diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index f97f9a8d6..b33ddfe57 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@
 Properties props = new Properties()
 props.load(new FileInputStream("${projectDir}/build.properties"))
 ext.BootsFacesVersion = props['VERSION']
-ext.BootsFacesReleaseStatus = props['RELEASE-STATUS'] //SNAPSHOT or RELEASE
+ext.BootsFacesReleaseStatus = props['RELEASE-STATUS'] //SNAPSHOT or RCn or betaN or empty for RELEASE
+def pomVersion = BootsFacesVersion+'-SNAPSHOT'
+if(BootsFacesReleaseStatus==null||BootsFacesReleaseStatus=='') { pomVersion=BootsFacesVersion }
+else if(BootsFacesReleaseStatus.startsWith("RC")||BootsFacesReleaseStatus.startsWith("beta")) { pomVersion=BootsFacesVersion+'-'+BootsFacesReleaseStatus }
+ext.pomVersion=pomVersion
 //Bootstrap
 ext.BootstrapVersion = props['bootstrap.version']
 //PatternFly
@@ -89,7 +93,7 @@ showConfig.doFirst {
   new File( configClassFile ).write( configClass, 'UTF-8' )
 
   //Patches version in pom file.
-  def pomVersion = BootsFacesReleaseStatus == 'SNAPSHOT' ? BootsFacesVersion+'-SNAPSHOT' : BootsFacesVersion
+  //def pomVersion = BootsFacesReleaseStatus == 'SNAPSHOT' ? BootsFacesVersion+'-SNAPSHOT' : BootsFacesVersion
   String projectPomText = new File( 'pom.xml' ).getText( 'UTF-8' )
   projectPomText=(projectPomText =~ /<version>[^<]+<\/version>/).replaceFirst('<version>'+pomVersion+'</version>')
   new File( 'pom.xml' ).write( projectPomText, 'UTF-8' )
diff --git a/build.properties b/build.properties
index 5f4d238c0..5c3fec8a6 100644
--- a/build.properties
+++ b/build.properties
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ VERSION=1.1.0
 # RELEASE-STATUS - SNAPSHOT (default)
 # or don't remove the property but just leave it blank for a Final RELEASE :
 # RELEASE-STATUS=
-RELEASE-STATUS=SNAPSHOT
+RELEASE-STATUS=RC1
 bootstrap.version=3.3.7
 
 # Set global properties for this build
diff --git a/java6/build.gradle b/java6/build.gradle
index a8679e076..d2359c34f 100644
--- a/java6/build.gradle
+++ b/java6/build.gradle
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ install {
         pom.artifactId = 'bootsfaces'
         // shouldn't be needed as this is the default anyway
         pom.packaging = 'jar'
-        pom.version = "$BootsFacesVersion-SNAPSHOT"
+        pom.version = "$pomVersion"
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/java7/build.gradle b/java7/build.gradle
index 18d2b4cd8..c7761b1ee 100644
--- a/java7/build.gradle
+++ b/java7/build.gradle
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ install {
         pom.artifactId = 'bootsfaces'
         // shouldn't be needed as this is the default anyway
         pom.packaging = 'jar'
-        pom.version = "$BootsFacesVersion-SNAPSHOT"
+        pom.version = "$pomVersion"
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/java8/build.gradle b/java8/build.gradle
index a5d119fd4..29c38a76a 100644
--- a/java8/build.gradle
+++ b/java8/build.gradle
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ install {
         pom.artifactId = 'bootsfaces'
         // shouldn't be needed as this is the default anyway
         pom.packaging = 'jar'
-        pom.version = "$BootsFacesVersion-SNAPSHOT"
+        pom.version = "$pomVersion"
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 22ea3cb6e..fee83f88f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>net.bootsfaces</groupId>
 	<artifactId>bootsfaces</artifactId>
-	<version>1.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.1.0-RC1</version>
 	<name>BootsFaces</name>
 	<description>TheCoder4EU</description>
 	<url>http://www.bootsfaces.net</url>
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/bootsfaces/C.java b/src/main/java/net/bootsfaces/C.java
index be6ebda4d..4a32a96db 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/bootsfaces/C.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/bootsfaces/C.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public final class C {
      * BootsFaces Library Constants
      */
      public static final String BSFVERSION="1.1.0";
-     public static final String BSFRELEASE_STATUS="SNAPSHOT"; //SNAPSHOT or empty String (for a final RELEASE)
+     public static final String BSFRELEASE_STATUS="RC1"; //SNAPSHOT or empty String (for a final RELEASE)
      public static final String BSFCOMPONENT= "net.bootsfaces.component";
      public static final String BSFLAYOUT   = "net.bootsfaces.layout";
      //public static final String BSFRENDER   = "net.bootsfaces.render";