diff --git a/scm/project.xml b/scm/project.xml
index b64c13bf..42219e6b 100644
--- a/scm/project.xml
+++ b/scm/project.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <extend>../plugin-parent/project.xml</extend>
   <id>maven-scm-plugin</id>
   <name>Maven Source Control Management Plug-in</name>
-  <currentVersion>1.5-beta-4-SNAPSHOT</currentVersion>
+  <currentVersion>1.5-rc1</currentVersion>
   <description>A plugin for SCM tasks, currently CVS.</description>
   <shortDescription>SCM Plugin for Maven.</shortDescription>
   <url>http://maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/scm/</url>
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@
       <name>1.5-beta-3</name>
       <tag>scm-1.5-beta-3</tag>
     </version>
+    <version>
+      <id>1.5-rc1</id>
+      <name>1.5-rc1</name>
+      <tag>scm-1.5-rc1</tag>
+    </version>
   </versions>
   <developers>
     <developer>