diff --git a/apps/pom.xml b/apps/pom.xml
index 87de12462..24f54d526 100644
--- a/apps/pom.xml
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diff --git a/apps/portlet/pom.xml b/apps/portlet/pom.xml
index 12ddb68e2..5206f3df3 100644
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diff --git a/apps/rest-showcase/pom.xml b/apps/rest-showcase/pom.xml
index b02923cd1..1a3da2d5c 100644
--- a/apps/rest-showcase/pom.xml
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index b66531d2a..dfa028a2c 100644
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index fdff57d12..6515a51bf 100644
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index ee3f99aa7..f16fa61af 100644
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index a5cbcfd7b..ead17787a 100644
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index 0bedf93a7..ccb6b645c 100644
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index 91b44262e..15df52fa1 100644
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index 482b09b2c..830466635 100644
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diff --git a/archetypes/struts2-archetype-starter/pom.xml b/archetypes/struts2-archetype-starter/pom.xml
index 168cf31c4..ed282ce9f 100644
--- a/archetypes/struts2-archetype-starter/pom.xml
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index 541419c40..ca0384582 100644
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diff --git a/bom/pom.xml b/bom/pom.xml
index 12b3f75c5..b3150b2b1 100644
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+
+  <scm>
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+  </scm>
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diff --git a/bundles/admin/pom.xml b/bundles/admin/pom.xml
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diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index e3644db87..6871cbf64 100644
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diff --git a/plugins/bean-validation/pom.xml b/plugins/bean-validation/pom.xml
index 53c302208..6a5946af0 100644
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  * under the License.
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index c375bea8f..360b402b2 100644
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index 69ebd2293..2886ef99a 100644
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diff --git a/plugins/gxp/pom.xml b/plugins/gxp/pom.xml
index 5639ff43a..47fb8dfcf 100644
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diff --git a/plugins/jasperreports/pom.xml b/plugins/jasperreports/pom.xml
index fc32d735c..934542522 100644
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diff --git a/plugins/javatemplates/pom.xml b/plugins/javatemplates/pom.xml
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diff --git a/plugins/jfreechart/pom.xml b/plugins/jfreechart/pom.xml
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diff --git a/plugins/portlet/pom.xml b/plugins/portlet/pom.xml
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diff --git a/plugins/spring/pom.xml b/plugins/spring/pom.xml
index 4e509f1e7..ba70e37e3 100644
--- a/plugins/spring/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/spring/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.5-BETA1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-spring-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/testng/pom.xml b/plugins/testng/pom.xml
index a45a17f74..a7600dea4 100644
--- a/plugins/testng/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/testng/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.5-BETA1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-testng-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/tiles/pom.xml b/plugins/tiles/pom.xml
index 3d2a01c5c..9b38ca1ab 100644
--- a/plugins/tiles/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/tiles/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.5-BETA1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-tiles-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/tiles3/pom.xml b/plugins/tiles3/pom.xml
index a029dff8f..bcf4854fa 100644
--- a/plugins/tiles3/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/tiles3/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.5-BETA1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-tiles3-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3e8df7076..42bede95a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>struts2-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.5-BETA1</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>Struts 2</name>
     <url>http://struts.apache.org/</url>
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:git://git.apache.org/struts.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/struts.git</developerConnection>
         <url>http://git.apache.org/struts.git</url>
-        <tag>HEAD</tag>
+        <tag>STRUTS_2_5_BETA1</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <issueManagement>