diff --git a/apache-maven/pom.xml b/apache-maven/pom.xml
index 691873997d..7a0ade2d29 100644
--- a/apache-maven/pom.xml
+++ b/apache-maven/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0-beta-3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>apache-maven</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-aether-provider/pom.xml b/maven-aether-provider/pom.xml
index 222495bb5c..bfff6c73bb 100644
--- a/maven-aether-provider/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-aether-provider/pom.xml
@@ -19,15 +19,13 @@ 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/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+<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/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0-beta-3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-aether-provider</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-artifact/pom.xml b/maven-artifact/pom.xml
index c9ebf9955d..dd08fa653c 100644
--- a/maven-artifact/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-artifact/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0-beta-3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-artifact</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-compat/pom.xml b/maven-compat/pom.xml
index 2912053eb8..eadb62d56c 100644
--- a/maven-compat/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-compat/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0-beta-3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-compat</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-core/pom.xml b/maven-core/pom.xml
index e379dc810d..01e2f6115d 100644
--- a/maven-core/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-core/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0-beta-3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-embedder/pom.xml b/maven-embedder/pom.xml
index 18f275cd24..3d413345a8 100644
--- a/maven-embedder/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-embedder/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0-beta-3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-embedder</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-model-builder/pom.xml b/maven-model-builder/pom.xml
index 704a8580f8..9aad121107 100644
--- a/maven-model-builder/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-model-builder/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0-beta-3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-model-builder</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-model/pom.xml b/maven-model/pom.xml
index b148af2dcc..6977300031 100644
--- a/maven-model/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-model/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0-beta-3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-model</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-plugin-api/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-api/pom.xml
index 6aef808138..33ce255276 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-api/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-api/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0-beta-3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-repository-metadata/pom.xml b/maven-repository-metadata/pom.xml
index 489897bf25..4175488825 100644
--- a/maven-repository-metadata/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-repository-metadata/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0-beta-3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-repository-metadata</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-settings-builder/pom.xml b/maven-settings-builder/pom.xml
index b3d80cac22..f4b6f03405 100644
--- a/maven-settings-builder/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-settings-builder/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0-beta-3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-settings-builder</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-settings/pom.xml b/maven-settings/pom.xml
index 46f5a0eebf..86542d7591 100644
--- a/maven-settings/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-settings/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0-beta-3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-settings</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4e2682ab37..ce249daa70 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0-beta-3</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Apache Maven 3.x</name>
@@ -146,9 +146,9 @@
   </modules>
 
   <scm>
-    <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/maven-3/trunk</connection>
-    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/maven-3/trunk</developerConnection>
-    <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/maven/maven-3/trunk</url>
+    <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/maven-3/tags/maven-3.0-beta-3</connection>
+    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/maven-3/tags/maven-3.0-beta-3</developerConnection>
+    <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/maven/maven-3/tags/maven-3.0-beta-3</url>
   </scm>
   <issueManagement>
     <system>jira</system>