diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index ea176ba..5614abb 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>piccolo2d-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.piccolo2d</groupId>
-    <version>1.3-beta</version>
+    <version>1.3-rc1</version>
     <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>piccolo2d-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index 779ddb1..53c71e8 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>piccolo2d-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.piccolo2d</groupId>
-    <version>1.3-beta</version>
+    <version>1.3-rc1</version>
     <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>piccolo2d-examples</artifactId>
diff --git a/extras/pom.xml b/extras/pom.xml
index 3bcfb83..4421b22 100644
--- a/extras/pom.xml
+++ b/extras/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>piccolo2d-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.piccolo2d</groupId>
-    <version>1.3-beta</version>
+    <version>1.3-rc1</version>
     <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>piccolo2d-extras</artifactId>
diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index accc93d..9de93f1 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.piccolo2d</groupId>
   <artifactId>piccolo2d-parent</artifactId>
-  <version>1.3-beta</version>
+  <version>1.3-rc1</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Piccolo2D Parent</name>
   <description>A revolutionary way to create robust, full-featured graphical applications in Java and C#, with striking visual effects such as zooming, animation and multiple representations.</description>
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.3</version>
+          <version>2.4</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -239,15 +239,19 @@
             <target>${jdk.version}</target>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>        
-        <version>2.6.1</version>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>${jdk.version}</source>
-          <verbose>false</verbose>
-          <show>package</show>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>        
+          <version>2.6.1</version>
+          <configuration>
+            <source>${jdk.version}</source>
+            <verbose>false</verbose>
+            <show>package</show>
+          </configuration>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>2.3</version>
+        </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-scm-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>1.1</version>
@@ -256,6 +260,14 @@
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>2.1</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>2.5</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>2.0.1</version>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7e9a4cd..ad9b7d5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>piccolo2d-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.piccolo2d</groupId>
-    <version>1.3-beta</version>
+    <version>1.3-rc1</version>
     <relativePath>./parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>piccolo2d-complete</artifactId>
diff --git a/swt-examples/pom.xml b/swt-examples/pom.xml
index b5a476d..22a3cc8 100644
--- a/swt-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/swt-examples/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>piccolo2d-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.piccolo2d</groupId>
-    <version>1.3-beta</version>
+    <version>1.3-rc1</version>
     <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>piccolo2d-swt-examples</artifactId>
diff --git a/swt/pom.xml b/swt/pom.xml
index f27f42f..c0dc098 100644
--- a/swt/pom.xml
+++ b/swt/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>piccolo2d-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.piccolo2d</groupId>
-    <version>1.3-beta</version>
+    <version>1.3-rc1</version>
     <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>piccolo2d-swt</artifactId>