diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4873876..f060f46 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ npx @modelcontextprotocol/conformance server --url http://localhost:8080/mcp --s
 ./mvnw clean package -DskipTests -pl conformance-tests/client-jdk-http-client -am
 for scenario in initialize tools_call elicitation-sep1034-client-defaults sse-retry; do
   npx @modelcontextprotocol/conformance client \
-    --command "java -jar conformance-tests/client-jdk-http-client/target/client-jdk-http-client-2.0.0-SNAPSHOT.jar" \
+    --command "java -jar conformance-tests/client-jdk-http-client/target/client-jdk-http-client-2.0.0-RC1.jar" \
     --scenario $scenario
 done
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ done
 ./mvnw clean package -DskipTests -pl conformance-tests/client-spring-http-client -am
 npx @modelcontextprotocol/conformance@0.1.15 client \
   --spec-version 2025-11-25 \
-  --command "java -jar conformance-tests/client-spring-http-client/target/client-spring-http-client-2.0.0-SNAPSHOT.jar" \
+  --command "java -jar conformance-tests/client-spring-http-client/target/client-spring-http-client-2.0.0-RC1.jar" \
   --suite auth
 ```
 
diff --git a/conformance-tests/client-jdk-http-client/pom.xml b/conformance-tests/client-jdk-http-client/pom.xml
index f939cfa..9b7179f 100644
--- a/conformance-tests/client-jdk-http-client/pom.xml
+++ b/conformance-tests/client-jdk-http-client/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>io.modelcontextprotocol.sdk</groupId>
 		<artifactId>conformance-tests</artifactId>
-		<version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.0.0-RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>client-jdk-http-client</artifactId>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>io.modelcontextprotocol.sdk</groupId>
 			<artifactId>mcp</artifactId>
-			<version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>2.0.0-RC1</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<!-- Logging -->
diff --git a/conformance-tests/client-spring-http-client/README.md b/conformance-tests/client-spring-http-client/README.md
index b6943a9..8bbed20 100644
--- a/conformance-tests/client-spring-http-client/README.md
+++ b/conformance-tests/client-spring-http-client/README.md
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ cd conformance-tests/client-spring-http-client
 
 This creates an executable JAR at:
 ```
-target/client-spring-http-client-2.0.0-SNAPSHOT.jar
+target/client-spring-http-client-2.0.0-RC1.jar
 ```
 
 ## Running Tests
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ Run the full auth suite:
 ```bash
 npx @modelcontextprotocol/conformance@0.1.15 client \
   --spec-version 2025-11-25 \
-  --command "java -jar conformance-tests/client-spring-http-client/target/client-spring-http-client-2.0.0-SNAPSHOT.jar" \
+  --command "java -jar conformance-tests/client-spring-http-client/target/client-spring-http-client-2.0.0-RC1.jar" \
   --suite auth
 ```
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ Run a single scenario:
 ```bash
 npx @modelcontextprotocol/conformance@0.1.15 client \
   --spec-version 2025-11-25 \
-  --command "java -jar conformance-tests/client-spring-http-client/target/client-spring-http-client-2.0.0-SNAPSHOT.jar" \
+  --command "java -jar conformance-tests/client-spring-http-client/target/client-spring-http-client-2.0.0-RC1.jar" \
   --scenario auth/metadata-default
 ```
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ Run with verbose output:
 ```bash
 npx @modelcontextprotocol/conformance@0.1.15 client \
   --spec-version 2025-11-25 \
-  --command "java -jar conformance-tests/client-spring-http-client/target/client-spring-http-client-2.0.0-SNAPSHOT.jar" \
+  --command "java -jar conformance-tests/client-spring-http-client/target/client-spring-http-client-2.0.0-RC1.jar" \
   --scenario auth/metadata-default \
   --verbose
 ```
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ You can also run the client manually if you have a test server:
 
 ```bash
 export MCP_CONFORMANCE_SCENARIO=auth/metadata-default
-java -jar conformance-tests/client-spring-http-client/target/client-spring-http-client-2.0.0-SNAPSHOT.jar http://localhost:3000/mcp
+java -jar conformance-tests/client-spring-http-client/target/client-spring-http-client-2.0.0-RC1.jar http://localhost:3000/mcp
 ```
 
 ## Known Issues
diff --git a/conformance-tests/client-spring-http-client/pom.xml b/conformance-tests/client-spring-http-client/pom.xml
index 96b9244..093f63b 100644
--- a/conformance-tests/client-spring-http-client/pom.xml
+++ b/conformance-tests/client-spring-http-client/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>io.modelcontextprotocol.sdk</groupId>
 		<artifactId>conformance-tests</artifactId>
-		<version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.0.0-RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>client-spring-http-client</artifactId>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/conformance-tests/pom.xml b/conformance-tests/pom.xml
index 88ab7c4..4053161 100644
--- a/conformance-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/conformance-tests/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>io.modelcontextprotocol.sdk</groupId>
 		<artifactId>mcp-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.0.0-RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>conformance-tests</artifactId>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
diff --git a/conformance-tests/server-servlet/pom.xml b/conformance-tests/server-servlet/pom.xml
index a80c7c4..787244d 100644
--- a/conformance-tests/server-servlet/pom.xml
+++ b/conformance-tests/server-servlet/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>io.modelcontextprotocol.sdk</groupId>
 		<artifactId>conformance-tests</artifactId>
-		<version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.0.0-RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>server-servlet</artifactId>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>io.modelcontextprotocol.sdk</groupId>
 			<artifactId>mcp</artifactId>
-			<version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>2.0.0-RC1</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/docs/quickstart.md b/docs/quickstart.md
index e7e76bc..86d25d4 100644
--- a/docs/quickstart.md
+++ b/docs/quickstart.md
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ Add the BOM to your project:
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>io.modelcontextprotocol.sdk</groupId>
                 <artifactId>mcp-bom</artifactId>
-                <version>1.0.0</version>
+                <version>2.0.0-RC1</version>
                 <type>pom</type>
                 <scope>import</scope>
             </dependency>
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ Add the BOM to your project:
 
     ```groovy
     dependencies {
-        implementation platform("io.modelcontextprotocol.sdk:mcp-bom:1.0.0")
+        implementation platform("io.modelcontextprotocol.sdk:mcp-bom:2.0.0-RC1")
         //...
     }
     ```
diff --git a/mcp-bom/pom.xml b/mcp-bom/pom.xml
index 3035205..a351cae 100644
--- a/mcp-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/mcp-bom/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.modelcontextprotocol.sdk</groupId>
         <artifactId>mcp-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.0.0-RC1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>mcp-bom</artifactId>
diff --git a/mcp-core/pom.xml b/mcp-core/pom.xml
index d622df0..7a8b349 100644
--- a/mcp-core/pom.xml
+++ b/mcp-core/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>io.modelcontextprotocol.sdk</groupId>
 		<artifactId>mcp-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.0.0-RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>mcp-core</artifactId>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/mcp-json-jackson2/pom.xml b/mcp-json-jackson2/pom.xml
index b367029..e73b56d 100644
--- a/mcp-json-jackson2/pom.xml
+++ b/mcp-json-jackson2/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>io.modelcontextprotocol.sdk</groupId>
 		<artifactId>mcp-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.0.0-RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>mcp-json-jackson2</artifactId>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>io.modelcontextprotocol.sdk</groupId>
 			<artifactId>mcp-core</artifactId>
-			<version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>2.0.0-RC1</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.networknt</groupId>
diff --git a/mcp-json-jackson3/pom.xml b/mcp-json-jackson3/pom.xml
index 4dd9d74..c5f7d26 100644
--- a/mcp-json-jackson3/pom.xml
+++ b/mcp-json-jackson3/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>io.modelcontextprotocol.sdk</groupId>
 		<artifactId>mcp-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.0.0-RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>mcp-json-jackson3</artifactId>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>io.modelcontextprotocol.sdk</groupId>
 			<artifactId>mcp-core</artifactId>
-			<version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>2.0.0-RC1</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>tools.jackson.core</groupId>
diff --git a/mcp-test/pom.xml b/mcp-test/pom.xml
index 45e7471..2c2e76f 100644
--- a/mcp-test/pom.xml
+++ b/mcp-test/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>io.modelcontextprotocol.sdk</groupId>
 		<artifactId>mcp-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.0.0-RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>mcp-test</artifactId>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>io.modelcontextprotocol.sdk</groupId>
 			<artifactId>mcp-core</artifactId>
-			<version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>2.0.0-RC1</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
 				<dependency>
 					<groupId>io.modelcontextprotocol.sdk</groupId>
 					<artifactId>mcp-json-jackson3</artifactId>
-					<version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+					<version>2.0.0-RC1</version>
 					<scope>test</scope>
 				</dependency>
 			</dependencies>
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
 				<dependency>
 					<groupId>io.modelcontextprotocol.sdk</groupId>
 					<artifactId>mcp-json-jackson2</artifactId>
-					<version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+					<version>2.0.0-RC1</version>
 					<scope>test</scope>
 				</dependency>
 			</dependencies>
diff --git a/mcp/pom.xml b/mcp/pom.xml
index 16fca0b..e775b37 100644
--- a/mcp/pom.xml
+++ b/mcp/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>io.modelcontextprotocol.sdk</groupId>
 		<artifactId>mcp-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.0.0-RC1</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>mcp</artifactId>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>io.modelcontextprotocol.sdk</groupId>
 			<artifactId>mcp-json-jackson3</artifactId>
-			<version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>2.0.0-RC1</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>io.modelcontextprotocol.sdk</groupId>
 			<artifactId>mcp-core</artifactId>
-			<version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>2.0.0-RC1</version>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 
diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
index 3e27c3f..608b7ec 100644
--- a/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -48,9 +48,7 @@ nav:
   - Contributing:
     - Contributing Guide: contribute.md
     - Documentation: development.md
-  - API Reference: https://javadoc.io/doc/io.modelcontextprotocol.sdk/mcp-core/latest
-  - News:
-    - blog/index.md
+  - API Reference: https://javadoc.io/doc/io.modelcontextprotocol.sdk/mcp-core/2.0.0-RC1
 
 markdown_extensions:
   - admonition
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d738e26..1b32356 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>io.modelcontextprotocol.sdk</groupId>
 	<artifactId>mcp-parent</artifactId>
-	<version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>2.0.0-RC1</version>
 
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 	<url>https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/java-sdk</url>