diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 773a918147..4b354f8189 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 plugins {
     id 'com.github.kt3k.coveralls' version '2.8.4'
     id 'org.asciidoctor.jvm.convert' version '3.0.0'
-    id 'io.codearte.nexus-staging' version '0.21.1'
+    id 'io.codearte.nexus-staging' version '0.22.0'
     id 'com.github.ben-manes.versions' version '0.27.0'
     id 'org.sonarqube' version '2.8' apply false
     id 'com.github.node-gradle.node' version '2.2.4' apply false
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ nexusStaging {
     packageGroup = 'com.tngtech'
     username = sonatypeUsername
     password = sonatypePassword
-    numberOfRetries = 60
+    numberOfRetries = 100
 }
 
 subprojects {
diff --git a/example-projects/java11/pom.xml b/example-projects/java11/pom.xml
index 81965dd1de..6386396d34 100644
--- a/example-projects/java11/pom.xml
+++ b/example-projects/java11/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-    <jgiven.version>1.0.0-RC1</jgiven.version>
+    <jgiven.version>1.0.0-RC6</jgiven.version>
   </properties>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/example-projects/kotlin/build.gradle b/example-projects/kotlin/build.gradle
index bc8d5a13a4..3d82c165f0 100644
--- a/example-projects/kotlin/build.gradle
+++ b/example-projects/kotlin/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 plugins {
     id "org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm" version "1.3.61"
-    id "com.tngtech.jgiven.gradle-plugin" version "0.18.2"
+    id "com.tngtech.jgiven.gradle-plugin" version "1.0.0-RC6"
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'java'
diff --git a/example-projects/kotlin/gradle.properties b/example-projects/kotlin/gradle.properties
index e9f68a221c..f0ad6513ae 100644
--- a/example-projects/kotlin/gradle.properties
+++ b/example-projects/kotlin/gradle.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version=0.18.2
+version=1.0.0-RC6
diff --git a/example-projects/maven/pom.xml b/example-projects/maven/pom.xml
index daee7c9242..580d35f2f0 100644
--- a/example-projects/maven/pom.xml
+++ b/example-projects/maven/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-    <jgiven.version>0.15.1</jgiven.version>
+    <jgiven.version>1.0.0-RC6</jgiven.version>
   </properties>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/example-projects/scala/build.sbt b/example-projects/scala/build.sbt
index 662dce596a..09a5649bbb 100644
--- a/example-projects/scala/build.sbt
+++ b/example-projects/scala/build.sbt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ scalaVersion := "2.11.7"
 libraryDependencies ++= Seq( 
     "org.scalatest" %% "scalatest" % "2.2.4" % "test",
     "junit" % "junit" % "4.12" % "test",
-    "com.tngtech.jgiven" % "jgiven-junit" % "0.15.0" % "test",
+    "com.tngtech.jgiven" % "jgiven-junit" % "1.0.0-RC6" % "test",
     "com.novocode" % "junit-interface" % "0.8" % "test",
     "org.slf4j" % "slf4j-simple" % "1.7.13" % "test"    
     )
diff --git a/example-projects/selenium/build.gradle b/example-projects/selenium/build.gradle
index a852cabfc3..e9892ae4b2 100644
--- a/example-projects/selenium/build.gradle
+++ b/example-projects/selenium/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 plugins {
-    id "com.tngtech.jgiven.gradle-plugin" version "0.18.2"
+    id "com.tngtech.jgiven.gradle-plugin" version "1.0.0-RC6"
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'java'
diff --git a/example-projects/spring-boot/build.gradle b/example-projects/spring-boot/build.gradle
index ed2b02808a..36d0ca6324 100644
--- a/example-projects/spring-boot/build.gradle
+++ b/example-projects/spring-boot/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 plugins {
-    id "com.tngtech.jgiven.gradle-plugin" version "1.0.0-RC4"
+    id "com.tngtech.jgiven.gradle-plugin" version "1.0.0-RC6"
     id 'org.springframework.boot' version '2.1.7.RELEASE'
 }