diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index cefa0a014cd..99e6f6ceb2f 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 9.0.0-rc.2
+current_version = 9.0.0-rc.1
 commit = True
 message = Update version numbers from {current_version} -> {new_version}
 search = {current_version}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f91a1c0f58a..0d8892039c5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ All the services:
 <dependency>
 	<groupId>com.ibm.watson</groupId>
 	<artifactId>ibm-watson</artifactId>
-	<version>9.0.0-rc.2</version>
+	<version>9.0.0-rc.1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ Only Discovery:
 <dependency>
 	<groupId>com.ibm.watson</groupId>
 	<artifactId>discovery</artifactId>
-	<version>9.0.0-rc.2</version>
+	<version>9.0.0-rc.1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
@@ -88,13 +88,13 @@ Only Discovery:
 All the services:
 
 ```gradle
-'com.ibm.watson:ibm-watson:9.0.0-rc.2'
+'com.ibm.watson:ibm-watson:9.0.0-rc.1'
 ```
 
 Only Assistant:
 
 ```gradle
-'com.ibm.watson:assistant:9.0.0-rc.2'
+'com.ibm.watson:assistant:9.0.0-rc.1'
 ```
 
 ##### JAR
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ We do :sunglasses:  http://ibm.github.io/
 ## Featured projects
 We'd love to highlight cool open-source projects that use this SDK! If you'd like to get your project added to the list, feel free to make an issue linking us to it.
 
-[jar]: https://github.com/watson-developer-cloud/java-sdk/releases/download/v9.0.0-rc.2/ibm-watson-9.0.0-rc.2-jar-with-dependencies.jar
+[jar]: https://github.com/watson-developer-cloud/java-sdk/releases/download/v9.0.0-rc.1/ibm-watson-9.0.0-rc.1-jar-with-dependencies.jar
 
 ## Contributors ✨
 
diff --git a/assistant/README.md b/assistant/README.md
index 899602ad831..608716d86d0 100644
--- a/assistant/README.md
+++ b/assistant/README.md
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.ibm.watson</groupId>
   <artifactId>assistant</artifactId>
-  <version>9.0.0-rc.2</version>
+  <version>9.0.0-rc.1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
 ##### Gradle
 
 ```gradle
-'com.ibm.watson:assistant:9.0.0-rc.2'
+'com.ibm.watson:assistant:9.0.0-rc.1'
 ```
 
 ## Usage
diff --git a/compare-comply/README.md b/compare-comply/README.md
index 017101c6745..d47fb11f2f7 100644
--- a/compare-comply/README.md
+++ b/compare-comply/README.md
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.ibm.watson</groupId>
   <artifactId>compare-comply</artifactId>
-  <version>9.0.0-rc.2</version>
+  <version>9.0.0-rc.1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
 ##### Gradle
 
 ```gradle
-'com.ibm.watson:compare-comply:9.0.0-rc.2'
+'com.ibm.watson:compare-comply:9.0.0-rc.1'
 ```
 
 ## Usage
diff --git a/discovery/README.md b/discovery/README.md
index 28bafe92f2a..52d26c381a2 100644
--- a/discovery/README.md
+++ b/discovery/README.md
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.ibm.watson</groupId>
   <artifactId>discovery</artifactId>
-  <version>9.0.0-rc.2</version>
+  <version>9.0.0-rc.1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
 ##### Gradle
 
 ```gradle
-'com.ibm.watson:discovery:9.0.0-rc.2'
+'com.ibm.watson:discovery:9.0.0-rc.1'
 ```
 
 ## Usage
diff --git a/docker/pom.xml b/docker/pom.xml
index 315c916ae7f..97ebd4b9895 100644
--- a/docker/pom.xml
+++ b/docker/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.ibm.watson</groupId>
       <artifactId>ibm-watson</artifactId>
-      <version>9.0.0-rc.2</version>
+      <version>9.0.0-rc.1</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <properties>
diff --git a/examples/build.gradle b/examples/build.gradle
index 46d4f5a3112..8f24f875fb0 100644
--- a/examples/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/build.gradle
@@ -34,5 +34,5 @@ checkstyle {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    compile 'com.ibm.watson:ibm-watson:9.0.0-rc.2'
+    compile 'com.ibm.watson:ibm-watson:9.0.0-rc.1'
 }
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index c4229ce140e..7913a38faa3 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-version=9.0.0-rc.2
+version=9.0.0-rc.1
 group=com.ibm.watson
 org.gradle.parallel=true
diff --git a/language-translator/README.md b/language-translator/README.md
index 5f64851095d..3ca8d75e55a 100644
--- a/language-translator/README.md
+++ b/language-translator/README.md
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.ibm.watson</groupId>
   <artifactId>language-translator</artifactId>
-  <version>9.0.0-rc.2</version>
+  <version>9.0.0-rc.1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
 ##### Gradle
 
 ```gradle
-'com.ibm.watson:language-translator:9.0.0-rc.2'
+'com.ibm.watson:language-translator:9.0.0-rc.1'
 ```
 
 ## Usage
diff --git a/natural-language-classifier/README.md b/natural-language-classifier/README.md
index 28c1ee0b6f7..462d8159fde 100644
--- a/natural-language-classifier/README.md
+++ b/natural-language-classifier/README.md
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.ibm.watson</groupId>
   <artifactId>natural-language-classifier</artifactId>
-  <version>9.0.0-rc.2</version>
+  <version>9.0.0-rc.1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
 ##### Gradle
 
 ```gradle
-'com.ibm.watson:natural-language-classifier:9.0.0-rc.2'
+'com.ibm.watson:natural-language-classifier:9.0.0-rc.1'
 ```
 
 ## Usage
diff --git a/natural-language-understanding/README.md b/natural-language-understanding/README.md
index ab5980d2e6c..8ea057f1ecb 100644
--- a/natural-language-understanding/README.md
+++ b/natural-language-understanding/README.md
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.ibm.watson</groupId>
   <artifactId>natural-language-understanding</artifactId>
-  <version>9.0.0-rc.2</version>
+  <version>9.0.0-rc.1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
 ##### Gradle
 
 ```gradle
-'com.ibm.watson:natural-language-understanding:9.0.0-rc.2'
+'com.ibm.watson:natural-language-understanding:9.0.0-rc.1'
 ```
 
 ## Usage
diff --git a/personality-insights/README.md b/personality-insights/README.md
index a1095e54621..8fd3e59e89d 100755
--- a/personality-insights/README.md
+++ b/personality-insights/README.md
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.ibm.watson</groupId>
   <artifactId>personality-insights</artifactId>
-  <version>9.0.0-rc.2</version>
+  <version>9.0.0-rc.1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
 ##### Gradle
 
 ```gradle
-'com.ibm.watson:personality-insights:9.0.0-rc.2'
+'com.ibm.watson:personality-insights:9.0.0-rc.1'
 ```
 
 ## Usage
diff --git a/speech-to-text/README.md b/speech-to-text/README.md
index b667ef97b31..2b015b99222 100755
--- a/speech-to-text/README.md
+++ b/speech-to-text/README.md
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.ibm.watson</groupId>
   <artifactId>speech-to-text</artifactId>
-  <version>9.0.0-rc.2</version>
+  <version>9.0.0-rc.1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
 ##### Gradle
 
 ```gradle
-'com.ibm.watson:speech-to-text:9.0.0-rc.2'
+'com.ibm.watson:speech-to-text:9.0.0-rc.1'
 ```
 
 ## Usage
diff --git a/text-to-speech/README.md b/text-to-speech/README.md
index e16b5c6c69d..27893017951 100755
--- a/text-to-speech/README.md
+++ b/text-to-speech/README.md
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.ibm.watson</groupId>
   <artifactId>text-to-speech</artifactId>
-  <version>9.0.0-rc.2</version>
+  <version>9.0.0-rc.1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
 ##### Gradle
 
 ```gradle
-'com.ibm.watson:text-to-speech:9.0.0-rc.2'
+'com.ibm.watson:text-to-speech:9.0.0-rc.1'
 ```
 
 ## Usage
diff --git a/tone-analyzer/README.md b/tone-analyzer/README.md
index 98d508ed2f4..052fd419eeb 100755
--- a/tone-analyzer/README.md
+++ b/tone-analyzer/README.md
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.ibm.watson</groupId>
   <artifactId>tone-analyzer</artifactId>
-  <version>9.0.0-rc.2</version>
+  <version>9.0.0-rc.1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
 ##### Gradle
 
 ```gradle
-'com.ibm.watson:tone-analyzer:9.0.0-rc.2'
+'com.ibm.watson:tone-analyzer:9.0.0-rc.1'
 ```
 
 ## Usage
diff --git a/visual-recognition/README.md b/visual-recognition/README.md
index 1edf68abe5c..11563f5106d 100644
--- a/visual-recognition/README.md
+++ b/visual-recognition/README.md
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.ibm.watson</groupId>
   <artifactId>visual-recognition</artifactId>
-  <version>9.0.0-rc.2</version>
+  <version>9.0.0-rc.1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
 ##### Gradle
 
 ```gradle
-'com.ibm.watson:visual-recognition:9.0.0-rc.2'
+'com.ibm.watson:visual-recognition:9.0.0-rc.1'
 ```
 
 ## Usage