diff --git a/annotations/pom.xml b/annotations/pom.xml
index ea2b2650c6..b884cf27ef 100644
--- a/annotations/pom.xml
+++ b/annotations/pom.xml
@@ -22,16 +22,14 @@
   ~ 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor
   ~ Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
   -->
-<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.hibernate</groupId>
         <artifactId>hibernate-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.5.0-CR-1</version>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/cache-ehcache/pom.xml b/cache-ehcache/pom.xml
index d960a4f76c..61284778b3 100644
--- a/cache-ehcache/pom.xml
+++ b/cache-ehcache/pom.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
 <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>
@@ -5,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
         <artifactId>hibernate-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.5.0-CR-1</version>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     
diff --git a/cache-infinispan/pom.xml b/cache-infinispan/pom.xml
index dd88b5167d..e194d1c88e 100644
--- a/cache-infinispan/pom.xml
+++ b/cache-infinispan/pom.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
 <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>
@@ -5,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
         <artifactId>hibernate-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.5.0-CR-1</version>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     
diff --git a/cache-jbosscache/pom.xml b/cache-jbosscache/pom.xml
index 12d39f8eb6..62a19b3470 100644
--- a/cache-jbosscache/pom.xml
+++ b/cache-jbosscache/pom.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
 <!--
   ~ Copyright (c) 2009, Red Hat Middleware LLC or third-party contributors as
   ~ indicated by the @author tags or express copyright attribution
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
         <artifactId>hibernate-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.5.0-CR-1</version>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     
diff --git a/cache-oscache/pom.xml b/cache-oscache/pom.xml
index cf48a524ff..b67a87d412 100644
--- a/cache-oscache/pom.xml
+++ b/cache-oscache/pom.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
 <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>
@@ -5,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
         <artifactId>hibernate-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.5.0-CR-1</version>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     
diff --git a/cache-swarmcache/pom.xml b/cache-swarmcache/pom.xml
index afa7837a58..3ac14efab6 100644
--- a/cache-swarmcache/pom.xml
+++ b/cache-swarmcache/pom.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
 <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>
@@ -5,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
         <artifactId>hibernate-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.5.0-CR-1</version>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     
diff --git a/connection-c3p0/pom.xml b/connection-c3p0/pom.xml
index 7a31c47d6b..157bf7f141 100644
--- a/connection-c3p0/pom.xml
+++ b/connection-c3p0/pom.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
 <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>
@@ -5,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
         <artifactId>hibernate-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.5.0-CR-1</version>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     
diff --git a/connection-proxool/pom.xml b/connection-proxool/pom.xml
index 2fc28633d4..6157567609 100644
--- a/connection-proxool/pom.xml
+++ b/connection-proxool/pom.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
 <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>
@@ -5,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
         <artifactId>hibernate-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.5.0-CR-1</version>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     
diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 01458fd620..26806c6e31 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
 <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>
@@ -5,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
         <artifactId>hibernate-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.5.0-CR-1</version>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/distribution/pom.xml b/distribution/pom.xml
index eab5ec5206..1e8a1ef199 100644
--- a/distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/distribution/pom.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-
 <!--
   ~ Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
   ~
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@
   ~ Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
   ~
   -->
-
 <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>
@@ -32,7 +30,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
         <artifactId>hibernate-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.5.0-CR-1</version>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/documentation/envers/pom.xml b/documentation/envers/pom.xml
index 4b2625aa46..e95264b354 100644
--- a/documentation/envers/pom.xml
+++ b/documentation/envers/pom.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
 <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>
@@ -5,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
         <artifactId>hibernate-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.5.0-CR-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     
diff --git a/documentation/jbosscache2/pom.xml b/documentation/jbosscache2/pom.xml
index d2ca2cacbf..b34b2051d3 100644
--- a/documentation/jbosscache2/pom.xml
+++ b/documentation/jbosscache2/pom.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-
 <!--
   ~ Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
   ~
@@ -24,17 +23,14 @@
   ~ Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
   ~
   -->
-
-<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.hibernate</groupId>
         <artifactId>hibernate-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.5.0-CR-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/documentation/manual/old/es-ES/pom.xml b/documentation/manual/old/es-ES/pom.xml
index f739031f79..782e8db415 100644
--- a/documentation/manual/old/es-ES/pom.xml
+++ b/documentation/manual/old/es-ES/pom.xml
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
-<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">
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<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.hibernate</groupId>
         <artifactId>hibernate-manual-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1</version>
+        <version>3.5.0-CR-1</version>
     </parent>
     
     <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
diff --git a/documentation/manual/old/fr-FR/pom.xml b/documentation/manual/old/fr-FR/pom.xml
index 9bc2988778..0ada34dd0b 100644
--- a/documentation/manual/old/fr-FR/pom.xml
+++ b/documentation/manual/old/fr-FR/pom.xml
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
-<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">
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<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.hibernate</groupId>
         <artifactId>hibernate-manual-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1</version>
+        <version>3.5.0-CR-1</version>
     </parent>
     
     <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
diff --git a/documentation/manual/old/ja-JP/pom.xml b/documentation/manual/old/ja-JP/pom.xml
index 50b1bd4662..c360d707af 100644
--- a/documentation/manual/old/ja-JP/pom.xml
+++ b/documentation/manual/old/ja-JP/pom.xml
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
-<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">
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<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.hibernate</groupId>
         <artifactId>hibernate-manual-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1</version>
+        <version>3.5.0-CR-1</version>
     </parent>
     
     <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
diff --git a/documentation/manual/old/ko-KR/pom.xml b/documentation/manual/old/ko-KR/pom.xml
index 057eea0f8d..355c02dd72 100644
--- a/documentation/manual/old/ko-KR/pom.xml
+++ b/documentation/manual/old/ko-KR/pom.xml
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
-<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">
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<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.hibernate</groupId>
         <artifactId>hibernate-manual-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1</version>
+        <version>3.5.0-CR-1</version>
     </parent>
     
     <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
diff --git a/documentation/manual/old/pt-BR/pom.xml b/documentation/manual/old/pt-BR/pom.xml
index 2f277e6cfd..28345b1a80 100644
--- a/documentation/manual/old/pt-BR/pom.xml
+++ b/documentation/manual/old/pt-BR/pom.xml
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
-<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">
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<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.hibernate</groupId>
         <artifactId>hibernate-manual-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1</version>
+        <version>3.5.0-CR-1</version>
     </parent>
     
     <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
diff --git a/documentation/manual/old/zh-CN/pom.xml b/documentation/manual/old/zh-CN/pom.xml
index 7093ab462a..e28fb571e9 100644
--- a/documentation/manual/old/zh-CN/pom.xml
+++ b/documentation/manual/old/zh-CN/pom.xml
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
-<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">
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<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.hibernate</groupId>
         <artifactId>hibernate-manual-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1</version>
+        <version>3.5.0-CR-1</version>
     </parent>
     
     <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
diff --git a/documentation/manual/pom.xml b/documentation/manual/pom.xml
index f2dd82090d..05ded74366 100644
--- a/documentation/manual/pom.xml
+++ b/documentation/manual/pom.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
 <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>
@@ -5,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
         <artifactId>hibernate-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.5.0-CR-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     
diff --git a/documentation/pom.xml b/documentation/pom.xml
index 1f46889759..0a73e423e2 100644
--- a/documentation/pom.xml
+++ b/documentation/pom.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
 <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>
@@ -5,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
         <artifactId>hibernate-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.5.0-CR-1</version>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/entitymanager/pom.xml b/entitymanager/pom.xml
index ee6cf7e7c3..aebb55f72e 100644
--- a/entitymanager/pom.xml
+++ b/entitymanager/pom.xml
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
-<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">
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<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.hibernate</groupId>
         <artifactId>hibernate-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.5.0-CR-1</version>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/envers/pom.xml b/envers/pom.xml
index e2fdba12e2..848d2c54c4 100644
--- a/envers/pom.xml
+++ b/envers/pom.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
 <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>
@@ -5,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
         <artifactId>hibernate-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.5.0-CR-1</version>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/hibernate-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/hibernate-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 8544e70b7e..b541ff992a 100644
--- a/hibernate-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/hibernate-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>hibernate-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
-        <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.5.0-CR-1</version>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/jdbc3-testing/pom.xml b/jdbc3-testing/pom.xml
index 72c6c45d6d..c7b4f584ee 100644
--- a/jdbc3-testing/pom.xml
+++ b/jdbc3-testing/pom.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
 <!--
   ~ Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
   ~
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
         <artifactId>hibernate-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.5.0-CR-1</version>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -46,4 +47,3 @@
     </dependencies>
 
 </project>
-
diff --git a/jdbc4-testing/pom.xml b/jdbc4-testing/pom.xml
index 070f9e85e2..e99cd8a294 100644
--- a/jdbc4-testing/pom.xml
+++ b/jdbc4-testing/pom.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
 <!--
   ~ Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
   ~
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
         <artifactId>hibernate-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.5.0-CR-1</version>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -68,4 +69,3 @@
     </dependencies>
 
 </project>
-
diff --git a/jmx/pom.xml b/jmx/pom.xml
index f64060cc0a..8339e71425 100644
--- a/jmx/pom.xml
+++ b/jmx/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
         <artifactId>hibernate-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.5.0-CR-1</version>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 46d07172a0..ad74fa4f06 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@
   ~ 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor
   ~ Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
   -->
-<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>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fc00d6cae8..4a23bd90fb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
 <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>
@@ -5,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
         <artifactId>hibernate-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.5.0-CR-1</version>
         <relativePath>parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/testing/pom.xml b/testing/pom.xml
index 719c61e0fc..991d262ee4 100644
--- a/testing/pom.xml
+++ b/testing/pom.xml
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
-<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">
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<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.hibernate</groupId>
         <artifactId>hibernate-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.5.0-CR-1</version>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/testsuite/pom.xml b/testsuite/pom.xml
index 0151dc79b5..cda74a9315 100644
--- a/testsuite/pom.xml
+++ b/testsuite/pom.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
 <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>
@@ -5,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
         <artifactId>hibernate-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.5.0-CR-1</version>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     
diff --git a/tutorials/eg/pom.xml b/tutorials/eg/pom.xml
index 611e4de51d..9726227189 100644
--- a/tutorials/eg/pom.xml
+++ b/tutorials/eg/pom.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
-
 <!--
   ~ Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
   ~
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@
   ~ Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
   ~
   -->
-
 <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>
@@ -32,7 +30,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
         <artifactId>hibernate-tutorials</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.5.0-CR-1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/tutorials/pom.xml b/tutorials/pom.xml
index 9eff60ed4c..653aec403a 100644
--- a/tutorials/pom.xml
+++ b/tutorials/pom.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-
 <!--
   ~ Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
   ~
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@
   ~ 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor
   ~ Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
   -->
-
 <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>
@@ -31,7 +29,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
         <artifactId>hibernate-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.5.0-CR-1</version>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/tutorials/web/pom.xml b/tutorials/web/pom.xml
index ad635b2baf..1c11f4da95 100644
--- a/tutorials/web/pom.xml
+++ b/tutorials/web/pom.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
 <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>
@@ -5,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
         <artifactId>hibernate-tutorials</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.5.0-CR-1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>