diff --git a/acl/pom.xml b/acl/pom.xml
index 6441a9257e..4bafd94905 100644
--- a/acl/pom.xml
+++ b/acl/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-security-acl</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.1.RELEASE</version>
   <name>spring-security-acl</name>
   <description>spring-security-acl</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security</url>
   </scm>
-  <repositories>
-    <repository>
-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
-    </repository>
-  </repositories>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>aopalliance</groupId>
@@ -46,7 +40,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.1.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/aspects/pom.xml b/aspects/pom.xml
index a1d07a9bb2..17a757d38b 100644
--- a/aspects/pom.xml
+++ b/aspects/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-security-aspects</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.1.RELEASE</version>
   <name>spring-security-aspects</name>
   <description>spring-security-aspects</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -30,17 +30,11 @@
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security</url>
   </scm>
-  <repositories>
-    <repository>
-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
-    </repository>
-  </repositories>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.1.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/cas/pom.xml b/cas/pom.xml
index 405399a521..07981dc4d4 100644
--- a/cas/pom.xml
+++ b/cas/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-security-cas</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.1.RELEASE</version>
   <name>spring-security-cas</name>
   <description>spring-security-cas</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security</url>
   </scm>
-  <repositories>
-    <repository>
-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
-    </repository>
-  </repositories>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jasig.cas.client</groupId>
@@ -46,13 +40,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.1.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-web</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.1.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/config/pom.xml b/config/pom.xml
index 402ddf0051..fdcfb0a705 100644
--- a/config/pom.xml
+++ b/config/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-security-config</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.1.RELEASE</version>
   <name>spring-security-config</name>
   <description>spring-security-config</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security</url>
   </scm>
-  <repositories>
-    <repository>
-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
-    </repository>
-  </repositories>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>aopalliance</groupId>
@@ -46,7 +40,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.1.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -92,28 +86,28 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-ldap</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.1.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-messaging</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.1.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-openid</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.1.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-web</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.1.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
@@ -366,13 +360,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-aspects</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.1.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-cas</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.1.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 7e1b267747..bc0da3d78a 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.1.RELEASE</version>
   <name>spring-security-core</name>
   <description>spring-security-core</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security</url>
   </scm>
-  <repositories>
-    <repository>
-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
-    </repository>
-  </repositories>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>aopalliance</groupId>
diff --git a/crypto/pom.xml b/crypto/pom.xml
index 1df7080906..1ad5cbd3d2 100644
--- a/crypto/pom.xml
+++ b/crypto/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-security-crypto</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.1.RELEASE</version>
   <name>spring-security-crypto</name>
   <description>spring-security-crypto</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security</url>
   </scm>
-  <repositories>
-    <repository>
-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
-    </repository>
-  </repositories>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
diff --git a/data/pom.xml b/data/pom.xml
index bc952dc318..d052456bf8 100644
--- a/data/pom.xml
+++ b/data/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-security-data</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.1.RELEASE</version>
   <name>spring-security-data</name>
   <description>spring-security-data</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security</url>
   </scm>
-  <repositories>
-    <repository>
-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
-    </repository>
-  </repositories>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
@@ -46,7 +40,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.1.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 02208d04f5..7ae350dd77 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version=4.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT
+version=4.0.1.RELEASE
diff --git a/itest/context/pom.xml b/itest/context/pom.xml
index 08a4912adf..55f062a595 100644
--- a/itest/context/pom.xml
+++ b/itest/context/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>itest-context</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.1.RELEASE</version>
   <name>itest-context</name>
   <description>itest-context</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security</url>
   </scm>
-  <repositories>
-    <repository>
-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
-    </repository>
-  </repositories>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>aopalliance</groupId>
@@ -52,7 +46,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.1.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -127,13 +121,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-config</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.1.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-web</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.1.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/itest/web/pom.xml b/itest/web/pom.xml
index 88ecc62e24..7e8d6e76d2 100644
--- a/itest/web/pom.xml
+++ b/itest/web/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>itest-web</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.1.RELEASE</version>
   <name>itest-web</name>
   <description>itest-web</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security</url>
   </scm>
-  <repositories>
-    <repository>
-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
-    </repository>
-  </repositories>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
@@ -145,31 +139,31 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-config</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.1.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.1.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-ldap</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.1.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-taglibs</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.1.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-web</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.1.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/ldap/pom.xml b/ldap/pom.xml
index 59c8652bc6..94c9f3ab97 100644
--- a/ldap/pom.xml
+++ b/ldap/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-security-ldap</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.1.RELEASE</version>
   <name>spring-security-ldap</name>
   <description>spring-security-ldap</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security</url>
   </scm>
-  <repositories>
-    <repository>
-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
-    </repository>
-  </repositories>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.ldap</groupId>
@@ -68,7 +62,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.1.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/messaging/pom.xml b/messaging/pom.xml
index ef820c6825..d869e57760 100644
--- a/messaging/pom.xml
+++ b/messaging/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-security-messaging</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.1.RELEASE</version>
   <name>spring-security-messaging</name>
   <description>spring-security-messaging</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security</url>
   </scm>
-  <repositories>
-    <repository>
-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
-    </repository>
-  </repositories>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>aopalliance</groupId>
@@ -46,7 +40,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.1.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -97,7 +91,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-web</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.1.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/openid/pom.xml b/openid/pom.xml
index c2f9a41379..ca9217e24c 100644
--- a/openid/pom.xml
+++ b/openid/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-security-openid</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.1.RELEASE</version>
   <name>spring-security-openid</name>
   <description>spring-security-openid</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security</url>
   </scm>
-  <repositories>
-    <repository>
-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
-    </repository>
-  </repositories>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.inject</groupId>
@@ -58,13 +52,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.1.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-web</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.1.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/remoting/pom.xml b/remoting/pom.xml
index da8a14056d..039144908f 100644
--- a/remoting/pom.xml
+++ b/remoting/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-security-remoting</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.1.RELEASE</version>
   <name>spring-security-remoting</name>
   <description>spring-security-remoting</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security</developerConnection>
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   </scm>
-  <repositories>
-    <repository>
-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
-    </repository>
-  </repositories>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>aopalliance</groupId>
@@ -46,7 +40,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.1.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/samples/aspectj-jc/pom.xml b/samples/aspectj-jc/pom.xml
index a3bb8c6195..d3c7659707 100644
--- a/samples/aspectj-jc/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/aspectj-jc/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-security-samples-aspectj-jc</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.1.RELEASE</version>
   <name>spring-security-samples-aspectj-jc</name>
   <description>spring-security-samples-aspectj-jc</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -30,23 +30,17 @@
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-  <repositories>
-    <repository>
-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
-    </repository>
-  </repositories>
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     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-config</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.1.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.1.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -66,7 +60,7 @@
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       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-aspects</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.1.RELEASE</version>
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