diff --git a/maven-plugins/maven-site-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-plugins/maven-site-plugin/pom.xml
index 2e882f10f8..2dc1cdced3 100644
--- a/maven-plugins/maven-site-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugins/maven-site-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -1,71 +1,14 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
-
-<!--
-/*
- * Copyright 2001-2005 The Apache Software Foundation.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
- -->
-
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
-  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+<project>
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-plugin-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
     <version>2.0-beta-1</version>
   </parent>
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
-  <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
   <name>Maven Site plugin</name>
-  <dependencies>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-      <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-beta-1</version>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-      <artifactId>maven-settings</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-beta-1</version>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.apache.maven.reporting</groupId>
-      <artifactId>maven-reporting-api</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-beta-1</version>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>plexus</groupId>
-      <artifactId>plexus-site-renderer</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-alpha-2</version>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.apache.maven.wagon</groupId>
-      <artifactId>wagon-provider-api</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-alpha-4</version>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.apache.maven.wagon</groupId>
-      <artifactId>wagon-ssh</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-alpha-4</version>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>plexus</groupId>
-      <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-    </dependency>
-  </dependencies>
+  <version>2.0-beta-1</version>
   <developers>
     <developer>
       <id>vsiveton</id>
@@ -78,4 +21,40 @@
       <timezone>-5</timezone>
     </developer>
   </developers>
-</project>
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-settings</artifactId>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1</version>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>plexus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>plexus-site-renderer</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-2</version>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1</version>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>plexus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.reporting</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-reporting-api</artifactId>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1</version>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.wagon</groupId>
+      <artifactId>wagon-ssh</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-4</version>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.wagon</groupId>
+      <artifactId>wagon-provider-api</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-4</version>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+</project>
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diff --git a/maven-plugins/maven-site-plugin/release-pom.xml b/maven-plugins/maven-site-plugin/release-pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..413bd55916
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-plugins/maven-site-plugin/release-pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,248 @@
+<project>
+  <parent>
+    <artifactId>maven-plugin-parent</artifactId>
+    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+    <version>2.0-beta-1</version>
+  </parent>
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+  <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
+  <packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
+  <name>Maven Site plugin</name>
+  <version>2.0-beta-1</version>
+  <developers>
+    <developer>
+      <id>vsiveton</id>
+      <name>Vincent Siveton</name>
+      <email>vsiveton@apache.org</email>
+      <organization>Apache Software Foundation</organization>
+      <roles>
+        <role>Java Developer</role>
+      </roles>
+      <timezone>-5</timezone>
+    </developer>
+  </developers>
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>junit</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+      <version>3.8.1</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-artifact-manager</artifactId>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-model</artifactId>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>plexus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>plexus-input-handler</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-2</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>log4j</groupId>
+      <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
+      <version>1.2.8</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>plexus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0.2</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>plexus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>plexus-site-renderer</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-2</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>plexus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>plexus-velocity</artifactId>
+      <version>1.1.1</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>plexus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>plexus-container-default</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-6</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>logkit</groupId>
+      <artifactId>logkit</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0.1</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-settings</artifactId>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-plugin-registry</artifactId>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>commons-cli</groupId>
+      <artifactId>commons-cli</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
+      <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0.2</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>commons-collections</groupId>
+      <artifactId>commons-collections</artifactId>
+      <version>2.0</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-plugin-descriptor</artifactId>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>plexus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>plexus-i18n</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-beta-5</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>jsch</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jsch</artifactId>
+      <version>0.1.21</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-monitor</artifactId>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>commons-lang</groupId>
+      <artifactId>commons-lang</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.wagon</groupId>
+      <artifactId>wagon-provider-api</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-4</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>oro</groupId>
+      <artifactId>oro</artifactId>
+      <version>2.0.7</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>classworlds</groupId>
+      <artifactId>classworlds</artifactId>
+      <version>1.1-alpha-2</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>doxia</groupId>
+      <artifactId>doxia-core</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-4</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.wagon</groupId>
+      <artifactId>wagon-file</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-4</version>
+      <scope>runtime</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-repository-metadata</artifactId>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-profile</artifactId>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>velocity</groupId>
+      <artifactId>velocity</artifactId>
+      <version>1.4</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>jline</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jline</artifactId>
+      <version>0.9.1</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-project</artifactId>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-artifact</artifactId>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.reporting</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-reporting-api</artifactId>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>doxia</groupId>
+      <artifactId>doxia-sink-api</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-4</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.wagon</groupId>
+      <artifactId>wagon-ssh</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-4</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.wagon</groupId>
+      <artifactId>wagon-http-lightweight</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-4</version>
+      <scope>runtime</scope>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+</project>
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