diff --git a/apache-maven/pom.xml b/apache-maven/pom.xml
index a8e6e3505e..a650d6beca 100644
--- a/apache-maven/pom.xml
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
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diff --git a/api/maven-api-cli/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-cli/pom.xml
index dc06fa49b9..93ff67f11b 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-cli/pom.xml
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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   <artifactId>maven-api-cli</artifactId>
diff --git a/api/maven-api-core/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-core/pom.xml
index 5da1eeaec4..c299c6c635 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-core/pom.xml
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diff --git a/api/maven-api-di/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-di/pom.xml
index e022525f26..61698e418d 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-di/pom.xml
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diff --git a/api/maven-api-meta/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-meta/pom.xml
index 3ca422cf4a..fd39673879 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-meta/pom.xml
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   <artifactId>maven-api-meta</artifactId>
diff --git a/api/maven-api-metadata/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-metadata/pom.xml
index 581f1b11c0..c659bef2a3 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-metadata/pom.xml
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diff --git a/api/maven-api-model/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-model/pom.xml
index 12edbb7989..cd8119adb1 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-model/pom.xml
+++ b/api/maven-api-model/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
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   <artifactId>maven-api-model</artifactId>
diff --git a/api/maven-api-plugin/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-plugin/pom.xml
index a5becb635c..34a4d71d82 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/api/maven-api-plugin/pom.xml
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   <artifactId>maven-api-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/api/maven-api-settings/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-settings/pom.xml
index 0f44c04242..5ccd02d3d4 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-settings/pom.xml
+++ b/api/maven-api-settings/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
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   <artifactId>maven-api-settings</artifactId>
diff --git a/api/maven-api-spi/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-spi/pom.xml
index 1ab8cd989f..5e5f074e4f 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-spi/pom.xml
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   <artifactId>maven-api-spi</artifactId>
diff --git a/api/maven-api-toolchain/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-toolchain/pom.xml
index 9329da3ac3..197bb35f2d 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-toolchain/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ under the License.
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   <artifactId>maven-api-toolchain</artifactId>
diff --git a/api/maven-api-xml/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-xml/pom.xml
index 496dd28d2d..01370d76da 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-xml/pom.xml
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   <artifactId>maven-api-xml</artifactId>
diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index 5dac0df264..cda85af1c4 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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   <artifactId>maven-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-api-impl/pom.xml b/maven-api-impl/pom.xml
index 043ef42e40..f75877860e 100644
--- a/maven-api-impl/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-api-impl/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ under the License.
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-    <version>4.0.0-beta-5</version>
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   <artifactId>maven-api-impl</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-artifact/pom.xml b/maven-artifact/pom.xml
index a554025d63..aa34cdb691 100644
--- a/maven-artifact/pom.xml
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
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   <artifactId>maven-artifact</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-builder-support/pom.xml b/maven-builder-support/pom.xml
index df2bac8853..f528a89688 100644
--- a/maven-builder-support/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-builder-support/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
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     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
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-    <version>4.0.0-beta-5</version>
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   <artifactId>maven-builder-support</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-cli/pom.xml b/maven-cli/pom.xml
index 4eb442c6ad..90a3a214fa 100644
--- a/maven-cli/pom.xml
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
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   <artifactId>maven-cli</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-compat/pom.xml b/maven-compat/pom.xml
index 43b249c98e..08796d456a 100644
--- a/maven-compat/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-compat/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
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   <artifactId>maven-compat</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-core/pom.xml b/maven-core/pom.xml
index 92c3245b59..dacb00f865 100644
--- a/maven-core/pom.xml
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
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-    <version>4.0.0-beta-5</version>
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   <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-di/pom.xml b/maven-di/pom.xml
index 9591958cf2..5c4aae9aff 100644
--- a/maven-di/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-di/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ under the License.
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-    <version>4.0.0-beta-5</version>
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diff --git a/maven-docgen/pom.xml b/maven-docgen/pom.xml
index d6f2c00248..17b2d958b1 100644
--- a/maven-docgen/pom.xml
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diff --git a/maven-embedder/pom.xml b/maven-embedder/pom.xml
index f7d8fe3221..1434afb3cd 100644
--- a/maven-embedder/pom.xml
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
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diff --git a/maven-jline/pom.xml b/maven-jline/pom.xml
index 471636b404..c3a4bdbf40 100644
--- a/maven-jline/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-jline/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ under the License.
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diff --git a/maven-logging/pom.xml b/maven-logging/pom.xml
index 4597dda2af..09c2105ebc 100644
--- a/maven-logging/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ under the License.
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   <artifactId>maven-logging</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-model-builder/pom.xml b/maven-model-builder/pom.xml
index db3c343007..f8c3256557 100644
--- a/maven-model-builder/pom.xml
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
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diff --git a/maven-model/pom.xml b/maven-model/pom.xml
index c04275ba0b..975a9dde84 100644
--- a/maven-model/pom.xml
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
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diff --git a/maven-plugin-api/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-api/pom.xml
index 123e35096a..44cf10bf25 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-api/pom.xml
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
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diff --git a/maven-repository-metadata/pom.xml b/maven-repository-metadata/pom.xml
index 7108d450cf..f68e36dc78 100644
--- a/maven-repository-metadata/pom.xml
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
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   <artifactId>maven-repository-metadata</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-provider/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-provider/pom.xml
index c6717f38f6..250f3ceaab 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-provider/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-provider/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
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     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
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diff --git a/maven-settings-builder/pom.xml b/maven-settings-builder/pom.xml
index de85c9719a..366ff4a80f 100644
--- a/maven-settings-builder/pom.xml
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
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   <artifactId>maven-settings-builder</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-settings/pom.xml b/maven-settings/pom.xml
index 978d851a63..0e211062ad 100644
--- a/maven-settings/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-settings/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
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diff --git a/maven-toolchain-builder/pom.xml b/maven-toolchain-builder/pom.xml
index 8bd974c93e..f29ae292d4 100644
--- a/maven-toolchain-builder/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-toolchain-builder/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-beta-5</version>
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   <artifactId>maven-toolchain-builder</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-toolchain-model/pom.xml b/maven-toolchain-model/pom.xml
index a27bdcc146..4029f7a2ec 100644
--- a/maven-toolchain-model/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-toolchain-model/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
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-    <version>4.0.0-beta-5</version>
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   <artifactId>maven-toolchain-model</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-xml-impl/pom.xml b/maven-xml-impl/pom.xml
index d2e0daeef4..9d11fdb822 100644
--- a/maven-xml-impl/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-xml-impl/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
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   <artifactId>maven-xml-impl</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8ef239b1fd..00c732f1eb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
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@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ under the License.
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.0-beta-5</version>
+  <version>4.0.0-beta-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
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   <name>Apache Maven</name>
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ under the License.
   <scm>
     <connection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/maven.git</connection>
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   </scm>
   <issueManagement>
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ under the License.
     <distributionShortName>Maven</distributionShortName>
     <distributionName>Apache Maven</distributionName>
     <maven.site.path>ref/4-LATEST</maven.site.path>
-    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2024-10-18T14:33:05Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
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