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+		<version>6.1.RC1</version>
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 	<artifactId>specs-asic-manifest</artifactId>
diff --git a/specs-jades/pom.xml b/specs-jades/pom.xml
index 5636b82a5d..69da1c873a 100644
--- a/specs-jades/pom.xml
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
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 		<artifactId>sd-dss</artifactId>
-		<version>6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>6.1.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<artifactId>specs-jades</artifactId>
diff --git a/specs-jws/pom.xml b/specs-jws/pom.xml
index ccafb696be..60f200dcea 100644
--- a/specs-jws/pom.xml
+++ b/specs-jws/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
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 		<groupId>eu.europa.ec.joinup.sd-dss</groupId>
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-		<version>6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>6.1.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<artifactId>specs-jws</artifactId>
diff --git a/specs-saml-assertion/pom.xml b/specs-saml-assertion/pom.xml
index d67bb23765..1d2804e515 100644
--- a/specs-saml-assertion/pom.xml
+++ b/specs-saml-assertion/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
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 		<groupId>eu.europa.ec.joinup.sd-dss</groupId>
 		<artifactId>sd-dss</artifactId>
-		<version>6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>6.1.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	
 	<artifactId>specs-saml-assertion</artifactId>
diff --git a/specs-trusted-list/pom.xml b/specs-trusted-list/pom.xml
index db879bde6a..5e762fb282 100644
--- a/specs-trusted-list/pom.xml
+++ b/specs-trusted-list/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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 		<artifactId>sd-dss</artifactId>
-		<version>6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>6.1.RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<artifactId>specs-trusted-list</artifactId>
diff --git a/specs-validation-report/pom.xml b/specs-validation-report/pom.xml
index b31fc0b8f2..1bb096f082 100644
--- a/specs-validation-report/pom.xml
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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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 		<artifactId>sd-dss</artifactId>
-		<version>6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>6.1.RC1</version>
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 	<artifactId>specs-validation-report</artifactId>
diff --git a/specs-xades/pom.xml b/specs-xades/pom.xml
index 9ad68b8369..d94e9d2d20 100644
--- a/specs-xades/pom.xml
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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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-		<version>6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>6.1.RC1</version>
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 	<artifactId>specs-xades</artifactId>
diff --git a/specs-xmldsig/pom.xml b/specs-xmldsig/pom.xml
index 6797bade1d..2b2e706ddf 100644
--- a/specs-xmldsig/pom.xml
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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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+		<version>6.1.RC1</version>
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 	<artifactId>specs-xmldsig</artifactId>
diff --git a/specs-xmlers/pom.xml b/specs-xmlers/pom.xml
index 6f05d92e07..5953b2dc79 100644
--- a/specs-xmlers/pom.xml
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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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