diff --git a/apps/pom.xml b/apps/pom.xml
index b87c6bb99..b24ecc856 100644
--- a/apps/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>7.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.0-M1</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>struts2-apps</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
diff --git a/apps/rest-showcase/pom.xml b/apps/rest-showcase/pom.xml
index 9a950949c..f08d97998 100644
--- a/apps/rest-showcase/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/rest-showcase/pom.xml
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>7.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.0-M1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-rest-showcase</artifactId>
     <packaging>war</packaging>
-    <version>7.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>7.0.0-M1</version>
     <name>Struts 2 Rest Showcase Webapp</name>
     <description>Struts 2 Rest Showcase Example</description>
 
diff --git a/apps/showcase/pom.xml b/apps/showcase/pom.xml
index d715790cd..68b34a4e8 100644
--- a/apps/showcase/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/showcase/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>7.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.0-M1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-showcase</artifactId>
diff --git a/assembly/pom.xml b/assembly/pom.xml
index 44f044bd2..aed6edb14 100644
--- a/assembly/pom.xml
+++ b/assembly/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>7.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.0-M1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-assembly</artifactId>
diff --git a/bom/pom.xml b/bom/pom.xml
index d3b622ebc..c2ccf92c1 100644
--- a/bom/pom.xml
+++ b/bom/pom.xml
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>7.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.0-M1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-bom</artifactId>
-    <version>7.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>7.0.0-M1</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>Struts 2 Bill of Materials</name>
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     </licenses>
 
     <properties>
-        <struts-version.version>7.0.0-SNAPSHOT</struts-version.version>
+        <struts-version.version>7.0.0-M1</struts-version.version>
         <maven.site.skip>true</maven.site.skip>
         <maven.site.deploy.skip>true</maven.site.deploy.skip>
     </properties>
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
     </dependencyManagement>
 
   <scm>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>STRUTS_7_0_0_M1</tag>
     <connection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/struts.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/struts.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/apache/struts/</url>
diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 8027faaf6..dd95636d9 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -19,13 +19,12 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 -->
-<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/maven-v4_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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>7.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.0-M1</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>struts2-core</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/jakarta/freemarker-jakarta/pom.xml b/jakarta/freemarker-jakarta/pom.xml
index 613124324..5174b86fb 100644
--- a/jakarta/freemarker-jakarta/pom.xml
+++ b/jakarta/freemarker-jakarta/pom.xml
@@ -19,14 +19,12 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 -->
-<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/maven-v4_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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-jakarta</artifactId>
-        <version>7.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.0-M1</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>struts2-freemarker-jakarta</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/jakarta/pom.xml b/jakarta/pom.xml
index a4987ae2b..2ba0c43a3 100644
--- a/jakarta/pom.xml
+++ b/jakarta/pom.xml
@@ -19,14 +19,12 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 -->
-<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/maven-v4_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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>7.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.0-M1</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>struts2-jakarta</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
diff --git a/jakarta/sitemesh2-jakarta/pom.xml b/jakarta/sitemesh2-jakarta/pom.xml
index b26c4ae19..859010025 100644
--- a/jakarta/sitemesh2-jakarta/pom.xml
+++ b/jakarta/sitemesh2-jakarta/pom.xml
@@ -19,14 +19,12 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 -->
-<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/maven-v4_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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-jakarta</artifactId>
-        <version>7.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.0-M1</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>struts2-sitemesh2-jakarta</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/jakarta/velocity-tools-jsp-jakarta/pom.xml b/jakarta/velocity-tools-jsp-jakarta/pom.xml
index 7dd2f4c61..8d1b7b78d 100644
--- a/jakarta/velocity-tools-jsp-jakarta/pom.xml
+++ b/jakarta/velocity-tools-jsp-jakarta/pom.xml
@@ -19,14 +19,12 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 -->
-<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/maven-v4_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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-jakarta</artifactId>
-        <version>7.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.0-M1</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>struts2-velocity-tools-jsp-jakarta</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/jakarta/velocity-tools-view-jakarta/pom.xml b/jakarta/velocity-tools-view-jakarta/pom.xml
index cde691dcc..90e83df63 100644
--- a/jakarta/velocity-tools-view-jakarta/pom.xml
+++ b/jakarta/velocity-tools-view-jakarta/pom.xml
@@ -19,14 +19,12 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 -->
-<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/maven-v4_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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-jakarta</artifactId>
-        <version>7.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.0-M1</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>struts2-velocity-tools-view-jakarta</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/plugins/async/pom.xml b/plugins/async/pom.xml
index e39a28f63..b7c486019 100644
--- a/plugins/async/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/async/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>7.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.0-M1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-async-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/bean-validation/pom.xml b/plugins/bean-validation/pom.xml
index 2da43088f..376ecb797 100644
--- a/plugins/bean-validation/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/bean-validation/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>7.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.0-M1</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/plugins/cdi/pom.xml b/plugins/cdi/pom.xml
index c28e088ef..e9fe7358b 100644
--- a/plugins/cdi/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/cdi/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>7.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.0-M1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-cdi-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/config-browser/pom.xml b/plugins/config-browser/pom.xml
index ba7d31997..80c963378 100644
--- a/plugins/config-browser/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/config-browser/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>7.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.0-M1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-config-browser-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/convention/pom.xml b/plugins/convention/pom.xml
index d2edc93eb..37aab61af 100644
--- a/plugins/convention/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/convention/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>7.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.0-M1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-convention-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/jasperreports/pom.xml b/plugins/jasperreports/pom.xml
index c23e13779..d3f6140d4 100644
--- a/plugins/jasperreports/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/jasperreports/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>7.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.0-M1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-jasperreports-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/javatemplates/pom.xml b/plugins/javatemplates/pom.xml
index e1c9b061a..81d00dde8 100644
--- a/plugins/javatemplates/pom.xml
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@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>7.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.0-M1</version>
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     <artifactId>struts2-javatemplates-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/jfreechart/pom.xml b/plugins/jfreechart/pom.xml
index ef2de302e..ac3f0905a 100644
--- a/plugins/jfreechart/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>7.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.0-M1</version>
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     <artifactId>struts2-jfreechart-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/json/pom.xml b/plugins/json/pom.xml
index ec7ddaca0..cb3ab9641 100644
--- a/plugins/json/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
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-        <version>7.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.0-M1</version>
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     <artifactId>struts2-json-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/junit/pom.xml b/plugins/junit/pom.xml
index 3e04a6315..983e5f73c 100644
--- a/plugins/junit/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/junit/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
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-        <version>7.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.0-M1</version>
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     <artifactId>struts2-junit-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/pom.xml b/plugins/pom.xml
index f254ce6e5..78068ea0b 100644
--- a/plugins/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
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-        <version>7.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.0-M1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-plugins</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/rest/pom.xml b/plugins/rest/pom.xml
index 2dcd836a0..732067b90 100644
--- a/plugins/rest/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
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-        <version>7.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.0-M1</version>
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     <artifactId>struts2-rest-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/sitemesh/pom.xml b/plugins/sitemesh/pom.xml
index 6dfe4313a..bc7bb1d2d 100644
--- a/plugins/sitemesh/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/sitemesh/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>7.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.0-M1</version>
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     <artifactId>struts2-sitemesh-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/spring/pom.xml b/plugins/spring/pom.xml
index 618a66285..0a13dd2f7 100644
--- a/plugins/spring/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/spring/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
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-        <version>7.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.0-M1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-spring-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/testng/pom.xml b/plugins/testng/pom.xml
index f55a03dd8..2f2159e14 100644
--- a/plugins/testng/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/testng/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>7.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.0-M1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-testng-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/tiles/pom.xml b/plugins/tiles/pom.xml
index 406c65ba7..36bb2436d 100644
--- a/plugins/tiles/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/tiles/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>7.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.0-M1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-tiles-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/velocity/pom.xml b/plugins/velocity/pom.xml
index 125d65259..91492bd55 100644
--- a/plugins/velocity/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/velocity/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>7.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.0-M1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-velocity-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/xslt/pom.xml b/plugins/xslt/pom.xml
index c2ac42a34..bb2fa5097 100644
--- a/plugins/xslt/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/xslt/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>7.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.0-M1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-xslt-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 917ba09a7..29740dfb5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>struts2-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>7.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>7.0.0-M1</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>Struts 2</name>
     <url>https://struts.apache.org/</url>
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/struts.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/struts.git</developerConnection>
         <url>https://github.com/apache/struts/</url>
-        <tag>HEAD</tag>
+        <tag>STRUTS_7_0_0_M1</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <issueManagement>
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <project.build.outputTimestamp>2023-11-12T10:00:00Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+        <project.build.outputTimestamp>2024-01-20T10:33:56Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
         <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
         <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>