diff --git a/dspace-api/pom.xml b/dspace-api/pom.xml
index ef7731cc1a..439f084fc1 100644
--- a/dspace-api/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-api/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.1</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace-jspui/pom.xml b/dspace-jspui/pom.xml
index 40a29157c0..1c21c9108d 100644
--- a/dspace-jspui/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-jspui/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
       <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-      <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>5.1</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace-lni/dspace-lni-client/pom.xml b/dspace-lni/dspace-lni-client/pom.xml
index 5ea6013b6e..bdca25370a 100644
--- a/dspace-lni/dspace-lni-client/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-lni/dspace-lni-client/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
       <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-      <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>5.1</version>
       <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
    </parent>
    
diff --git a/dspace-lni/pom.xml b/dspace-lni/pom.xml
index b7fd9fc337..d1dac7e46a 100644
--- a/dspace-lni/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-lni/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
       <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-      <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>5.1</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace-oai/pom.xml b/dspace-oai/pom.xml
index e069c8f5da..6e56a52e1b 100644
--- a/dspace-oai/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-oai/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
-        <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.1</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace-rdf/pom.xml b/dspace-rdf/pom.xml
index 2f1486a6bf..746f446036 100644
--- a/dspace-rdf/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-rdf/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.1</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace-rest/pom.xml b/dspace-rest/pom.xml
index 67617e2ce2..78b2508c21 100644
--- a/dspace-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-rest/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
     <artifactId>dspace-rest</artifactId>
     <packaging>war</packaging>
-    <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.1</version>
     <name>DSpace REST :: API and Implementation</name>
     <description>DSpace RESTful Web Services API</description>
     <url>http://demo.dspace.org</url>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.1</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace-services/pom.xml b/dspace-services/pom.xml
index a675fcf068..dc2e4d5070 100644
--- a/dspace-services/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-services/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/dspace-solr/pom.xml b/dspace-solr/pom.xml
index 9f4c455109..60b0b558cd 100644
--- a/dspace-solr/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-solr/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.1</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace-sword/pom.xml b/dspace-sword/pom.xml
index 33256634c1..d5642eb990 100644
--- a/dspace-sword/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-sword/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
       <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-      <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>5.1</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace-swordv2/pom.xml b/dspace-swordv2/pom.xml
index c0e6f11d63..25abf35ae6 100644
--- a/dspace-swordv2/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-swordv2/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.1</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace-xmlui-mirage2/pom.xml b/dspace-xmlui-mirage2/pom.xml
index a6a97c7456..485e17948c 100644
--- a/dspace-xmlui-mirage2/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-xmlui-mirage2/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.1</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace-xmlui/pom.xml b/dspace-xmlui/pom.xml
index 6493a99c79..6d069a2788 100644
--- a/dspace-xmlui/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-xmlui/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
       <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-      <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>5.1</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace/modules/additions/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/additions/pom.xml
index fe4caa2701..a280e8d258 100644
--- a/dspace/modules/additions/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace/modules/additions/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
       <artifactId>modules</artifactId>
-      <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>5.1</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace/modules/jspui/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/jspui/pom.xml
index 377ce7b843..29d90b8095 100644
--- a/dspace/modules/jspui/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace/modules/jspui/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>modules</artifactId>
-        <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.1</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace/modules/lni/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/lni/pom.xml
index 06436fc405..b66c1fc142 100644
--- a/dspace/modules/lni/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace/modules/lni/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
       <artifactId>modules</artifactId>
-      <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>5.1</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace/modules/oai/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/oai/pom.xml
index 0fbc06dc80..7652cd0792 100644
--- a/dspace/modules/oai/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace/modules/oai/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>modules</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
-        <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.1</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace/modules/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/pom.xml
index b8ce974441..9e6fa521ca 100644
--- a/dspace/modules/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace/modules/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
 		<artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>5.1</version>
 		<relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace/modules/rdf/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/rdf/pom.xml
index 33c7d27eca..367fe9d2b6 100644
--- a/dspace/modules/rdf/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace/modules/rdf/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>modules</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
-        <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.1</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace/modules/rest/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/rest/pom.xml
index 897ab76762..4b1332b2a3 100644
--- a/dspace/modules/rest/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace/modules/rest/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>modules</artifactId>
-        <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.1</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace/modules/solr/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/solr/pom.xml
index 0a2d0ab628..ebf00cf266 100644
--- a/dspace/modules/solr/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace/modules/solr/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
    <groupId>org.dspace.modules</groupId>
    <artifactId>solr</artifactId>
-   <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+   <version>5.1</version>
    <packaging>war</packaging>
    <name>DSpace SOLR :: Local Customizations</name>
    <description>
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
       <artifactId>modules</artifactId>
-      <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>5.1</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace/modules/sword/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/sword/pom.xml
index 646e87e500..0c9821376a 100644
--- a/dspace/modules/sword/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace/modules/sword/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
       <artifactId>modules</artifactId>
-      <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>5.1</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace/modules/swordv2/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/swordv2/pom.xml
index d6b3fb8961..ce0669ec08 100644
--- a/dspace/modules/swordv2/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace/modules/swordv2/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
       <artifactId>modules</artifactId>
-      <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>5.1</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace/modules/xmlui-mirage2/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/xmlui-mirage2/pom.xml
index 0873cdecca..83da7b2b3e 100644
--- a/dspace/modules/xmlui-mirage2/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace/modules/xmlui-mirage2/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>modules</artifactId>
-        <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.1</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace/modules/xmlui/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/xmlui/pom.xml
index 57e2dbfc22..4c8a9bb7d7 100644
--- a/dspace/modules/xmlui/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace/modules/xmlui/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>modules</artifactId>
-        <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.1</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
                 <dependency>
                     <groupId>org.dspace.modules</groupId>
                     <artifactId>xmlui-mirage2</artifactId>
-                    <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                    <version>5.1</version>
                     <type>war</type>
                 </dependency>
             </dependencies>
diff --git a/dspace/pom.xml b/dspace/pom.xml
index 86827ee2d4..b42430ddf7 100644
--- a/dspace/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.1</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f30aa63a7e..11fdf73288 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
    <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
    <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
    <packaging>pom</packaging>
-   <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+   <version>5.1</version>
    <name>DSpace Parent Project</name>
    <description>
    	DSpace open source software is a turnkey institutional repository application.
@@ -718,132 +718,132 @@
          <dependency>
             <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
             <artifactId>dspace-api</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>5.1</version>
          </dependency>
          <dependency>
             <groupId>org.dspace.modules</groupId>
             <artifactId>additions</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>5.1</version>
          </dependency>
 
          <dependency>
             <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
             <artifactId>dspace-sword</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>5.1</version>
             <type>jar</type>
             <classifier>classes</classifier>
          </dependency>
          <dependency>
             <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
             <artifactId>dspace-sword</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>5.1</version>
             <type>war</type>
          </dependency>
          <dependency>
             <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
             <artifactId>dspace-swordv2</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>5.1</version>
             <type>jar</type>
             <classifier>classes</classifier>
          </dependency>
          <dependency>
             <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
             <artifactId>dspace-swordv2</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>5.1</version>
             <type>war</type>
          </dependency>
          <dependency>
             <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
             <artifactId>dspace-jspui</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>5.1</version>
             <type>jar</type>
             <classifier>classes</classifier>
          </dependency>
          <dependency>
             <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
             <artifactId>dspace-jspui</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>5.1</version>
             <type>war</type>
          </dependency>
          <dependency>
             <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
             <artifactId>dspace-oai</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>5.1</version>
             <type>jar</type>
             <classifier>classes</classifier>
          </dependency>
          <dependency>
             <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
             <artifactId>dspace-oai</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>5.1</version>
             <type>war</type>
          </dependency>
          <dependency>
             <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
             <artifactId>dspace-lni</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>5.1</version>
             <type>jar</type>
             <classifier>classes</classifier>
          </dependency>
          <dependency>
             <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
             <artifactId>dspace-lni-client</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>5.1</version>
          </dependency>
          <dependency>
             <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
             <artifactId>dspace-lni</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>5.1</version>
             <type>war</type>
          </dependency>
          <dependency>
             <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
             <artifactId>dspace-xmlui</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>5.1</version>
             <type>jar</type>
             <classifier>classes</classifier>
          </dependency>
          <dependency>
             <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
             <artifactId>dspace-xmlui</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>5.1</version>
             <type>war</type>
          </dependency>
          <dependency>
             <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
             <artifactId>dspace-services</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>5.1</version>
          </dependency>
          <dependency>
              <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
              <artifactId>dspace-rdf</artifactId>
-             <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+             <version>5.1</version>
              <type>war</type>
          </dependency>
          <dependency>
             <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
             <artifactId>dspace-rest</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>5.1</version>
             <type>jar</type>
              <classifier>classes</classifier>
          </dependency>
          <dependency>
             <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
             <artifactId>dspace-rest</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>5.1</version>
             <type>war</type>
          </dependency>
          <dependency>
             <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
             <artifactId>dspace-solr</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>5.1</version>
             <type>jar</type>
             <classifier>classes</classifier>
          </dependency>
          <dependency>
             <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
             <artifactId>dspace-solr</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>5.1</version>
             <type>war</type>
             <classifier>skinny</classifier>
          </dependency>
@@ -1574,7 +1574,7 @@
       <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:DSpace/DSpace.git</connection>
       <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:DSpace/DSpace.git</developerConnection>
       <url>git@github.com:DSpace/DSpace.git</url>
-      <tag>dspace-5.1-SNAPSHOT</tag>
+      <tag>dspace-5.1</tag>
    </scm>
 
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