diff --git a/apache-maven/pom.xml b/apache-maven/pom.xml
index 317ff66031..15504864c8 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-RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>apache-maven</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-aether-provider/pom.xml b/maven-aether-provider/pom.xml
index 7c71b42c5d..bf5d1b2c28 100644
--- a/maven-aether-provider/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-aether-provider/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-RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-aether-provider</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-artifact/pom.xml b/maven-artifact/pom.xml
index c9ebf9955d..da43667179 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-RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-artifact</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-compat/pom.xml b/maven-compat/pom.xml
index a2994a7c85..f8c20679ce 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-RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-compat</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-core/pom.xml b/maven-core/pom.xml
index 3b2aeb5c6a..3aaa92ab0d 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-RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-embedder/pom.xml b/maven-embedder/pom.xml
index 3440bc5768..43f9f93be6 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-RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-embedder</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-model-builder/pom.xml b/maven-model-builder/pom.xml
index de873937ae..644e6e9e6e 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-RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-model-builder</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-model/pom.xml b/maven-model/pom.xml
index b148af2dcc..e3079b45b0 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-RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-model</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-plugin-api/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-api/pom.xml
index 648818941b..ebdc3c864d 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-RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-repository-metadata/pom.xml b/maven-repository-metadata/pom.xml
index 489897bf25..632661288b 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-RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-repository-metadata</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-settings-builder/pom.xml b/maven-settings-builder/pom.xml
index b3d80cac22..691d603ff2 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-RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-settings-builder</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-settings/pom.xml b/maven-settings/pom.xml
index 46f5a0eebf..4286b011fb 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-RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-settings</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 20ca89c08c..78f4ecf74b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0-RC2</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-RC2</connection>
+    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/maven-3/tags/maven-3.0-RC2</developerConnection>
+    <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/maven/maven-3/tags/maven-3.0-RC2</url>
   </scm>
   <issueManagement>
     <system>jira</system>