2..7df0480 100644
--- a/server/pom.xml
+++ b/server/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <parent>
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         <artifactId>druid</artifactId>
-        <version>0.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.8.3-rc1</version>
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     <dependencies>
diff --git a/services/pom.xml b/services/pom.xml
index 7ebcebf..8c5fdbc 100644
--- a/services/pom.xml
+++ b/services/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.druid</groupId>
         <artifactId>druid</artifactId>
-        <version>0.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.8.3-rc1</version>
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