diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7374b563d..7c7b6a720 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -214,129 +214,129 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.archiva</groupId>
         <artifactId>archiva-applet</artifactId>
-        <version>${archiva.version}</version>
+        <version>1.0-alpha-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.archiva</groupId>
         <artifactId>archiva-artifact-converter</artifactId>
-        <version>${archiva.version}</version>
+        <version>1.0-alpha-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.archiva</groupId>
         <artifactId>archiva-artifact-reports</artifactId>
-        <version>${archiva.version}</version>
+        <version>1.0-alpha-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.archiva</groupId>
         <artifactId>archiva-common</artifactId>
-        <version>${archiva.version}</version>
+        <version>1.0-alpha-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.archiva</groupId>
         <artifactId>archiva-configuration</artifactId>
-        <version>${archiva.version}</version>
+        <version>1.0-alpha-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.archiva</groupId>
         <artifactId>archiva-consumer-api</artifactId>
-        <version>${archiva.version}</version>
+        <version>1.0-alpha-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.archiva</groupId>
         <artifactId>archiva-converter</artifactId>
-        <version>${archiva.version}</version>
+        <version>1.0-alpha-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.archiva</groupId>
         <artifactId>archiva-core</artifactId>
-        <version>${archiva.version}</version>
+        <version>1.0-alpha-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.archiva</groupId>
         <artifactId>archiva-core-consumers</artifactId>
-        <version>${archiva.version}</version>
+        <version>1.0-alpha-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.archiva</groupId>
         <artifactId>archiva-database</artifactId>
-        <version>${archiva.version}</version>
+        <version>1.0-alpha-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.archiva</groupId>
         <artifactId>archiva-database-consumers</artifactId>
-        <version>${archiva.version}</version>
+        <version>1.0-alpha-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.archiva</groupId>
         <artifactId>archiva-indexer</artifactId>
-        <version>${archiva.version}</version>
+        <version>1.0-alpha-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.archiva</groupId>
         <artifactId>archiva-lucene-consumers</artifactId>
-        <version>${archiva.version}</version>
+        <version>1.0-alpha-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.archiva</groupId>
         <artifactId>archiva-model</artifactId>
-        <version>${archiva.version}</version>
+        <version>1.0-alpha-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.archiva</groupId>
         <artifactId>archiva-plexus-application</artifactId>
-        <version>${archiva.version}</version>
+        <version>1.0-alpha-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <type>plexus-application</type>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.archiva</groupId>
         <artifactId>archiva-policies</artifactId>
-        <version>${archiva.version}</version>
+        <version>1.0-alpha-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.archiva</groupId>
         <artifactId>archiva-proxy</artifactId>
-        <version>${archiva.version}</version>
+        <version>1.0-alpha-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.archiva</groupId>
         <artifactId>archiva-report-manager</artifactId>
-        <version>${archiva.version}</version>
+        <version>1.0-alpha-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.archiva</groupId>
         <artifactId>archiva-repository-layer</artifactId>
-        <version>${archiva.version}</version>
+        <version>1.0-alpha-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.archiva</groupId>
         <artifactId>archiva-scheduled</artifactId>
-        <version>${archiva.version}</version>
+        <version>1.0-alpha-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.archiva</groupId>
         <artifactId>archiva-security</artifactId>
-        <version>${archiva.version}</version>
+        <version>1.0-alpha-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.archiva</groupId>
         <artifactId>archiva-signature-consumers</artifactId>
-        <version>${archiva.version}</version>
+        <version>1.0-alpha-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.archiva</groupId>
         <artifactId>archiva-transaction</artifactId>
-        <version>${archiva.version}</version>
+        <version>1.0-alpha-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.archiva</groupId>
         <artifactId>archiva-webapp</artifactId>
-        <version>${archiva.version}</version>
+        <version>1.0-alpha-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <type>war</type>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.archiva</groupId>
         <artifactId>archiva-xml-tools</artifactId>
-        <version>${archiva.version}</version>
+        <version>1.0-alpha-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>commons-collections</groupId>
@@ -774,7 +774,6 @@
     </profile>
   </profiles>
   <properties>
-    <archiva.version>1.0-alpha-1-SNAPSHOT</archiva.version>
     <maven.version>2.0.5</maven.version>
     <wagon.version>1.0-beta-2</wagon.version>
     <redback.version>1.0-alpha-1</redback.version>