diff --git a/Documentation/dev-plugins.txt b/Documentation/dev-plugins.txt
index e9ba824..fdac6d3 100644
--- a/Documentation/dev-plugins.txt
+++ b/Documentation/dev-plugins.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 ----
 mvn archetype:generate -DarchetypeGroupId=com.google.gerrit \
     -DarchetypeArtifactId=gerrit-plugin-archetype \
-    -DarchetypeVersion=2.12-SNAPSHOT \
+    -DarchetypeVersion=2.12-rc0 \
     -DgroupId=com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.testplugin \
     -DartifactId=testplugin
 ----
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 83d3d2a..8384cd04 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 # Used by :api_install and :api_deploy targets
 # when talking to the destination repository.
 #
-GERRIT_VERSION = '2.12-SNAPSHOT'
+GERRIT_VERSION = '2.12-rc0'
diff --git a/gerrit-acceptance-framework/pom.xml b/gerrit-acceptance-framework/pom.xml
index ca1ecd9..a4db4e8 100644
--- a/gerrit-acceptance-framework/pom.xml
+++ b/gerrit-acceptance-framework/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.gerrit</groupId>
   <artifactId>gerrit-acceptance-framework</artifactId>
-  <version>2.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.12-rc0</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Gerrit Code Review - Acceptance Test Framework</name>
   <description>API for Gerrit Plugins</description>
diff --git a/gerrit-extension-api/pom.xml b/gerrit-extension-api/pom.xml
index a2476eb..46ae53f 100644
--- a/gerrit-extension-api/pom.xml
+++ b/gerrit-extension-api/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.gerrit</groupId>
   <artifactId>gerrit-extension-api</artifactId>
-  <version>2.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.12-rc0</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Gerrit Code Review - Extension API</name>
   <description>API for Gerrit Extensions</description>
diff --git a/gerrit-plugin-api/pom.xml b/gerrit-plugin-api/pom.xml
index 131666c..b842a80 100644
--- a/gerrit-plugin-api/pom.xml
+++ b/gerrit-plugin-api/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.gerrit</groupId>
   <artifactId>gerrit-plugin-api</artifactId>
-  <version>2.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.12-rc0</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Gerrit Code Review - Plugin API</name>
   <description>API for Gerrit Plugins</description>
diff --git a/gerrit-plugin-archetype/pom.xml b/gerrit-plugin-archetype/pom.xml
index 4035940..acb00dc 100644
--- a/gerrit-plugin-archetype/pom.xml
+++ b/gerrit-plugin-archetype/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
   <groupId>com.google.gerrit</groupId>
   <artifactId>gerrit-plugin-archetype</artifactId>
-  <version>2.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.12-rc0</version>
   <name>Gerrit Code Review - Plugin Archetype</name>
   <description>Maven Archetype for Gerrit Plugins</description>
   <url>https://www.gerritcodereview.com/</url>
diff --git a/gerrit-plugin-gwt-archetype/pom.xml b/gerrit-plugin-gwt-archetype/pom.xml
index 6e811a2..7b04170 100644
--- a/gerrit-plugin-gwt-archetype/pom.xml
+++ b/gerrit-plugin-gwt-archetype/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
   <groupId>com.google.gerrit</groupId>
   <artifactId>gerrit-plugin-gwt-archetype</artifactId>
-  <version>2.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.12-rc0</version>
   <name>Gerrit Code Review - Web UI GWT Plugin Archetype</name>
   <description>Maven Archetype for Gerrit Web UI GWT Plugins</description>
   <url>https://www.gerritcodereview.com/</url>
diff --git a/gerrit-plugin-gwtui/pom.xml b/gerrit-plugin-gwtui/pom.xml
index a34a7b3..0b2e1f6 100644
--- a/gerrit-plugin-gwtui/pom.xml
+++ b/gerrit-plugin-gwtui/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.gerrit</groupId>
   <artifactId>gerrit-plugin-gwtui</artifactId>
-  <version>2.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.12-rc0</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Gerrit Code Review - Plugin GWT UI</name>
   <description>Common Classes for Gerrit GWT UI Plugins</description>
diff --git a/gerrit-plugin-js-archetype/pom.xml b/gerrit-plugin-js-archetype/pom.xml
index 7cc87fe..6ed7be3 100644
--- a/gerrit-plugin-js-archetype/pom.xml
+++ b/gerrit-plugin-js-archetype/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
   <groupId>com.google.gerrit</groupId>
   <artifactId>gerrit-plugin-js-archetype</artifactId>
-  <version>2.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.12-rc0</version>
   <name>Gerrit Code Review - Web UI JavaScript Plugin Archetype</name>
   <description>Maven Archetype for Gerrit Web UI JavaScript Plugins</description>
   <url>https://www.gerritcodereview.com/</url>
diff --git a/gerrit-war/pom.xml b/gerrit-war/pom.xml
index 0aeccc7..e2e62d8 100644
--- a/gerrit-war/pom.xml
+++ b/gerrit-war/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.gerrit</groupId>
   <artifactId>gerrit-war</artifactId>
-  <version>2.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.12-rc0</version>
   <packaging>war</packaging>
   <name>Gerrit Code Review - WAR</name>
   <description>Gerrit WAR</description>