diff --git a/apps/pom.xml b/apps/pom.xml
index 791f306ba..d4120235e 100644
--- a/apps/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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     <packaging>pom</packaging>
diff --git a/apps/rest-showcase/pom.xml b/apps/rest-showcase/pom.xml
index 9264dcddd..aaa2dabda 100644
--- a/apps/rest-showcase/pom.xml
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@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@
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     <artifactId>struts2-rest-showcase</artifactId>
     <packaging>war</packaging>
-    <version>2.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>6.0.0-RC2</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 78564ac36..2755b91ac 100644
--- a/apps/showcase/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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     <artifactId>struts2-showcase</artifactId>
diff --git a/assembly/pom.xml b/assembly/pom.xml
index 4ad736216..4db62637d 100644
--- a/assembly/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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diff --git a/bom/pom.xml b/bom/pom.xml
index 9d5be00f8..696595620 100644
--- a/bom/pom.xml
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@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
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+    <version>6.0.0-RC2</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
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@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
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-        <struts-version.version>2.6-SNAPSHOT</struts-version.version>
+        <struts-version.version>6.0.0-RC2</struts-version.version>
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@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
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     <developerConnection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/struts.git</developerConnection>
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diff --git a/bundles/admin/pom.xml b/bundles/admin/pom.xml
index c6cd0e652..2a229caa5 100644
--- a/bundles/admin/pom.xml
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diff --git a/bundles/demo/pom.xml b/bundles/demo/pom.xml
index a2f639bd7..491ee259a 100644
--- a/bundles/demo/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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diff --git a/bundles/pom.xml b/bundles/pom.xml
index c6d4a9de8..ef3c5d5ad 100755
--- a/bundles/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index cd5677742..94a6aec99 100644
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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diff --git a/plugins/async/pom.xml b/plugins/async/pom.xml
index b92e8ad60..bd32af3df 100644
--- a/plugins/async/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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diff --git a/plugins/bean-validation/pom.xml b/plugins/bean-validation/pom.xml
index fc616fa53..33144e36c 100644
--- a/plugins/bean-validation/pom.xml
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diff --git a/plugins/cdi/pom.xml b/plugins/cdi/pom.xml
index fefaa93c3..599b246fa 100644
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@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
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diff --git a/plugins/config-browser/pom.xml b/plugins/config-browser/pom.xml
index 128600008..f973a5bff 100644
--- a/plugins/config-browser/pom.xml
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diff --git a/plugins/convention/pom.xml b/plugins/convention/pom.xml
index f229e8bd9..09b064c94 100644
--- a/plugins/convention/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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diff --git a/plugins/dwr/pom.xml b/plugins/dwr/pom.xml
index c763c4633..f185440aa 100644
--- a/plugins/dwr/pom.xml
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diff --git a/plugins/embeddedjsp/pom.xml b/plugins/embeddedjsp/pom.xml
index bf3ed66e3..0597bc6d5 100644
--- a/plugins/embeddedjsp/pom.xml
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-        <version>2.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <artifactId>struts2-embeddedjsp-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/gxp/pom.xml b/plugins/gxp/pom.xml
index 0951f85f8..8caa6eeaa 100644
--- a/plugins/gxp/pom.xml
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diff --git a/plugins/jasperreports/pom.xml b/plugins/jasperreports/pom.xml
index 6e8632f74..2a862ec5d 100644
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diff --git a/plugins/javatemplates/pom.xml b/plugins/javatemplates/pom.xml
index 71e9c4596..b4f34ac9f 100644
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diff --git a/plugins/jfreechart/pom.xml b/plugins/jfreechart/pom.xml
index 0ee1990de..44e8ffce0 100644
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diff --git a/plugins/json/pom.xml b/plugins/json/pom.xml
index a89b221a3..4fe5670a9 100644
--- a/plugins/json/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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diff --git a/plugins/junit/pom.xml b/plugins/junit/pom.xml
index b978c8dde..2c24fe386 100644
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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diff --git a/plugins/osgi/pom.xml b/plugins/osgi/pom.xml
index d5b73c73b..12ef327cd 100644
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diff --git a/plugins/oval/pom.xml b/plugins/oval/pom.xml
index 7270d60d8..de8523c8a 100644
--- a/plugins/oval/pom.xml
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diff --git a/plugins/pell-multipart/pom.xml b/plugins/pell-multipart/pom.xml
index ed234cbf6..eaf122073 100644
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diff --git a/plugins/plexus/pom.xml b/plugins/plexus/pom.xml
index 09af5adb1..5055cb9a6 100644
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diff --git a/plugins/pom.xml b/plugins/pom.xml
index b9f625463..886692b42 100644
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diff --git a/plugins/portlet-mocks/pom.xml b/plugins/portlet-mocks/pom.xml
index 6bfd8491f..5269567f1 100644
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diff --git a/plugins/portlet-tiles/pom.xml b/plugins/portlet-tiles/pom.xml
index 8fb4c1ddc..9bbffe3d4 100644
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diff --git a/plugins/portlet/pom.xml b/plugins/portlet/pom.xml
index 1866afd47..385ba479d 100644
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diff --git a/plugins/rest/pom.xml b/plugins/rest/pom.xml
index a149de6b5..515bd4cf9 100644
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diff --git a/plugins/sitemesh/pom.xml b/plugins/sitemesh/pom.xml
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diff --git a/plugins/spring/pom.xml b/plugins/spring/pom.xml
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diff --git a/plugins/testng/pom.xml b/plugins/testng/pom.xml
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diff --git a/plugins/tiles/pom.xml b/plugins/tiles/pom.xml
index 2507ee7a6..cfe2307d9 100644
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diff --git a/plugins/velocity/pom.xml b/plugins/velocity/pom.xml
index 8da8e57a0..6a983c325 100644
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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 14d6ce410..992c35a29 100644
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@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
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+    <version>6.0.0-RC2</version>
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@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
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-        <tag>HEAD</tag>
+        <tag>STRUTS_6_0_0_RC2</tag>
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@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 
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+        <project.build.outputTimestamp>2022-01-29T16:32:23Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
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