diff --git a/jr-all/pom.xml b/jr-all/pom.xml
index 7c2a2407..6d36c04c 100644
--- a/jr-all/pom.xml
+++ b/jr-all/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.jr</groupId>
     <artifactId>jackson-jr-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.16.0-rc1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.16.0-rc1</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>jackson-jr-all</artifactId>
   <name>jackson-jr-all</name>
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Streaming, in a single jar.
 
   <properties>
     <!-- for Reproducible Builds -->
-    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2023-04-23T21:33:28Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2023-10-20T22:31:57Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/jr-annotation-support/pom.xml b/jr-annotation-support/pom.xml
index a5c14c64..72b5e12d 100644
--- a/jr-annotation-support/pom.xml
+++ b/jr-annotation-support/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.jr</groupId>
     <artifactId>jackson-jr-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.16.0-rc1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.16.0-rc1</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>jackson-jr-annotation-support</artifactId>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     <packageVersion.package>${project.groupId}.annotationsupport</packageVersion.package>
 
     <!-- for Reproducible Builds -->
-    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2023-04-23T21:33:28Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2023-10-20T22:31:57Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/jr-objects/pom.xml b/jr-objects/pom.xml
index 5b1a48a3..cf9925f1 100644
--- a/jr-objects/pom.xml
+++ b/jr-objects/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.jr</groupId>
     <artifactId>jackson-jr-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.16.0-rc1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.16.0-rc1</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>jackson-jr-objects</artifactId>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ has no other dependencies, and provides additional builder-style content generat
     <packageVersion.template.output>${generatedSourcesDir}/${packageVersion.dir}/PackageVersion.java</packageVersion.template.output>
 
     <!-- for Reproducible Builds -->
-    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2023-04-23T21:33:28Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2023-10-20T22:31:57Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/jr-retrofit2/pom.xml b/jr-retrofit2/pom.xml
index 4d4bdb7b..c1888b63 100644
--- a/jr-retrofit2/pom.xml
+++ b/jr-retrofit2/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.jr</groupId>
     <artifactId>jackson-jr-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.16.0-rc1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.16.0-rc1</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>jackson-jr-retrofit2</artifactId>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ ${project.groupId}.retrofit2;version=${project.version}
       -->
 
     <!-- for Reproducible Builds -->
-    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2023-04-23T21:33:28Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2023-10-20T22:31:57Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/jr-stree/pom.xml b/jr-stree/pom.xml
index 8efc9bb9..2f298ec1 100644
--- a/jr-stree/pom.xml
+++ b/jr-stree/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.jr</groupId>
     <artifactId>jackson-jr-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.16.0-rc1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.16.0-rc1</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>jackson-jr-stree</artifactId>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ has no other dependencies.
     <packageVersion.package>${project.groupId}.stree</packageVersion.package>
 
     <!-- for Reproducible Builds -->
-    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2023-04-23T21:33:28Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2023-10-20T22:31:57Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ba0ddba4..4e1bba41 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.jr</groupId>
   <artifactId>jackson-jr-parent</artifactId>
   <name>Parent pom for Jackson jr components</name>
-  <version>2.16.0-rc1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.16.0-rc1</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <description>Parent pom for Jackson jr components
   </description>
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:FasterXML/jackson-jr.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:FasterXML/jackson-jr.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-jr</url>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>jackson-jr-parent-2.16.0-rc1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <properties>
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     <javac.debuglevel>source</javac.debuglevel>
 
     <!-- for Reproducible Builds -->
-    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2023-04-23T21:33:28Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2023-10-20T22:31:57Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
   </properties>
 
   <!-- Alas, need to include snapshot reference since otherwise can not find