diff --git a/dspace-api/pom.xml b/dspace-api/pom.xml
index 4fd555c583..5fbd3c3da2 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>4.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0-rc2</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace-jspui/pom.xml b/dspace-jspui/pom.xml
index 705dfd37cc..0f53e0a084 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>4.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0-rc2</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace-lni/dspace-lni-client/pom.xml b/dspace-lni/dspace-lni-client/pom.xml
index a0f953710e..7b15fb8fb8 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>4.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0-rc2</version>
       <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
    </parent>
    
diff --git a/dspace-lni/pom.xml b/dspace-lni/pom.xml
index 49ef3a61ce..23efaeed11 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>4.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0-rc2</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace-oai/pom.xml b/dspace-oai/pom.xml
index 99ad6b4cf3..c7e25fd904 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>4.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0-rc2</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace-rest/pom.xml b/dspace-rest/pom.xml
index 01fca39b81..8ef3f762d8 100644
--- a/dspace-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-rest/pom.xml
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
     <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
     <artifactId>dspace-rest</artifactId>
     <packaging>war</packaging>
-    <version>4.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0-rc2</version>
     <name>DSpace RESTful web services API</name>
     <url>http://demo.dspace.org</url>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0-rc2</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace-services/pom.xml b/dspace-services/pom.xml
index aae79a3d4e..ade6043b93 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>4.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0-rc2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/dspace-solr/pom.xml b/dspace-solr/pom.xml
index 3580b05f5a..6adc4d5bda 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>4.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0-rc2</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace-sword/pom.xml b/dspace-sword/pom.xml
index 16397bf044..6d062e429a 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>4.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0-rc2</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace-swordv2/pom.xml b/dspace-swordv2/pom.xml
index 5ff6ba6b5b..8add28f9df 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>4.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0-rc2</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace-xmlui/pom.xml b/dspace-xmlui/pom.xml
index 4f45625bcb..9576d33ff9 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>4.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0-rc2</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace/modules/additions/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/additions/pom.xml
index d71676e7c9..9d7b4d332e 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>4.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0-rc2</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace/modules/jspui/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/jspui/pom.xml
index f3ffcb8164..d9e1dcaabc 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>4.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0-rc2</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace/modules/lni/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/lni/pom.xml
index 64ffec3ab4..0156c11e5e 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>4.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0-rc2</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace/modules/oai/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/oai/pom.xml
index 08b4430393..ecb228419d 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>4.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0-rc2</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace/modules/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/pom.xml
index 1b617847ee..c1c700d501 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>4.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>4.0-rc2</version>
 		<relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace/modules/rest/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/rest/pom.xml
index efad390ab8..089b8780f5 100644
--- a/dspace/modules/rest/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace/modules/rest/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>modules</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0-rc2</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
             <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
             <artifactId>dspace-rest</artifactId>
             <type>war</type>
-            <version>4.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>4.0-rc2</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
diff --git a/dspace/modules/solr/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/solr/pom.xml
index 8d23dc8178..bc12418ed8 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>4.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+   <version>4.0-rc2</version>
    <packaging>war</packaging>
    <name>DSpace SOLR :: Local Customizations</name>
    <description>
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
       <artifactId>modules</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0-rc2</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
            <artifactId>dspace-solr</artifactId>
-           <version>4.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+           <version>4.0-rc2</version>
            <classifier>skinny</classifier>
            <type>war</type>
        </dependency>
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
            <artifactId>dspace-solr</artifactId>
-           <version>4.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+           <version>4.0-rc2</version>
            <classifier>classes</classifier>
            <type>jar</type>
        </dependency>
diff --git a/dspace/modules/sword/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/sword/pom.xml
index 769fdffdc2..f33a5218f4 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>4.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0-rc2</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace/modules/swordv2/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/swordv2/pom.xml
index 5e91188db7..0d5f25ffcd 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>4.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0-rc2</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace/modules/xmlui/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/xmlui/pom.xml
index 556d651f78..7309035a7f 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>4.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0-rc2</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace/pom.xml b/dspace/pom.xml
index 3db0304306..f40c73f985 100644
--- a/dspace/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0-rc2</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 060bfa0e5e..82ef99d3ca 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
    <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
    <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
    <packaging>pom</packaging>
-   <version>4.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+   <version>4.0-rc2</version>
    <name>DSpace Parent Project</name>
    <description>
    	DSpace open source software is a turnkey institutional repository application.
@@ -542,102 +542,102 @@
          <dependency>
             <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
             <artifactId>dspace-api</artifactId>
-            <version>4.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>4.0-rc2</version>
          </dependency>
          <dependency>
             <groupId>org.dspace.modules</groupId>
             <artifactId>additions</artifactId>
-            <version>4.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>4.0-rc2</version>
          </dependency>
 
          <dependency>
             <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
             <artifactId>dspace-sword</artifactId>
-            <version>4.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>4.0-rc2</version>
             <type>jar</type>
             <classifier>classes</classifier>
          </dependency>
          <dependency>
             <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
             <artifactId>dspace-sword</artifactId>
-            <version>4.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>4.0-rc2</version>
             <type>war</type>
          </dependency>
          <dependency>
             <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
             <artifactId>dspace-swordv2</artifactId>
-            <version>4.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>4.0-rc2</version>
             <type>jar</type>
             <classifier>classes</classifier>
          </dependency>
          <dependency>
             <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
             <artifactId>dspace-swordv2</artifactId>
-            <version>4.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>4.0-rc2</version>
             <type>war</type>
          </dependency>
 
          <dependency>
             <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
             <artifactId>dspace-jspui</artifactId>
-            <version>4.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>4.0-rc2</version>
             <type>jar</type>
             <classifier>classes</classifier>
          </dependency>
          <dependency>
             <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
             <artifactId>dspace-jspui</artifactId>
-            <version>4.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>4.0-rc2</version>
             <type>war</type>
          </dependency>
          <dependency>
             <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
             <artifactId>dspace-oai</artifactId>
-            <version>4.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>4.0-rc2</version>
             <type>jar</type>
             <classifier>classes</classifier>
          </dependency>
          <dependency>
             <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
             <artifactId>dspace-oai</artifactId>
-            <version>4.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>4.0-rc2</version>
             <type>war</type>
          </dependency>
          <dependency>
             <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
             <artifactId>dspace-lni</artifactId>
-            <version>4.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>4.0-rc2</version>
             <type>jar</type>
             <classifier>classes</classifier>
          </dependency>
          <dependency>
             <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
             <artifactId>dspace-lni-client</artifactId>
-            <version>4.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>4.0-rc2</version>
          </dependency>
          <dependency>
             <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
             <artifactId>dspace-lni</artifactId>
-            <version>4.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>4.0-rc2</version>
             <type>war</type>
          </dependency>
          <dependency>
             <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
             <artifactId>dspace-xmlui</artifactId>
-            <version>4.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>4.0-rc2</version>
             <type>jar</type>
             <classifier>classes</classifier>
          </dependency>
          <dependency>
             <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
             <artifactId>dspace-xmlui</artifactId>
-            <version>4.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>4.0-rc2</version>
             <type>war</type>
          </dependency>
          <dependency>
             <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
             <artifactId>dspace-services</artifactId>
-            <version>4.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>4.0-rc2</version>
          </dependency>
          <!-- DSpace Localization Packages -->
          <dependency>
@@ -1308,7 +1308,7 @@
       <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>HEAD</tag>
+     <tag>dspace-4.0-rc2</tag>
   </scm>
 
     <!--