diff --git a/apps/pom.xml b/apps/pom.xml
index e156f1d6c..cc3a8ac0f 100644
--- a/apps/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>7.0.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.1.0</version>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>struts2-apps</artifactId>
diff --git a/apps/rest-showcase/pom.xml b/apps/rest-showcase/pom.xml
index e31d009d9..ddf8fc46a 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>7.0.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.1.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-rest-showcase</artifactId>
     <packaging>war</packaging>
-    <version>7.0.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>7.1.0</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 2a27dfc58..354645ce7 100644
--- a/apps/showcase/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/showcase/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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     <artifactId>struts2-showcase</artifactId>
diff --git a/assembly/pom.xml b/assembly/pom.xml
index b59fbed0e..c83eab527 100644
--- a/assembly/pom.xml
+++ b/assembly/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/bom/pom.xml b/bom/pom.xml
index ab4aa1c45..8befc86a0 100644
--- a/bom/pom.xml
+++ b/bom/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/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">
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         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
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-        <version>7.0.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.1.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-bom</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index a70b30133..14d1b469e 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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-        <version>7.0.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.1.0</version>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>struts2-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/jakarta/pom.xml b/jakarta/pom.xml
index a360c73ce..c84bbd828 100644
--- a/jakarta/pom.xml
+++ b/jakarta/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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-        <version>7.0.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.1.0</version>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>struts2-jakarta</artifactId>
diff --git a/jakarta/velocity-tools-jsp-jakarta/pom.xml b/jakarta/velocity-tools-jsp-jakarta/pom.xml
index 9d63965c4..38f584f1e 100644
--- a/jakarta/velocity-tools-jsp-jakarta/pom.xml
+++ b/jakarta/velocity-tools-jsp-jakarta/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
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         <artifactId>struts2-jakarta</artifactId>
-        <version>7.0.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.1.0</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 c7b9f343a..d51a2d0c2 100644
--- a/jakarta/velocity-tools-view-jakarta/pom.xml
+++ b/jakarta/velocity-tools-view-jakarta/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-jakarta</artifactId>
-        <version>7.0.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.1.0</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>struts2-velocity-tools-view-jakarta</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 092a438f2..7b1d4c07e 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-bom</artifactId>
-        <version>7.0.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.1.0</version>
         <relativePath>../bom/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/plugins/async/pom.xml b/plugins/async/pom.xml
index 3969caa10..7eb596b39 100644
--- a/plugins/async/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/async/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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-        <version>7.0.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.1.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-async-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/bean-validation/pom.xml b/plugins/bean-validation/pom.xml
index 0d7b47d14..96e467841 100644
--- a/plugins/bean-validation/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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-        <version>7.0.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.1.0</version>
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     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/plugins/cdi/pom.xml b/plugins/cdi/pom.xml
index 9a34ceb67..69e2e89e1 100644
--- a/plugins/cdi/pom.xml
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@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
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-        <version>7.0.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.1.0</version>
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     <artifactId>struts2-cdi-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/config-browser/pom.xml b/plugins/config-browser/pom.xml
index 53affac03..4c111d0b5 100644
--- a/plugins/config-browser/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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-        <version>7.0.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <artifactId>struts2-config-browser-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/convention/pom.xml b/plugins/convention/pom.xml
index 88b59e5dd..a6fbf0e3d 100644
--- a/plugins/convention/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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-        <version>7.0.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.1.0</version>
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     <artifactId>struts2-convention-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/jasperreports/pom.xml b/plugins/jasperreports/pom.xml
index 1ab776426..04b86183f 100644
--- a/plugins/jasperreports/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/jasperreports/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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-        <version>7.0.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.1.0</version>
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     <artifactId>struts2-jasperreports-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/jasperreports7/pom.xml b/plugins/jasperreports7/pom.xml
index e5d92a637..ebcd507e4 100644
--- a/plugins/jasperreports7/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/jasperreports7/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">
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         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
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-        <version>7.0.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.1.0</version>
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     <artifactId>struts2-jasperreports7-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/javatemplates/pom.xml b/plugins/javatemplates/pom.xml
index 87ede20fa..bc2945922 100644
--- a/plugins/javatemplates/pom.xml
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@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
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-        <version>7.0.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.1.0</version>
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     <artifactId>struts2-javatemplates-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/jfreechart/pom.xml b/plugins/jfreechart/pom.xml
index e6c1deb3c..a10cc6619 100644
--- a/plugins/jfreechart/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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-        <version>7.0.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.1.0</version>
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     <artifactId>struts2-jfreechart-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/json/pom.xml b/plugins/json/pom.xml
index 2471a9414..4ad6ec231 100644
--- a/plugins/json/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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-        <version>7.0.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.1.0</version>
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     <artifactId>struts2-json-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/junit/pom.xml b/plugins/junit/pom.xml
index d6c66d649..186086de8 100644
--- a/plugins/junit/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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-        <version>7.0.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.1.0</version>
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     <artifactId>struts2-junit-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/pom.xml b/plugins/pom.xml
index a8b3cd829..69258f30a 100644
--- a/plugins/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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-        <version>7.0.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.1.0</version>
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diff --git a/plugins/rest/pom.xml b/plugins/rest/pom.xml
index 41bffba9e..215a5ce63 100644
--- a/plugins/rest/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/rest/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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-        <version>7.0.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.1.0</version>
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     <artifactId>struts2-rest-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/spring/pom.xml b/plugins/spring/pom.xml
index e4d366b84..d2f709c73 100644
--- a/plugins/spring/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/spring/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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-        <version>7.0.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.1.0</version>
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     <artifactId>struts2-spring-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/testng/pom.xml b/plugins/testng/pom.xml
index 354793246..ae4a59f30 100644
--- a/plugins/testng/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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+        <version>7.1.0</version>
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     <artifactId>struts2-testng-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/tiles/pom.xml b/plugins/tiles/pom.xml
index fcb81ba1a..27ee5498b 100644
--- a/plugins/tiles/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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+        <version>7.1.0</version>
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     <artifactId>struts2-tiles-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/velocity/pom.xml b/plugins/velocity/pom.xml
index a6ddf860b..0516549f2 100644
--- a/plugins/velocity/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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+        <version>7.1.0</version>
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     <artifactId>struts2-velocity-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/xslt/pom.xml b/plugins/xslt/pom.xml
index 261f1fb36..1d06c5758 100644
--- a/plugins/xslt/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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-        <version>7.0.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.1.0</version>
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     <artifactId>struts2-xslt-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3f4ef54f8..6fc00a71b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@
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         <artifactId>struts-master</artifactId>
         <version>15</version>
-        <relativePath/>
+        <relativePath />
     </parent>
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>struts2-project</artifactId>
-    <version>7.0.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>7.1.0</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>Struts 2</name>
     <url>https://struts.apache.org/</url>
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
         <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_1_0</tag>
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     <issueManagement>
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <project.build.outputTimestamp>2025-02-17T09:41:25Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+        <project.build.outputTimestamp>2025-09-24T07:36:52Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
         <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
 
         <!-- dependency versions in alphanumeric order -->