diff --git a/compute/pom.xml b/compute/pom.xml
index 92d3435..667ea34 100644
--- a/compute/pom.xml
+++ b/compute/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.chef</groupId>
     <artifactId>chef-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.1-incubating</version>
     <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>chef-compute</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index e515d0d..6549276 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.chef</groupId>
     <artifactId>chef-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.1-incubating</version>
     <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.api</groupId>
diff --git a/labs/hostedchef/pom.xml b/labs/hostedchef/pom.xml
index ecb1b6b..05da29b 100644
--- a/labs/hostedchef/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/hostedchef/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.chef</groupId>
     <artifactId>chef-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.1-incubating</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
diff --git a/labs/pom.xml b/labs/pom.xml
index 738e78d..1de42a5 100644
--- a/labs/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.chef</groupId>
     <artifactId>chef-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.1-incubating</version>
     <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
diff --git a/labs/privatechef/pom.xml b/labs/privatechef/pom.xml
index d6e8692..e721579 100644
--- a/labs/privatechef/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/privatechef/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.chef</groupId>
     <artifactId>chef-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.1-incubating</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1826fdf..a519c8b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.chef</groupId>
     <artifactId>chef-parent</artifactId>        
-    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.1-incubating</version>
     <relativePath>project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>chef-project</artifactId>
diff --git a/project/pom.xml b/project/pom.xml
index e45c2f1..d7b4bda 100644
--- a/project/pom.xml
+++ b/project/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.chef</groupId>
   <artifactId>chef-parent</artifactId>
-  <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.6.1-incubating</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>JClouds Chef :: Parent POM</name>
   <description>JClouds Chef Parent POM for Maven configuration</description>
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-jclouds-chef.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-jclouds-chef.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=incubator-jclouds-chef.git</url>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>jclouds-chef-1.6.1-incubating-rc1</tag>
   </scm>
   <repositories>
     <repository>
diff --git a/servlet/pom.xml b/servlet/pom.xml
index a00b53d..4d33bdc 100644
--- a/servlet/pom.xml
+++ b/servlet/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.chef</groupId>
     <artifactId>chef-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.1-incubating</version>
     <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>chef-servlet</artifactId>