diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f6359158d4..55926fb2cd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-data-relational-parent</artifactId>
-	<version>2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>2.0.0.DATAJDBC-518-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 
 	<name>Spring Data Relational Parent</name>
diff --git a/spring-data-jdbc-distribution/pom.xml b/spring-data-jdbc-distribution/pom.xml
index 858a5f4b4b..c2dd9c133f 100644
--- a/spring-data-jdbc-distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-jdbc-distribution/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-relational-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.0.0.DATAJDBC-518-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-data-jdbc/pom.xml b/spring-data-jdbc/pom.xml
index 1fdf3e615a..6a91420907 100644
--- a/spring-data-jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
 	<artifactId>spring-data-jdbc</artifactId>
-	<version>2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>2.0.0.DATAJDBC-518-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
 	<name>Spring Data JDBC</name>
 	<description>Spring Data module for JDBC repositories.</description>
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-relational-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.0.0.DATAJDBC-518-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<properties>
diff --git a/spring-data-relational/pom.xml b/spring-data-relational/pom.xml
index 0a529399c3..aac777ce90 100644
--- a/spring-data-relational/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-relational/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
 	<artifactId>spring-data-relational</artifactId>
-	<version>2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>2.0.0.DATAJDBC-518-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
 	<name>Spring Data Relational</name>
 	<description>Spring Data Relational support</description>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-relational-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.0.0.DATAJDBC-518-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<properties>
diff --git a/spring-data-relational/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/relational/core/query/Criteria.java b/spring-data-relational/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/relational/core/query/Criteria.java
index 39c1ebec77..7672e6a645 100644
--- a/spring-data-relational/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/relational/core/query/Criteria.java
+++ b/spring-data-relational/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/relational/core/query/Criteria.java
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
  * @author Mark Paluch
  * @author Oliver Drotbohm
  * @author Roman Chigvintsev
+ * @author Jens Schauder
  * @since 2.0
  */
 public class Criteria implements CriteriaDefinition {
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ public class Criteria implements CriteriaDefinition {
 
 	private final @Nullable Criteria previous;
 	private final Combinator combinator;
-	private final List<Criteria> group;
+	private final List<CriteriaDefinition> group;
 
 	private final @Nullable SqlIdentifier column;
 	private final @Nullable Comparator comparator;
@@ -70,12 +71,12 @@ private Criteria(SqlIdentifier column, Comparator comparator, @Nullable Object v
 		this(null, Combinator.INITIAL, Collections.emptyList(), column, comparator, value, false);
 	}
 
-	private Criteria(@Nullable Criteria previous, Combinator combinator, List<Criteria> group,
+	private Criteria(@Nullable Criteria previous, Combinator combinator, List<CriteriaDefinition> group,
 			@Nullable SqlIdentifier column, @Nullable Comparator comparator, @Nullable Object value) {
 		this(previous, combinator, group, column, comparator, value, false);
 	}
 
-	private Criteria(@Nullable Criteria previous, Combinator combinator, List<Criteria> group,
+	private Criteria(@Nullable Criteria previous, Combinator combinator, List<CriteriaDefinition> group,
 			@Nullable SqlIdentifier column, @Nullable Comparator comparator, @Nullable Object value, boolean ignoreCase) {
 
 		this.previous = previous;
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ private Criteria(@Nullable Criteria previous, Combinator combinator, List<Criter
 		this.ignoreCase = ignoreCase;
 	}
 
-	private Criteria(@Nullable Criteria previous, Combinator combinator, List<Criteria> group) {
+	private Criteria(@Nullable Criteria previous, Combinator combinator, List<CriteriaDefinition> group) {
 
 		this.previous = previous;
 		this.combinator = previous != null && previous.isEmpty() ? Combinator.INITIAL : combinator;
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ public static Criteria empty() {
 	 *
 	 * @return new {@link Criteria}.
 	 */
-	public static Criteria from(Criteria... criteria) {
+	public static CriteriaDefinition from(CriteriaDefinition... criteria) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(criteria, "Criteria must not be null");
 		Assert.noNullElements(criteria, "Criteria must not contain null elements");
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ public static Criteria from(Criteria... criteria) {
 	 *
 	 * @return new {@link Criteria}.
 	 */
-	public static Criteria from(List<Criteria> criteria) {
+	public static CriteriaDefinition from(List<CriteriaDefinition> criteria) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(criteria, "Criteria must not be null");
 		Assert.noNullElements(criteria, "Criteria must not contain null elements");
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ protected Criteria createCriteria(Comparator comparator, Object value) {
 	 * @return a new {@link Criteria} object.
 	 * @since 1.1
 	 */
-	public Criteria and(Criteria criteria) {
+	public Criteria and(CriteriaDefinition criteria) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(criteria, "Criteria must not be null!");
 
@@ -192,9 +193,8 @@ public Criteria and(Criteria criteria) {
 	 *
 	 * @param criteria criteria objects.
 	 * @return a new {@link Criteria} object.
-	 * @since 1.1
 	 */
-	public Criteria and(List<Criteria> criteria) {
+	public Criteria and(List<CriteriaDefinition> criteria) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(criteria, "Criteria must not be null!");
 
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ protected Criteria createCriteria(Comparator comparator, Object value) {
 	 * @return a new {@link Criteria} object.
 	 * @since 1.1
 	 */
-	public Criteria or(Criteria criteria) {
+	public Criteria or(CriteriaDefinition criteria) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(criteria, "Criteria must not be null!");
 
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ public Criteria or(Criteria criteria) {
 	 * @return a new {@link Criteria} object.
 	 * @since 1.1
 	 */
-	public Criteria or(List<Criteria> criteria) {
+	public Criteria or(List<CriteriaDefinition> criteria) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(criteria, "Criteria must not be null!");
 
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ private boolean doIsEmpty() {
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		for (Criteria criteria : group) {
+		for (CriteriaDefinition criteria : group) {
 
 			if (!criteria.isEmpty()) {
 				return false;
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ public Combinator getCombinator() {
 		return combinator;
 	}
 
-	public List<Criteria> getGroup() {
+	public List<CriteriaDefinition> getGroup() {
 		return group;
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-data-relational/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/relational/core/query/CriteriaDefinition.java b/spring-data-relational/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/relational/core/query/CriteriaDefinition.java
index a0c3375020..a0073edcd3 100644
--- a/spring-data-relational/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/relational/core/query/CriteriaDefinition.java
+++ b/spring-data-relational/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/relational/core/query/CriteriaDefinition.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
  * represent a group of nested criteria objects.
  *
  * @author Mark Paluch
+ * @author Jens Schauder
  * @since 2.0
  */
 public interface CriteriaDefinition {
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ static CriteriaDefinition empty() {
 	 *
 	 * @return new {@link Criteria}.
 	 */
-	static CriteriaDefinition from(Criteria... criteria) {
+	static CriteriaDefinition from(CriteriaDefinition... criteria) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(criteria, "Criteria must not be null");
 		Assert.noNullElements(criteria, "Criteria must not contain null elements");
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ static CriteriaDefinition from(Criteria... criteria) {
 	 * @return new {@link Criteria}.
 	 * @since 1.1
 	 */
-	static CriteriaDefinition from(List<Criteria> criteria) {
+	static CriteriaDefinition from(List<CriteriaDefinition> criteria) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(criteria, "Criteria must not be null");
 		Assert.noNullElements(criteria, "Criteria must not contain null elements");
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ static CriteriaDefinition from(List<Criteria> criteria) {
 	 */
 	boolean isGroup();
 
-	List<? extends CriteriaDefinition> getGroup();
+	List<CriteriaDefinition> getGroup();
 
 	/**
 	 * @return the column/property name.
diff --git a/spring-data-relational/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/relational/core/query/CriteriaUnitTests.java b/spring-data-relational/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/relational/core/query/CriteriaUnitTests.java
index 282156fc57..944fc5abda 100644
--- a/spring-data-relational/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/relational/core/query/CriteriaUnitTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-relational/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/relational/core/query/CriteriaUnitTests.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public void fromCriteria() {
 
 		Criteria nested1 = where("foo").isNotNull();
 		Criteria nested2 = where("foo").isNull();
-		Criteria criteria = Criteria.from(nested1, nested2);
+		CriteriaDefinition criteria = Criteria.from(nested1, nested2);
 
 		assertThat(criteria.isGroup()).isTrue();
 		assertThat(criteria.getGroup()).containsExactly(nested1, nested2);
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public void fromCriteria() {
 	public void fromCriteriaOptimized() {
 
 		Criteria nested = where("foo").is("bar").and("baz").isNotNull();
-		Criteria criteria = Criteria.from(nested);
+		CriteriaDefinition criteria = Criteria.from(nested);
 
 		assertThat(criteria).isSameAs(nested).hasToString("foo = 'bar' AND baz IS NOT NULL");
 	}