diff --git a/dspace-api/pom.xml b/dspace-api/pom.xml
index e829411bb5..cc8ebfbba7 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>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.0-rc2</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace-jspui/pom.xml b/dspace-jspui/pom.xml
index 4f306febdd..6b2ca57511 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>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>6.0-rc2</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace-oai/pom.xml b/dspace-oai/pom.xml
index a53ce0bcba..19d00caa6c 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>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.0-rc2</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace-rdf/pom.xml b/dspace-rdf/pom.xml
index a9172ad046..c242bde348 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>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.0-rc2</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace-rest/pom.xml b/dspace-rest/pom.xml
index 1a08fb2a6b..d92e9f32ec 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>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>6.0-rc2</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>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.0-rc2</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace-services/pom.xml b/dspace-services/pom.xml
index 8f84fa9ceb..e27c081384 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>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.0-rc2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/dspace-solr/pom.xml b/dspace-solr/pom.xml
index 99711e1413..8090ee2d32 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>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.0-rc2</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace-sword/pom.xml b/dspace-sword/pom.xml
index e1bb96a222..96e318e748 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>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>6.0-rc2</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace-swordv2/pom.xml b/dspace-swordv2/pom.xml
index adb55f74c0..5098df39a9 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>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.0-rc2</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace-xmlui-mirage2/pom.xml b/dspace-xmlui-mirage2/pom.xml
index 87a7796308..c64d2f8b46 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>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.0-rc2</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace-xmlui/pom.xml b/dspace-xmlui/pom.xml
index 7133e61731..c0e3e32ed9 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>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>6.0-rc2</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace/modules/additions/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/additions/pom.xml
index 9acc0e5289..da13a2b1d3 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>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>6.0-rc2</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace/modules/jspui/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/jspui/pom.xml
index babc6734a0..914fd4c52c 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>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.0-rc2</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace/modules/oai/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/oai/pom.xml
index 331ba2624f..6b7642aca2 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>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.0-rc2</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace/modules/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/pom.xml
index 6b4442f8df..4674a59eb5 100644
--- a/dspace/modules/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace/modules/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.0-rc2</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace/modules/rdf/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/rdf/pom.xml
index 9aede3ced0..4bbfd2cdb7 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>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.0-rc2</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace/modules/rest/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/rest/pom.xml
index 478db52596..152a6f644f 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>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.0-rc2</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace/modules/solr/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/solr/pom.xml
index 9e74a99056..2f4b8cb1c1 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>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+   <version>6.0-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>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>6.0-rc2</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace/modules/sword/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/sword/pom.xml
index d377686644..38b7886a09 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>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>6.0-rc2</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace/modules/swordv2/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/swordv2/pom.xml
index 82a80f69df..3d53bcd248 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>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>6.0-rc2</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace/modules/xmlui-mirage2/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/xmlui-mirage2/pom.xml
index 8e17934ee6..cb07b53ad7 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>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.0-rc2</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace/modules/xmlui/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/xmlui/pom.xml
index c2bec314c5..bb62dbbe73 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>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.0-rc2</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
                 <dependency>
                     <groupId>org.dspace.modules</groupId>
                     <artifactId>xmlui-mirage2</artifactId>
-                    <version>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                    <version>6.0-rc2</version>
                     <type>war</type>
                 </dependency>
             </dependencies>
diff --git a/dspace/pom.xml b/dspace/pom.xml
index 3502694aaf..229d79a154 100644
--- a/dspace/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.0-rc2</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b818d4dbb1..8836ee5c2f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
     <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
-    <version>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>6.0-rc2</version>
     <name>DSpace Parent Project</name>
     <description>
    	DSpace open source software is a turnkey institutional repository application.
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
                             </goals>
                             <configuration>
                                 <rules>
-                                    <DependencyConvergence/>
+                                    <DependencyConvergence />
                                 </rules>
                             </configuration>
                         </execution>
@@ -782,114 +782,114 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
                 <artifactId>dspace-api</artifactId>
-                <version>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>6.0-rc2</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.dspace.modules</groupId>
                 <artifactId>additions</artifactId>
-                <version>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>6.0-rc2</version>
             </dependency>
 
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
                 <artifactId>dspace-sword</artifactId>
-                <version>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>6.0-rc2</version>
                 <type>jar</type>
                 <classifier>classes</classifier>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
                 <artifactId>dspace-sword</artifactId>
-                <version>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>6.0-rc2</version>
                 <type>war</type>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
                 <artifactId>dspace-swordv2</artifactId>
-                <version>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>6.0-rc2</version>
                 <type>jar</type>
                 <classifier>classes</classifier>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
                 <artifactId>dspace-swordv2</artifactId>
-                <version>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>6.0-rc2</version>
                 <type>war</type>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
                 <artifactId>dspace-jspui</artifactId>
-                <version>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>6.0-rc2</version>
                 <type>jar</type>
                 <classifier>classes</classifier>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
                 <artifactId>dspace-jspui</artifactId>
-                <version>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>6.0-rc2</version>
                 <type>war</type>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
                 <artifactId>dspace-oai</artifactId>
-                <version>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>6.0-rc2</version>
                 <type>jar</type>
                 <classifier>classes</classifier>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
                 <artifactId>dspace-oai</artifactId>
-                <version>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>6.0-rc2</version>
                 <type>war</type>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
                 <artifactId>dspace-xmlui</artifactId>
-                <version>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>6.0-rc2</version>
                 <type>jar</type>
                 <classifier>classes</classifier>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
                 <artifactId>dspace-xmlui</artifactId>
-                <version>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>6.0-rc2</version>
                 <type>war</type>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
                 <artifactId>dspace-services</artifactId>
-                <version>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>6.0-rc2</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
                 <artifactId>dspace-rdf</artifactId>
-                <version>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>6.0-rc2</version>
                 <type>war</type>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
                 <artifactId>dspace-rest</artifactId>
-                <version>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>6.0-rc2</version>
                 <type>jar</type>
                 <classifier>classes</classifier>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
                 <artifactId>dspace-rest</artifactId>
-                <version>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>6.0-rc2</version>
                 <type>war</type>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
                 <artifactId>dspace-solr</artifactId>
-                <version>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>6.0-rc2</version>
                 <type>jar</type>
                 <classifier>classes</classifier>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
                 <artifactId>dspace-solr</artifactId>
-                <version>6.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>6.0-rc2</version>
                 <type>war</type>
                 <classifier>skinny</classifier>
             </dependency>
@@ -1460,7 +1460,7 @@
         <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-6.0-rc2</tag>
     </scm>