[maven-release-plugin] prepare release log4j-2.12.1-rc1
diff --git a/log4j-1.2-api/pom.xml b/log4j-1.2-api/pom.xml
index d42fe62..88a54c0 100644
--- a/log4j-1.2-api/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-1.2-api/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.12.1</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-1.2-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-api-java9/pom.xml b/log4j-api-java9/pom.xml
index 8eba438..46285c6 100644
--- a/log4j-api-java9/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-api-java9/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.12.1</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-api-java9</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-api/pom.xml b/log4j-api/pom.xml
index 5e4f301..19efec5 100644
--- a/log4j-api/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-api/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.12.1</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-appserver/pom.xml b/log4j-appserver/pom.xml
index 3ae879c..ef31b4c 100644
--- a/log4j-appserver/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-appserver/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
-    <version>2.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.12.1</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/log4j-bom/pom.xml b/log4j-bom/pom.xml
index 787ec27..a7002e6 100644
--- a/log4j-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-bom/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   <description>Apache Log4j Bill of Materials</description>
   <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
   <artifactId>log4j-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>2.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.12.1</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
@@ -191,4 +191,8 @@
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
+
+  <scm>
+    <tag>log4j-2.12.1-rc1</tag>
+  </scm>
 </project>
diff --git a/log4j-cassandra/pom.xml b/log4j-cassandra/pom.xml
index 16e1875..154a534 100644
--- a/log4j-cassandra/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-cassandra/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.12.1</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/log4j-core-its/pom.xml b/log4j-core-its/pom.xml
index a4f9159..1b46643 100644
--- a/log4j-core-its/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-core-its/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.12.1</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-core-its</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-core-java9/pom.xml b/log4j-core-java9/pom.xml
index c5a3447..7c01abc 100644
--- a/log4j-core-java9/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-core-java9/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.12.1</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-core-java9</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-core/pom.xml b/log4j-core/pom.xml
index 65c0b11..ed1cfa0 100644
--- a/log4j-core/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-core/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.12.1</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-couchdb/pom.xml b/log4j-couchdb/pom.xml
index 297b5ad..a5791ae 100644
--- a/log4j-couchdb/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-couchdb/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.12.1</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/log4j-distribution/pom.xml b/log4j-distribution/pom.xml
index 0db793a..fc78c9e 100644
--- a/log4j-distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-distribution/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.12.1</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-distribution</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-docker/pom.xml b/log4j-docker/pom.xml
index 3a57a0d..5d7ae88 100644
--- a/log4j-docker/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-docker/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.12.1</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-docker</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-flume-ng/pom.xml b/log4j-flume-ng/pom.xml
index 8321363..16eaa6f 100644
--- a/log4j-flume-ng/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-flume-ng/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.12.1</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-flume-ng</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-iostreams/pom.xml b/log4j-iostreams/pom.xml
index 3c4c674..2c61c48 100644
--- a/log4j-iostreams/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-iostreams/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.12.1</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-iostreams</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-jcl/pom.xml b/log4j-jcl/pom.xml
index 23b63cd..ea75169 100644
--- a/log4j-jcl/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-jcl/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.12.1</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-jcl</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-jdbc-dbcp2/pom.xml b/log4j-jdbc-dbcp2/pom.xml
index 8cc94d5..19b5a7e 100644
--- a/log4j-jdbc-dbcp2/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-jdbc-dbcp2/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.12.1</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/log4j-jmx-gui/pom.xml b/log4j-jmx-gui/pom.xml
index 88c7626..596bd0b 100644
--- a/log4j-jmx-gui/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-jmx-gui/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.12.1</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-jmx-gui</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-jpa/pom.xml b/log4j-jpa/pom.xml
index bbc4195..fb271e8 100644
--- a/log4j-jpa/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-jpa/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.12.1</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/log4j-jul/pom.xml b/log4j-jul/pom.xml
index 06810b8..b463ecd 100644
--- a/log4j-jul/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-jul/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
-    <version>2.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.12.1</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/log4j-liquibase/pom.xml b/log4j-liquibase/pom.xml
index ffffe57..f7236d8 100644
--- a/log4j-liquibase/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-liquibase/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.12.1</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-liquibase</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-mongodb2/pom.xml b/log4j-mongodb2/pom.xml
index 9eb8ef1..af0d6f6 100644
--- a/log4j-mongodb2/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-mongodb2/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.12.1</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/log4j-mongodb3/pom.xml b/log4j-mongodb3/pom.xml
index 2457bedc..e5cc9a1 100644
--- a/log4j-mongodb3/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-mongodb3/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.12.1</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/log4j-osgi/pom.xml b/log4j-osgi/pom.xml
index 7f062d2..1df6225 100644
--- a/log4j-osgi/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-osgi/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.12.1</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-osgi</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-perf/pom.xml b/log4j-perf/pom.xml
index fb74476..635f443 100644
--- a/log4j-perf/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-perf/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
-    <version>2.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.12.1</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j-jpa</artifactId>
-      <version>2.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>2.12.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
diff --git a/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-configuration/pom.xml b/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-configuration/pom.xml
index a87b45b..d7ab061 100644
--- a/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-configuration/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-configuration/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>log4j-samples</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j.samples</groupId>
-    <version>2.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.12.1</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-samples-configuration</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-common/pom.xml b/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-common/pom.xml
index 24e72fe..23e59a1 100644
--- a/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-common/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-common/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>log4j-samples</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j.samples</groupId>
-    <version>2.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.12.1</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-samples-flume-common</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-embedded/pom.xml b/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-embedded/pom.xml
index f71ab4b..a30b88d 100644
--- a/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-embedded/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-embedded/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>log4j-samples</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j.samples</groupId>
-    <version>2.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.12.1</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-samples-flume-embedded</artifactId>
   <packaging>war</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-remote/pom.xml b/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-remote/pom.xml
index 48d70b0..c15f7d1 100644
--- a/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-remote/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-remote/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>log4j-samples</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j.samples</groupId>
-    <version>2.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.12.1</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-samples-flume-remote</artifactId>
   <packaging>war</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-loggerProperties/pom.xml b/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-loggerProperties/pom.xml
index feaaee5..a595af8 100644
--- a/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-loggerProperties/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-loggerProperties/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>log4j-samples</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j.samples</groupId>
-    <version>2.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.12.1</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-samples-loggerProperties</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-samples/pom.xml b/log4j-samples/pom.xml
index 86789f2..6ac17d4 100644
--- a/log4j-samples/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-samples/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.12.1</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j.samples</groupId>
diff --git a/log4j-slf4j-impl/pom.xml b/log4j-slf4j-impl/pom.xml
index e7e6362..08c81f6 100644
--- a/log4j-slf4j-impl/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-slf4j-impl/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.12.1</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-slf4j-impl</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-slf4j18-impl/pom.xml b/log4j-slf4j18-impl/pom.xml
index d394ee0..5d222bb 100644
--- a/log4j-slf4j18-impl/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-slf4j18-impl/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.12.1</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-slf4j18-impl</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-client/pom.xml b/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-client/pom.xml
index ddc82d8..56cf683 100644
--- a/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-client/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-client/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j-spring-cloud-config</artifactId>
-    <version>2.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.12.1</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-spring-cloud-config-client</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/log4j-spring-cloud-config-sample-application/pom.xml b/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/log4j-spring-cloud-config-sample-application/pom.xml
index f840165..45706b6 100644
--- a/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/log4j-spring-cloud-config-sample-application/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/log4j-spring-cloud-config-sample-application/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j.samples</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples</artifactId>
-    <version>2.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.12.1</version>
     <relativePath>..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/log4j-spring-cloud-config-sample-server/pom.xml b/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/log4j-spring-cloud-config-sample-server/pom.xml
index 6e75229..cd562c7 100644
--- a/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/log4j-spring-cloud-config-sample-server/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/log4j-spring-cloud-config-sample-server/pom.xml
@@ -15,14 +15,13 @@
   ~ See the license for the specific language governing permissions and
   ~ limitations 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/xsd/maven-4.0.0.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/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j.samples</groupId>
   <artifactId>log4j-spring-cloud-config-sample-server</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>2.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.12.1</version>
 
   <name>Log4j Sample Configuration Service</name>
   <description>Sample Cloud Config Server</description>
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@
     <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
     <version>2.1.2.RELEASE</version>
-    <relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
+    <relativePath /> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
   </parent>
 
   <properties>
@@ -288,4 +287,8 @@
     </profile>
   </profiles>
 
+
+  <scm>
+    <tag>log4j-2.12.1-rc1</tag>
+  </scm>
 </project>
diff --git a/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/pom.xml b/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/pom.xml
index 1aa5bd7..bf81735 100644
--- a/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j-spring-cloud-config</artifactId>
-    <version>2.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.12.1</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j.samples</groupId>
diff --git a/log4j-spring-cloud-config/pom.xml b/log4j-spring-cloud-config/pom.xml
index 00a0788..7fc319f 100644
--- a/log4j-spring-cloud-config/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-spring-cloud-config/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.12.1</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
diff --git a/log4j-taglib/pom.xml b/log4j-taglib/pom.xml
index 84bfb82..5c0d14c 100644
--- a/log4j-taglib/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-taglib/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.12.1</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-taglib</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-to-slf4j/pom.xml b/log4j-to-slf4j/pom.xml
index 6ed6c7e..3956ba1 100644
--- a/log4j-to-slf4j/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-to-slf4j/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.12.1</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-to-slf4j</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-web/pom.xml b/log4j-web/pom.xml
index cbb5699..f7fc9de 100644
--- a/log4j-web/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-web/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
-    <version>2.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.12.1</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2713798..e4b667f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Apache Log4j 2</name>
-  <version>2.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.12.1</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache</groupId>
     <artifactId>apache</artifactId>
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/logging-log4j2.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/logging-log4j2.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=logging-log4j2.git;a=summary</url>
-    <tag>log4j-${Log4jReleaseVersion}</tag>
+    <tag>log4j-2.12.1-rc1</tag>
   </scm>
   <properties>
     <!-- make sure to update these for each release! -->