diff --git a/benchmark/pom.xml b/benchmark/pom.xml
index 8b5f9f28a..e70a1e295 100644
--- a/benchmark/pom.xml
+++ b/benchmark/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.tinylog</groupId>
 		<artifactId>parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.3-rc-1</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<artifactId>benchmark</artifactId>