diff --git a/openjpa-all/pom.xml b/openjpa-all/pom.xml
index 881164198..1932f8127 100644
--- a/openjpa-all/pom.xml
+++ b/openjpa-all/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.openjpa</groupId>
         <artifactId>openjpa-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.0.0-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/openjpa-examples/pom.xml b/openjpa-examples/pom.xml
index 635c0f108..941c74a05 100644
--- a/openjpa-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/openjpa-examples/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.openjpa</groupId>
         <artifactId>openjpa-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.0.0-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/openjpa-integration/examples/pom.xml b/openjpa-integration/examples/pom.xml
index e1aa98c71..527219add 100644
--- a/openjpa-integration/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/openjpa-integration/examples/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.openjpa</groupId>
         <artifactId>openjpa-integration</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.0.0-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <profiles>
diff --git a/openjpa-integration/pom.xml b/openjpa-integration/pom.xml
index 3a8123749..f30a923ab 100644
--- a/openjpa-integration/pom.xml
+++ b/openjpa-integration/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.openjpa</groupId>
         <artifactId>openjpa-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.0.0-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modules>
         <module>examples</module>
diff --git a/openjpa-integration/tck/pom.xml b/openjpa-integration/tck/pom.xml
index c41048b5e..5f8487683 100644
--- a/openjpa-integration/tck/pom.xml
+++ b/openjpa-integration/tck/pom.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.openjpa</groupId>
         <artifactId>openjpa-integration</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.0.0-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <profiles>
diff --git a/openjpa-jdbc/pom.xml b/openjpa-jdbc/pom.xml
index 6e556e469..8d3e1d1c1 100644
--- a/openjpa-jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/openjpa-jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.openjpa</groupId>
         <artifactId>openjpa-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.0.0-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/openjpa-kernel/pom.xml b/openjpa-kernel/pom.xml
index fbc8c9fbe..2975eaa54 100644
--- a/openjpa-kernel/pom.xml
+++ b/openjpa-kernel/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.openjpa</groupId>
         <artifactId>openjpa-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.0.0-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/openjpa-lib/pom.xml b/openjpa-lib/pom.xml
index 265b31f56..0c7d699f4 100644
--- a/openjpa-lib/pom.xml
+++ b/openjpa-lib/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.openjpa</groupId>
         <artifactId>openjpa-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.0.0-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/pom.xml b/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/pom.xml
index 218486299..c1b13588c 100644
--- a/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.openjpa</groupId>
         <artifactId>openjpa-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.0.0-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <properties>
         <openjpa.loglevel>INFO</openjpa.loglevel>
diff --git a/openjpa-persistence/pom.xml b/openjpa-persistence/pom.xml
index 3d748332c..0603b875c 100644
--- a/openjpa-persistence/pom.xml
+++ b/openjpa-persistence/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.openjpa</groupId>
         <artifactId>openjpa-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.0.0-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/openjpa-project/pom.xml b/openjpa-project/pom.xml
index 7303f8e69..cd17a71f4 100644
--- a/openjpa-project/pom.xml
+++ b/openjpa-project/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.openjpa</groupId>
         <artifactId>openjpa-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.0.0-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/openjpa-slice/pom.xml b/openjpa-slice/pom.xml
index 8966059fb..bc07ca73d 100644
--- a/openjpa-slice/pom.xml
+++ b/openjpa-slice/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.apache.openjpa</groupId>
 		<artifactId>openjpa-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.0.0-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 	<properties>
 		<openjpa.loglevel>INFO</openjpa.loglevel>
diff --git a/openjpa-xmlstore/pom.xml b/openjpa-xmlstore/pom.xml
index ba097aee5..de8017d89 100644
--- a/openjpa-xmlstore/pom.xml
+++ b/openjpa-xmlstore/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.openjpa</groupId>
         <artifactId>openjpa-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.0.0-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a9cd13bbc..d07cf3b96 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
         Changing this version needs to also be done in all children poms
         See: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MNG-624
     -->
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <url>http://openjpa.apache.org</url>
     <issueManagement>
         <system>jira</system>