diff --git a/maven-compat/pom.xml b/maven-compat/pom.xml
index 0eaa68e4ea..9a29cb0b13 100644
--- a/maven-compat/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-compat/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0-alpha-1</version>
+    <version>3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-compat</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-core/pom.xml b/maven-core/pom.xml
index 7fd425456c..6e3a4317fc 100644
--- a/maven-core/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-core/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-    <version>3.0-alpha-1</version>
+    <version>3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-distribution/pom.xml b/maven-distribution/pom.xml
index 6e6d6ba447..8b9834b87b 100644
--- a/maven-distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-distribution/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-    <version>3.0-alpha-1</version>
+    <version>3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>maven-distribution</artifactId>
   <name>Maven Distribution</name>
diff --git a/maven-embedder/pom.xml b/maven-embedder/pom.xml
index 1b7b80f904..14ed1162ba 100644
--- a/maven-embedder/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-embedder/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-    <version>3.0-alpha-1</version>
+    <version>3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>maven-embedder</artifactId>
   <name>Maven Embedder</name>
diff --git a/maven-lifecycle/pom.xml b/maven-lifecycle/pom.xml
index 004a3f843f..122c08a8b6 100644
--- a/maven-lifecycle/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-lifecycle/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-    <version>3.0-alpha-1</version>
+    <version>3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-lifecycle</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-mercury/pom.xml b/maven-mercury/pom.xml
index ce2a6ae568..f090b3cb60 100644
--- a/maven-mercury/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-mercury/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-    <version>3.0-alpha-1</version>
+    <version>3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-mercury</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-model/pom.xml b/maven-model/pom.xml
index 7253d19f44..9e6848777e 100644
--- a/maven-model/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-model/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-    <version>3.0-alpha-1</version>
+    <version>3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-model</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-plugin-api/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-api/pom.xml
index 5d8f988c20..aaf5863bcb 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-api/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-api/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-    <version>3.0-alpha-1</version>
+    <version>3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-project-builder/pom.xml b/maven-project-builder/pom.xml
index ad0ff149ba..0832ce3e8c 100644
--- a/maven-project-builder/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-project-builder/pom.xml
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-    <version>3.0-alpha-1</version>
+    <version>3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
   <artifactId>maven-project-builder</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0-alpha-1</version>
+  <version>3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Maven Project Builder</name>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/maven-project/pom.xml b/maven-project/pom.xml
index f2dc8d830f..97908bcf18 100644
--- a/maven-project/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-project/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-    <version>3.0-alpha-1</version>
+    <version>3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-project</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-reporting-api/pom.xml b/maven-reporting-api/pom.xml
index 2080d48584..0b72d1d133 100644
--- a/maven-reporting-api/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-reporting-api/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-    <version>3.0-alpha-1</version>
+    <version>3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-reporting-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-toolchain/pom.xml b/maven-toolchain/pom.xml
index 0d943b73a4..4bfa4ce395 100644
--- a/maven-toolchain/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-toolchain/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0-alpha-1</version>
+    <version>3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-toolchain</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a671b02834..852213a752 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ under the License.
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
   <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0-alpha-1</version>
+  <version>3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Apache Maven</name>
   <description>Maven is a project development management and
@@ -140,9 +140,9 @@ under the License.
     </mailingList>
   </mailingLists>
   <scm>
-    <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/components/tags/maven-3.0-alpha-1</connection>
-    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/components/tags/maven-3.0-alpha-1</developerConnection>
-    <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/maven/components/tags/maven-3.0-alpha-1</url>
+    <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/components/trunk</connection>
+    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/components/trunk</developerConnection>
+    <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/maven/components/trunk</url>
   </scm>
   <build>
     <pluginManagement>