[maven-release-plugin] prepare release v1.2.0-rc1
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8a25b9a..d69307e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
  * 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>
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.apache</groupId>
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@
 		<version>18</version>
 	</parent>
 	<groupId>org.apache.systemml</groupId>
-	<version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.2.0</version>
 	<artifactId>systemml</artifactId>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
 	<name>SystemML</name>
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@
 		<connection>scm:git:git@github.com:apache/systemml</connection>
 		<developerConnection>scm:git:https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/systemml</developerConnection>
 		<url>https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=systemml.git</url>
-		<tag>HEAD</tag>
+		<tag>v1.2.0-rc1</tag>
 	</scm>
 	<issueManagement>
 		<system>JIRA</system>
@@ -602,9 +601,7 @@
 						<phase>package</phase>
 						<configuration>
 							<target name="copy and rename JAR">
-								<copy
-									file="${project.build.directory}/${project.artifactId}-${project.version}.jar"
-									tofile="${project.build.directory}/SystemML.jar" />
+								<copy file="${project.build.directory}/${project.artifactId}-${project.version}.jar" tofile="${project.build.directory}/SystemML.jar" />
 							</target>
 						</configuration>
 						<goals>