diff --git a/acl/pom.xml b/acl/pom.xml
index b86959d64a..fbb5a2de9c 100644
--- a/acl/pom.xml
+++ b/acl/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-security-acl</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.0.M2</version>
   <name>spring-security-acl</name>
   <description>spring-security-acl</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@
   </build>
   <repositories>
     <repository>
-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+      <id>spring-milestone</id>
+      <url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
     </repository>
   </repositories>
   <dependencies>
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.M2</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/aspects/pom.xml b/aspects/pom.xml
index 88b1db0c66..5dffd070f0 100644
--- a/aspects/pom.xml
+++ b/aspects/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-security-aspects</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.0.M2</version>
   <name>spring-security-aspects</name>
   <description>spring-security-aspects</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -44,15 +44,15 @@
   </build>
   <repositories>
     <repository>
-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+      <id>spring-milestone</id>
+      <url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
     </repository>
   </repositories>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.M2</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/cas/pom.xml b/cas/pom.xml
index 53c07921d1..779ffceb6c 100644
--- a/cas/pom.xml
+++ b/cas/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-security-cas</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.0.M2</version>
   <name>spring-security-cas</name>
   <description>spring-security-cas</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@
   </build>
   <repositories>
     <repository>
-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+      <id>spring-milestone</id>
+      <url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
     </repository>
   </repositories>
   <dependencies>
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.M2</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-web</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.M2</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/config/pom.xml b/config/pom.xml
index 4ab73b5aa3..c27cb99e63 100644
--- a/config/pom.xml
+++ b/config/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-security-config</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.0.M2</version>
   <name>spring-security-config</name>
   <description>spring-security-config</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@
   </build>
   <repositories>
     <repository>
-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+      <id>spring-milestone</id>
+      <url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
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@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
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       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.M2</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -108,28 +108,28 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-ldap</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.M2</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-messaging</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.M2</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-openid</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.M2</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-web</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.M2</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
@@ -393,13 +393,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-aspects</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.M2</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-cas</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.M2</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index acfe5f0389..a7296320a3 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.0.M2</version>
   <name>spring-security-core</name>
   <description>spring-security-core</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@
   </build>
   <repositories>
     <repository>
-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+      <id>spring-milestone</id>
+      <url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
     </repository>
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   <dependencies>
diff --git a/crypto/pom.xml b/crypto/pom.xml
index 845b349b22..1bc2388dd3 100644
--- a/crypto/pom.xml
+++ b/crypto/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-security-crypto</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.0.M2</version>
   <name>spring-security-crypto</name>
   <description>spring-security-crypto</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@
   </build>
   <repositories>
     <repository>
-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+      <id>spring-milestone</id>
+      <url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
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   </repositories>
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/data/pom.xml b/data/pom.xml
index da2e5a2876..a2f5c5e2e0 100644
--- a/data/pom.xml
+++ b/data/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-security-data</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.0.M2</version>
   <name>spring-security-data</name>
   <description>spring-security-data</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@
   </build>
   <repositories>
     <repository>
-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+      <id>spring-milestone</id>
+      <url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
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@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.M2</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
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     <dependency>
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index b74a30c05d..b8faab13c8 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version=4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT
+version=4.0.0.M2
diff --git a/itest/context/pom.xml b/itest/context/pom.xml
index 4904e60528..0a2a875a2e 100644
--- a/itest/context/pom.xml
+++ b/itest/context/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>itest-context</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.0.M2</version>
   <name>itest-context</name>
   <description>itest-context</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@
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   <repositories>
     <repository>
-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+      <id>spring-milestone</id>
+      <url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
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@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
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       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.M2</version>
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@@ -155,13 +155,13 @@
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       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-config</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.M2</version>
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     <dependency>
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       <artifactId>spring-security-web</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.M2</version>
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     <dependency>
diff --git a/itest/web/pom.xml b/itest/web/pom.xml
index a1cea3ff30..446baad1c9 100644
--- a/itest/web/pom.xml
+++ b/itest/web/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>itest-web</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.0.M2</version>
   <name>itest-web</name>
   <description>itest-web</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@
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   <repositories>
     <repository>
-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+      <id>spring-milestone</id>
+      <url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
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@@ -171,31 +171,31 @@
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       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-config</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.M2</version>
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     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.M2</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
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     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-ldap</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.M2</version>
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     <dependency>
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       <artifactId>spring-security-taglibs</artifactId>
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     <dependency>
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       <artifactId>spring-security-web</artifactId>
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diff --git a/ldap/pom.xml b/ldap/pom.xml
index 776261d33e..c2e680d86b 100644
--- a/ldap/pom.xml
+++ b/ldap/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-security-ldap</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.0.M2</version>
   <name>spring-security-ldap</name>
   <description>spring-security-ldap</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
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   <repositories>
     <repository>
-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+      <id>spring-milestone</id>
+      <url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
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-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.M2</version>
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diff --git a/messaging/pom.xml b/messaging/pom.xml
index 25c1448582..5ef02c0f96 100644
--- a/messaging/pom.xml
+++ b/messaging/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+      <id>spring-milestone</id>
+      <url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
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diff --git a/openid/pom.xml b/openid/pom.xml
index af912fad58..9079859a5a 100644
--- a/openid/pom.xml
+++ b/openid/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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-  <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.0.M2</version>
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   <description>spring-security-openid</description>
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   <repositories>
     <repository>
-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+      <id>spring-milestone</id>
+      <url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
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@@ -70,13 +70,13 @@
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       <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.M2</version>
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     <dependency>
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       <artifactId>spring-security-web</artifactId>
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+      <version>4.0.0.M2</version>
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diff --git a/remoting/pom.xml b/remoting/pom.xml
index d8588e4695..ea73db739b 100644
--- a/remoting/pom.xml
+++ b/remoting/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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-  <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.0.M2</version>
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   <description>spring-security-remoting</description>
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   <repositories>
     <repository>
-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
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diff --git a/samples/aspectj-jc/pom.xml b/samples/aspectj-jc/pom.xml
index 885f2634c7..02ef7bc251 100644
--- a/samples/aspectj-jc/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/aspectj-jc/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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+  <version>4.0.0.M2</version>
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@@ -44,21 +44,21 @@
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   <repositories>
     <repository>
-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+      <id>spring-milestone</id>
+      <url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
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diff --git a/samples/aspectj-xml/pom.xml b/samples/aspectj-xml/pom.xml
index 43e677358f..73400f9362 100644
--- a/samples/aspectj-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/aspectj-xml/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+      <id>spring-milestone</id>
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@@ -84,13 +84,13 @@
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diff --git a/samples/servletapi-xml/pom.xml b/samples/servletapi-xml/pom.xml
index 97912e8c5d..2ac65c9137 100644
--- a/samples/servletapi-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/servletapi-xml/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
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+      <url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
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diff --git a/samples/tutorial-xml/pom.xml b/samples/tutorial-xml/pom.xml
index 3f695b7039..da2637c2b2 100644
--- a/samples/tutorial-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/tutorial-xml/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
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diff --git a/samples/x509-jc/pom.xml b/samples/x509-jc/pom.xml
index 0e3b42d126..42a746110e 100644
--- a/samples/x509-jc/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/x509-jc/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
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diff --git a/taglibs/pom.xml b/taglibs/pom.xml
index cf7b0a7a1c..804d35bf7b 100644
--- a/taglibs/pom.xml
+++ b/taglibs/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
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diff --git a/test/pom.xml b/test/pom.xml
index 9feb64a6e0..12e78cde4b 100644
--- a/test/pom.xml
+++ b/test/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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+  <version>4.0.0.M2</version>
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     <repository>
-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+      <id>spring-milestone</id>
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diff --git a/web/pom.xml b/web/pom.xml
index 65b314fbf8..e98c9c5ced 100644
--- a/web/pom.xml
+++ b/web/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+      <id>spring-milestone</id>
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