diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index a3ee664..99a6f1f 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-(defproject smeagol "0.5.0-SNAPSHOT"
+(defproject smeagol "0.5.0-rc1"
   :description "A simple Git-backed Wiki inspired by Gollum"
   :url "https://github.com/simon-brooke/smeagol"
   :dependencies [[org.clojure/clojure "1.6.0"]
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
   :ring {:handler smeagol.handler/app
          :init    smeagol.handler/init
          :destroy smeagol.handler/destroy}
+  :lein-release {:scm :git}
   :profiles
   {:uberjar {:omit-source true
              :env {:production true}