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         <artifactId>struts2-plugins</artifactId>
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+        <version>2.3.23</version>
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     <artifactId>struts2-portlet-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/rest/pom.xml b/plugins/rest/pom.xml
index 3fea8c493..abb286f46 100644
--- a/plugins/rest/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/rest/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
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-        <version>2.3.23-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.3.23</version>
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     <artifactId>struts2-rest-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/sitegraph/pom.xml b/plugins/sitegraph/pom.xml
index 935a4c4da..612cbd0bb 100644
--- a/plugins/sitegraph/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/sitegraph/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
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-        <version>2.3.23-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.3.23</version>
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     <artifactId>struts2-sitegraph-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/sitemesh/pom.xml b/plugins/sitemesh/pom.xml
index cee9d8f4b..a3aa3332f 100644
--- a/plugins/sitemesh/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/sitemesh/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
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-        <version>2.3.23-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.3.23</version>
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     <artifactId>struts2-sitemesh-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/spring/pom.xml b/plugins/spring/pom.xml
index 66ce73b0e..5998da826 100644
--- a/plugins/spring/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/spring/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
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         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
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-        <version>2.3.23-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.3.23</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-spring-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/struts1/pom.xml b/plugins/struts1/pom.xml
index c38035925..de777215a 100644
--- a/plugins/struts1/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/struts1/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
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-        <version>2.3.23-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.3.23</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-struts1-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/testng/pom.xml b/plugins/testng/pom.xml
index 76b10aa87..4093d4628 100644
--- a/plugins/testng/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/testng/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
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-        <version>2.3.23-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.3.23</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-testng-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/tiles/pom.xml b/plugins/tiles/pom.xml
index 312b77ace..84b42b7a0 100644
--- a/plugins/tiles/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/tiles/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
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-        <version>2.3.23-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.3.23</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-tiles-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/tiles3/pom.xml b/plugins/tiles3/pom.xml
index a21cb6e1b..2afcdfae1 100644
--- a/plugins/tiles3/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/tiles3/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
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-        <version>2.3.23-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.3.23</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-tiles3-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4d4b4067c..7a8c759ee 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>struts2-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.3.23-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.3.23</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_3_23</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <issueManagement>
diff --git a/xwork-core/pom.xml b/xwork-core/pom.xml
index cc48e28f5..ef4c0d208 100644
--- a/xwork-core/pom.xml
+++ b/xwork-core/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
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         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.23-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.3.23</version>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>org.apache.struts.xwork</groupId>