diff --git a/maven-archetype/maven-archetype-core/pom.xml b/maven-archetype/maven-archetype-core/pom.xml
index fc493ac768..27ddf50cfc 100644
--- a/maven-archetype/maven-archetype-core/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-archetype/maven-archetype-core/pom.xml
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-artifact</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-artifact-manager</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/maven-archetype/maven-archetype-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-archetype/maven-archetype-plugin/pom.xml
index ca6773d978..705e343611 100644
--- a/maven-archetype/maven-archetype-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-archetype/maven-archetype-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-plugin-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-    <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+    <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
diff --git a/maven-archetype/maven-archetypes/maven-archetype-marmalade-mojo/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/maven-archetype/maven-archetypes/maven-archetype-marmalade-mojo/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index f0333c505b..f8fcd56b8b 100644
--- a/maven-archetype/maven-archetypes/maven-archetype-marmalade-mojo/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-archetype/maven-archetypes/maven-archetype-marmalade-mojo/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>marmalade</groupId>
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-script-marmalade</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <build>
diff --git a/maven-archetype/maven-archetypes/maven-archetype-mojo/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/maven-archetype/maven-archetypes/maven-archetype-mojo/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index 1464d7f2c1..74b3601561 100644
--- a/maven-archetype/maven-archetypes/maven-archetype-mojo/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-archetype/maven-archetypes/maven-archetype-mojo/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
diff --git a/maven-archetype/maven-archetypes/maven-archetype-site/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/maven-archetype/maven-archetypes/maven-archetype-site/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index e001e80265..9ba5ddc0a1 100644
--- a/maven-archetype/maven-archetypes/maven-archetype-site/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-archetype/maven-archetypes/maven-archetype-site/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-    <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+    <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-site</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-archetype/pom.xml b/maven-archetype/pom.xml
index d69bb9e5be..264187102f 100644
--- a/maven-archetype/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-archetype/pom.xml
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-    <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+    <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-archetype</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>1.0-alpha-1</version>
+  <version>1.0-alpha-2-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <modules>
     <module>maven-archetype-core</module>
     <module>maven-archetype-plugin</module>
diff --git a/maven-archiver/pom.xml b/maven-archiver/pom.xml
index ce7c5f2dd4..2594838521 100644
--- a/maven-archiver/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-archiver/pom.xml
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-    <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+    <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>maven-archiver</artifactId>
   <name>Maven Archiver</name>
-  <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+  <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>plexus</groupId>
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-artifact</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-project</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/maven-artifact-ant/pom.xml b/maven-artifact-ant/pom.xml
index 3d6bf9e64b..f4dbfce4d3 100755
--- a/maven-artifact-ant/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-artifact-ant/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+    <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>maven-artifact-ant</artifactId>
   <dependencies>
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-artifact-manager</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <exclusions>
         <exclusion>
           <groupId>junit</groupId>
@@ -26,17 +26,17 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-artifact</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-settings</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-project</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>plexus</groupId>
diff --git a/maven-artifact-manager/pom.xml b/maven-artifact-manager/pom.xml
index 86f8a92a2e..ffbef56462 100644
--- a/maven-artifact-manager/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-artifact-manager/pom.xml
@@ -3,18 +3,18 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+    <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
   <artifactId>maven-artifact-manager</artifactId>
-  <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+  <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Maven Artifact Manager</name>
   <url>http://maven.apache.org</url>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-artifact</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>plexus</groupId>
diff --git a/maven-artifact-test/pom.xml b/maven-artifact-test/pom.xml
index c5172be4c0..604aea7416 100755
--- a/maven-artifact-test/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-artifact-test/pom.xml
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+    <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
   <artifactId>maven-artifact-test</artifactId>
-  <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+  <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Maven Artifact Test Helper Library</name>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
@@ -18,17 +18,17 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-artifact</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-artifact-manager</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-settings</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
diff --git a/maven-artifact/pom.xml b/maven-artifact/pom.xml
index 350bef9c3d..c492dca244 100644
--- a/maven-artifact/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-artifact/pom.xml
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-    <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+    <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-artifact</artifactId>
-  <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+  <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Maven Artifact</name>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/maven-core-it-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-core-it-plugin/pom.xml
index f6552e62fa..e4027edf82 100644
--- a/maven-core-it-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-core-it-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-plugin-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-    <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+    <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-core-it-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-project</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </model>
diff --git a/maven-core-it/it0010/pom.xml b/maven-core-it/it0010/pom.xml
index 0f80fc8d36..9d4603e301 100644
--- a/maven-core-it/it0010/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-core-it/it0010/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <type>jar</type>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/maven-core-it/it0011/pom.xml b/maven-core-it/it0011/pom.xml
index d008c8c0a4..f81b51f6b9 100644
--- a/maven-core-it/it0011/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-core-it/it0011/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+        <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <type>jar</type>
         <scope>compile</scope>
       </dependency>
diff --git a/maven-core-it/it0012/pom.xml b/maven-core-it/it0012/pom.xml
index 212d158488..a667ba00ed 100644
--- a/maven-core-it/it0012/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-core-it/it0012/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <type>jar</type>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/maven-core-it/it0013/pom.xml b/maven-core-it/it0013/pom.xml
index 82b1301d8e..369fff7c49 100644
--- a/maven-core-it/it0013/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-core-it/it0013/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <type>jar</type>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/maven-core-it/it0015/pom.xml b/maven-core-it/it0015/pom.xml
index 72257977f4..397b289cb0 100644
--- a/maven-core-it/it0015/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-core-it/it0015/pom.xml
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-script-marmalade</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>marmalade</groupId>
diff --git a/maven-core-it/it0020/pom.xml b/maven-core-it/it0020/pom.xml
index 60fb94d68f..2847dca325 100644
--- a/maven-core-it/it0020/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-core-it/it0020/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-script-beanshell</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <build>
diff --git a/maven-core/pom.xml b/maven-core/pom.xml
index c8209d911d..a0532edf27 100644
--- a/maven-core/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-core/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-    <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+    <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
@@ -19,18 +19,18 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.reporting</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-reporting-api</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>runtime</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-monitor</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-model</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
@@ -40,38 +40,38 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-settings</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-plugin-registry</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-profile</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-artifact</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- TODO: make it runtime by removing new DefaultArtifactRepository and WagonManager -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-artifact-manager</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-plugin-descriptor</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-cli</groupId>
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
         <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
           <descriptor>src/assemble/bin.xml</descriptor>
-          <finalName>maven-2.0-alpha-3</finalName>
+          <finalName>maven-2.0-beta-1</finalName>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
diff --git a/maven-mboot2/pom.xml b/maven-mboot2/pom.xml
index 816954e215..ca564aae0b 100644
--- a/maven-mboot2/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-mboot2/pom.xml
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
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     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-    <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+    <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
   <artifactId>maven-mboot</artifactId>
-  <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+  <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Maven MBoot</name>
   <description>Tool used to bootstrap m2.</description>
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/maven-model/pom.xml b/maven-model/pom.xml
index 1160cbca7f..0d09278674 100644
--- a/maven-model/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-model/pom.xml
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
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     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-    <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+    <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
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   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
   <artifactId>maven-model</artifactId>
-  <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+  <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Maven Model</name>
   <description>Maven Model</description>
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/maven-monitor/pom.xml b/maven-monitor/pom.xml
index 8b5ab29eb5..577ee186bf 100644
--- a/maven-monitor/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-monitor/pom.xml
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
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     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-    <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+    <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
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   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-  <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+  <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <artifactId>maven-monitor</artifactId>
   <name>Maven Monitor</name>
 </project>
diff --git a/maven-plugin-api/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-api/pom.xml
index e6035716d8..d035e69e8e 100755
--- a/maven-plugin-api/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-api/pom.xml
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+    <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-  <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+  <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
   <name>Maven Plugin API</name>
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/maven-plugin-descriptor/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-descriptor/pom.xml
index e748d0962e..7d13924ca2 100755
--- a/maven-plugin-descriptor/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-descriptor/pom.xml
@@ -2,18 +2,18 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+    <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-  <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+  <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <artifactId>maven-plugin-descriptor</artifactId>
   <name>Maven Plugin Descriptor Model</name>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
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index 94cf3bea69..6d6c8d7006 100644
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index 0b441066aa..06c985d654 100644
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index f210cd8661..5433e86040 100644
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       <artifactId>maven-model</artifactId>
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+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-settings</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-project</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/maven-plugins/maven-release-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-plugins/maven-release-plugin/pom.xml
index 4c301b9a8b..e532998ff3 100644
--- a/maven-plugins/maven-release-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugins/maven-release-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -3,17 +3,17 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-plugin-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-    <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+    <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-  <version>2.0-alpha-1</version>
+  <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
   <name>Maven Release plugin</name>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-project</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
diff --git a/maven-plugins/maven-resources-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-plugins/maven-resources-plugin/pom.xml
index d85f66f0fa..7defb33cc9 100644
--- a/maven-plugins/maven-resources-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugins/maven-resources-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -2,18 +2,18 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-plugin-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-    <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+    <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
   <packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
   <name>Maven Resources Plugin</name>
-  <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+  <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-model</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
diff --git a/maven-plugins/maven-site-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-plugins/maven-site-plugin/pom.xml
index bd9a4b05ac..c5a3e40250 100644
--- a/maven-plugins/maven-site-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugins/maven-site-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -3,27 +3,27 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-plugin-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-    <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+    <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
-  <version>2.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <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-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-settings</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.reporting</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-reporting-api</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>plexus</groupId>
diff --git a/maven-plugins/maven-source-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-plugins/maven-source-plugin/pom.xml
index 76de5e4459..9550ec509d 100644
--- a/maven-plugins/maven-source-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugins/maven-source-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-plugin-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-    <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+    <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-  <version>2.0-alpha-2</version>
+  <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
   <name>Maven Source Plug-In</name>
   <dependencies>
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-project</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-artifact</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/maven-plugins/maven-surefire-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-plugins/maven-surefire-plugin/pom.xml
index e3097d8a17..d6fc4db6ff 100644
--- a/maven-plugins/maven-surefire-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugins/maven-surefire-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -2,18 +2,18 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-plugin-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-    <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+    <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
   <packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
   <name>Maven Surefire Plugin</name>
-  <version>2.0-alpha-4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-project</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>surefire</groupId>
diff --git a/maven-plugins/maven-verifier-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-plugins/maven-verifier-plugin/pom.xml
index f489deabca..3f96ea9095 100644
--- a/maven-plugins/maven-verifier-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugins/maven-verifier-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-plugin-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-    <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+    <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-verifier-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-plugins/maven-war-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-plugins/maven-war-plugin/pom.xml
index 009fa80b12..7ec1812d14 100644
--- a/maven-plugins/maven-war-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugins/maven-war-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -2,23 +2,23 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-plugin-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-    <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+    <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
   <packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
   <name>Maven War Plugin</name>
-  <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+  <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-archiver</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-artifact</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/maven-plugins/pom.xml b/maven-plugins/pom.xml
index 1b08c3d7cb..e06ad05568 100644
--- a/maven-plugins/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugins/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
   <artifactId>maven-plugin-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+  <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Maven Plugins</name>
   <description>Maven plugin parent</description>
   <url>http://maven.apache.org/maven2/plugins/</url>
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <organization>
diff --git a/maven-profile/pom.xml b/maven-profile/pom.xml
index 311bbc685e..729f6cbe22 100644
--- a/maven-profile/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-profile/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-    <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+    <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>maven-profile</artifactId>
   <name>Maven Profile Model</name>
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-model</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-project</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <build>
diff --git a/maven-project/pom.xml b/maven-project/pom.xml
index 1d8d348940..a83042772b 100755
--- a/maven-project/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-project/pom.xml
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-model</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-artifact</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- TODO: reduce to utils -->
     <dependency>
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-artifact-test</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/maven-reporting/maven-reporting-api/pom.xml b/maven-reporting/maven-reporting-api/pom.xml
index 7d92f78ab1..4cff6b6cf1 100644
--- a/maven-reporting/maven-reporting-api/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-reporting/maven-reporting-api/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-reporting</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.reporting</groupId>
-    <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+    <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>maven-reporting-api</artifactId>
   <contributors>
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-project</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>doxia</groupId>
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-validator</groupId>
diff --git a/maven-reporting/pom.xml b/maven-reporting/pom.xml
index 0d4f7b8e64..fd2f8ecebf 100644
--- a/maven-reporting/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-reporting/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-    <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+    <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.maven.reporting</groupId>
   <artifactId>maven-reporting</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-reports/maven-checkstyle-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-reports/maven-checkstyle-plugin/pom.xml
index fba62e59c8..aa76953a77 100644
--- a/maven-reports/maven-checkstyle-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-reports/maven-checkstyle-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-report-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-    <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+    <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
   <version>2.0-alpha-2-SNAPSHOT</version>
diff --git a/maven-reports/maven-javadoc-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-reports/maven-javadoc-plugin/pom.xml
index 578be952ef..337ed6f06f 100644
--- a/maven-reports/maven-javadoc-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-reports/maven-javadoc-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-report-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+    <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-  <version>2.0-alpha-1</version>
+  <version>2.0-alpha-2-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
   <name>Maven Javadoc Plugin</name>
   <developers>
diff --git a/maven-reports/maven-pmd-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-reports/maven-pmd-plugin/pom.xml
index d0d725116c..aea89151cb 100644
--- a/maven-reports/maven-pmd-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-reports/maven-pmd-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-report-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-    <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+    <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
   <version>2.0-alpha-2-SNAPSHOT</version>
diff --git a/maven-reports/maven-project-info-reports-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-reports/maven-project-info-reports-plugin/pom.xml
index 01c3e76933..78323df6c3 100644
--- a/maven-reports/maven-project-info-reports-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-reports/maven-project-info-reports-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-report-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-    <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+    <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>maven-project-info-reports-plugin</artifactId>
-  <version>2.0-alpha-1</version>
+  <version>2.0-alpha-2-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
   <name>Maven Project Info Reports Plugin</name>
   <inceptionYear>2005</inceptionYear>
diff --git a/maven-reports/pom.xml b/maven-reports/pom.xml
index ebe843bf3e..b126f1a10e 100644
--- a/maven-reports/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-reports/pom.xml
@@ -3,18 +3,18 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-plugin-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-    <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+    <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>maven-report-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+  <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Maven Reports</name>
   <description>Maven report parent</description>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.reporting</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-reporting-api</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <modules>
diff --git a/maven-script/maven-script-beanshell/pom.xml b/maven-script/maven-script-beanshell/pom.xml
index c2f6a333b4..0ba61d275c 100644
--- a/maven-script/maven-script-beanshell/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-script/maven-script-beanshell/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-script</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-    <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+    <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-script-beanshell</artifactId>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>plexus</groupId>
diff --git a/maven-script/maven-script-marmalade/pom.xml b/maven-script/maven-script-marmalade/pom.xml
index d59a5ea3a1..cb7f315952 100644
--- a/maven-script/maven-script-marmalade/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-script/maven-script-marmalade/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-script</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-    <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+    <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-script-marmalade</artifactId>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-plugin-descriptor</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>marmalade</groupId>
diff --git a/maven-script/pom.xml b/maven-script/pom.xml
index d3d69e0429..3a3cf76d0f 100644
--- a/maven-script/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-script/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-    <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+    <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-script</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-settings/pom.xml b/maven-settings/pom.xml
index 3d9d9a3a42..f46f82d7d0 100644
--- a/maven-settings/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-settings/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-    <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+    <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>maven-settings</artifactId>
   <name>Maven Local Settings Model</name>
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-model</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <build>
diff --git a/maven-site/pom.xml b/maven-site/pom.xml
index 5a589bbf3c..7c7609807b 100644
--- a/maven-site/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-site/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-    <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+    <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-site</artifactId>
diff --git a/sandbox/maven-ear-plugin/pom.xml b/sandbox/maven-ear-plugin/pom.xml
index c73ccc938f..c4beab5f7f 100644
--- a/sandbox/maven-ear-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/sandbox/maven-ear-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-plugin-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-    <version>2.0-alpha-2</version>
+    <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-ear-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-project</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-alpha-2</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>plexus</groupId>