diff --git a/maven-plugins/maven-eclipse-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-plugins/maven-eclipse-plugin/pom.xml
index e46db24fd9..1a73227a66 100644
--- a/maven-plugins/maven-eclipse-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugins/maven-eclipse-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
 <project>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <parent>
@@ -7,7 +9,7 @@
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
   <artifactId>maven-eclipse-plugin</artifactId>
-  <version>2.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
   <packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
   <name>Maven Eclipse Plugin</name>
   <dependencies>