diff --git a/.gitreview b/.gitreview
index d96ae2f..1c927f1 100644
--- a/.gitreview
+++ b/.gitreview
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 port=29418
 project=config.git
 defaultremote=origin
-defaultbranch=master
+defaultbranch=cord-1.0
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a1e8462..af210be 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.opencord</groupId>
     <artifactId>cord-config</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0.0-rc1</version>
     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
 
     <description>CORD configuration meta application</description>