diff --git a/dspace-api/pom.xml b/dspace-api/pom.xml
index b0ff69ac6e..472025f6c9 100644
--- a/dspace-api/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-api/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.2</version>
+        <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@
        into the snapshot repository below.
     -->
     <scm>
-        <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</connection>
-        <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</developerConnection>
-        <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</url>
+        <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace</connection>
+        <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace</developerConnection>
+        <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace</url>
     </scm>
 
     <!--
diff --git a/dspace-discovery/dspace-discovery-provider/pom.xml b/dspace-discovery/dspace-discovery-provider/pom.xml
index d6430d3a45..72fec25097 100644
--- a/dspace-discovery/dspace-discovery-provider/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-discovery/dspace-discovery-provider/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
 	<groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
 	<artifactId>dspace-discovery-provider</artifactId>
-	<version>1.8.2</version>
+	<version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>DSpace Discovery :: Discovery Provider Library</name>
     <description>
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-discovery</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.2</version>
+        <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
@@ -104,10 +104,10 @@
        and releases snapshots into the snapshot repository below.
     -->
     <scm>
-        <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</connection>
+        <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-discovery/dspace-discovery-provider</connection>
         <developerConnection>
-            scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2
+            scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-discovery/dspace-discovery-provider
         </developerConnection>
-        <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</url>
+        <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-discovery/dspace-discovery-provider</url>
     </scm>
 </project>
diff --git a/dspace-discovery/dspace-discovery-solr/pom.xml b/dspace-discovery/dspace-discovery-solr/pom.xml
index de92028593..30ba9107fd 100644
--- a/dspace-discovery/dspace-discovery-solr/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-discovery/dspace-discovery-solr/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
 	<groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
 	<artifactId>dspace-discovery-solr</artifactId>
-	<version>1.8.2</version>
+	<version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>DSpace Discovery :: Discovery Solr Implementation</name>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-discovery</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.2</version>
+        <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@
        and releases snapshots into the snapshot repository below.
     -->
     <scm>
-        <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</connection>
+        <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-discovery/dspace-discovery-solr</connection>
         <developerConnection>
-            scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2
+            scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-discovery/dspace-discovery-solr
         </developerConnection>
-        <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</url>
+        <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-discovery/dspace-discovery-solr</url>
     </scm>
 </project>
diff --git a/dspace-discovery/dspace-discovery-xmlui-api/pom.xml b/dspace-discovery/dspace-discovery-xmlui-api/pom.xml
index 4ecf027a8a..4dc10b314f 100644
--- a/dspace-discovery/dspace-discovery-xmlui-api/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-discovery/dspace-discovery-xmlui-api/pom.xml
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
     <artifactId>dspace-discovery-xmlui-api</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.2</version>
+    <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>DSpace Discovery :: Discovery XMLUI API</name>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-discovery</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.2</version>
+        <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
     
@@ -122,11 +122,11 @@
        and releases snapshots into the snapshot repository below.
     -->
     <scm>
-        <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</connection>
+        <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-discovery/dspace-discovery-xmlui-api</connection>
         <developerConnection>
-            scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2
+            scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-discovery/dspace-discovery-xmlui-api
         </developerConnection>
-        <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</url>
+        <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-discovery/dspace-discovery-xmlui-api</url>
     </scm>
     
 </project>
diff --git a/dspace-discovery/dspace-discovery-xmlui-webapp/pom.xml b/dspace-discovery/dspace-discovery-xmlui-webapp/pom.xml
index 0d829c08ce..8761228cdc 100644
--- a/dspace-discovery/dspace-discovery-xmlui-webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-discovery/dspace-discovery-xmlui-webapp/pom.xml
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
     <packaging>war</packaging>
     <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
     <artifactId>dspace-discovery-xmlui-webapp</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.2</version>
+    <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>DSpace Discovery :: Discovery XMLUI Webapp</name>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-discovery</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.2</version>
+        <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
             <artifactId>dspace-discovery-xmlui-api</artifactId>
-            <version>1.8.2</version>
+            <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
             <!-- external -->
@@ -142,11 +142,11 @@
        and releases snapshots into the snapshot repository below.
     -->
     <scm>
-        <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</connection>
+        <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-discovery/dspace-discovery-xmlui-webapp</connection>
         <developerConnection>
-            scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2
+            scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-discovery/dspace-discovery-xmlui-webapp
         </developerConnection>
-        <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</url>
+        <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-discovery/dspace-discovery-xmlui-webapp</url>
     </scm>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/dspace-discovery/pom.xml b/dspace-discovery/pom.xml
index f0fed74a39..bc9c0ae4b5 100644
--- a/dspace-discovery/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-discovery/pom.xml
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
     <artifactId>dspace-discovery</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.2</version>
+    <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>DSpace Discovery :: Modules</name>
 
     <parent>
         <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
-        <version>1.8.2</version>
+        <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
     
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@
        and releases snapshots into the snapshot repository below.
     -->
     <scm>
-        <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</connection>
+        <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-discovery</connection>
         <developerConnection>
-            scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2
+            scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-discovery
         </developerConnection>
-        <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</url>
+        <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-discovery</url>
     </scm>
 
     <issueManagement>
diff --git a/dspace-jspui/dspace-jspui-api/pom.xml b/dspace-jspui/dspace-jspui-api/pom.xml
index 2d52acc10f..7b4317dca5 100644
--- a/dspace-jspui/dspace-jspui-api/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-jspui/dspace-jspui-api/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
       <artifactId>dspace-jspui</artifactId>
-      <version>1.8.2</version>
+      <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
       into the snapshot repository below.
    -->
    <scm>
-      <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</connection>
-      <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</developerConnection>
-      <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</url>
+      <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-jspui/dspace-jspui-api</connection>
+      <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-jspui/dspace-jspui-api</developerConnection>
+      <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-jspui/dspace-jspui-api</url>
    </scm>
 
    <dependencies>
diff --git a/dspace-jspui/dspace-jspui-webapp/pom.xml b/dspace-jspui/dspace-jspui-webapp/pom.xml
index 0da7106521..46410ef5e1 100644
--- a/dspace-jspui/dspace-jspui-webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-jspui/dspace-jspui-webapp/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
       <artifactId>dspace-jspui</artifactId>
-      <version>1.8.2</version>
+      <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
       into the snapshot repository below.
    -->
    <scm>
-      <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</connection>
-      <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</developerConnection>
-      <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</url>
+      <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-jspui/dspace-jspui-webapp</connection>
+      <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-jspui/dspace-jspui-webapp</developerConnection>
+      <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-jspui/dspace-jspui-webapp</url>
    </scm>
 
    <build>
diff --git a/dspace-jspui/pom.xml b/dspace-jspui/pom.xml
index e8805a74fb..2bee19e417 100644
--- a/dspace-jspui/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-jspui/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
       <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-      <version>1.8.2</version>
+      <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
       into the snapshot repository below.
    -->
    <scm>
-      <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</connection>
-      <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</developerConnection>
-      <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</url>
+      <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-jspui</connection>
+      <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-jspui</developerConnection>
+      <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-jspui</url>
    </scm>
 
    <modules>
diff --git a/dspace-lni/dspace-lni-client/pom.xml b/dspace-lni/dspace-lni-client/pom.xml
index ba04adb045..62ecb01582 100644
--- a/dspace-lni/dspace-lni-client/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-lni/dspace-lni-client/pom.xml
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
       <artifactId>dspace-lni</artifactId>
-      <version>1.8.2</version>
+      <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
    <scm>
-      <connection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</connection>
-      <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</developerConnection>
-      <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</url>
+      <connection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-lni/dspace-lni-client</connection>
+      <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-lni/dspace-lni-client</developerConnection>
+      <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-lni/dspace-lni-client</url>
    </scm>
 
    <profiles>
diff --git a/dspace-lni/dspace-lni-core/pom.xml b/dspace-lni/dspace-lni-core/pom.xml
index d7aa419363..d1b522556c 100644
--- a/dspace-lni/dspace-lni-core/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-lni/dspace-lni-core/pom.xml
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
       <artifactId>dspace-lni</artifactId>
-      <version>1.8.2</version>
+      <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
    <scm>
-      <connection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</connection>
-      <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</developerConnection>
-      <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</url>
+      <connection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-lni/dspace-lni-core</connection>
+      <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-lni/dspace-lni-core</developerConnection>
+      <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-lni/dspace-lni-core</url>
    </scm>
 
    <dependencies>
diff --git a/dspace-lni/dspace-lni-webapp/pom.xml b/dspace-lni/dspace-lni-webapp/pom.xml
index 5c760ff88f..7281ad62b2 100644
--- a/dspace-lni/dspace-lni-webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-lni/dspace-lni-webapp/pom.xml
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
       <artifactId>dspace-lni</artifactId>
-      <version>1.8.2</version>
+      <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
    <scm>
-      <connection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</connection>
-      <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</developerConnection>
-      <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</url>
+      <connection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-lni/dspace-lni-webapp</connection>
+      <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-lni/dspace-lni-webapp</developerConnection>
+      <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-lni/dspace-lni-webapp</url>
    </scm>
 
    <build>
diff --git a/dspace-lni/pom.xml b/dspace-lni/pom.xml
index c2d8bad6a0..6fdd4380c3 100644
--- a/dspace-lni/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-lni/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
       <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-      <version>1.8.2</version>
+      <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@
       into the snapshot repository below.
    -->
    <scm>
-      <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</connection>
-      <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</developerConnection>
-      <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</url>
+      <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-lni</connection>
+      <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-lni</developerConnection>
+      <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-lni</url>
    </scm>
 
    <modules>
diff --git a/dspace-oai/dspace-oai-api/pom.xml b/dspace-oai/dspace-oai-api/pom.xml
index 4bd45a9447..cf90466e11 100644
--- a/dspace-oai/dspace-oai-api/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-oai/dspace-oai-api/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
       <artifactId>dspace-oai</artifactId>
-      <version>1.8.2</version>
+      <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
       into the snapshot repository below.
    -->
    <scm>
-      <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</connection>
-      <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</developerConnection>
-      <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</url>
+      <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-oai/dspace-oai-api</connection>
+      <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-oai/dspace-oai-api</developerConnection>
+      <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-oai/dspace-oai-api</url>
    </scm>
 
    <dependencies>
diff --git a/dspace-oai/dspace-oai-webapp/pom.xml b/dspace-oai/dspace-oai-webapp/pom.xml
index 1a9fe7a732..05ddda48d3 100644
--- a/dspace-oai/dspace-oai-webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-oai/dspace-oai-webapp/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
       <artifactId>dspace-oai</artifactId>
-      <version>1.8.2</version>
+      <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
       into the snapshot repository below.
    -->
    <scm>
-      <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</connection>
-      <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</developerConnection>
-      <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</url>
+      <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-oai/dspace-oai-webapp</connection>
+      <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-oai/dspace-oai-webapp</developerConnection>
+      <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-oai/dspace-oai-webapp</url>
    </scm>
    
    <build>
diff --git a/dspace-oai/pom.xml b/dspace-oai/pom.xml
index bb762c5d31..45d102efa7 100644
--- a/dspace-oai/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-oai/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
       <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-      <version>1.8.2</version>
+      <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
       into the snapshot repository below.
    -->
    <scm>
-      <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</connection>
-      <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</developerConnection>
-      <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</url>
+      <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-oai</connection>
+      <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-oai</developerConnection>
+      <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-oai</url>
    </scm>
    
    <modules>
diff --git a/dspace-stats/pom.xml b/dspace-stats/pom.xml
index 1a549854e8..4242d0db2d 100644
--- a/dspace-stats/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-stats/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
 		<groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
-		<version>1.8.2</version>
+		<version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	<groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
 	<artifactId>dspace-stats</artifactId>
 	<name>DSpace Solr Statistics Logging Client Library</name>
-	<version>1.8.2</version>
+	<version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<description>Library of Shared UsageEvent and EventConsumer Tools for Logging to Solr.</description>
 
 	<!--
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@
 		releases snapshots into the snapshot repository below.
 	-->
 	<scm>
-		<connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</connection>
-		<developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</developerConnection>
-		<url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</url>
+		<connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-stats</connection>
+		<developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-stats</developerConnection>
+		<url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-stats</url>
 	</scm>
 
 	<developers>
diff --git a/dspace-sword-client/dspace-sword-client-api/pom.xml b/dspace-sword-client/dspace-sword-client-api/pom.xml
index 16d023355a..051b7d99d8 100644
--- a/dspace-sword-client/dspace-sword-client-api/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-sword-client/dspace-sword-client-api/pom.xml
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
     <artifactId>dspace-sword-client-api</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.2</version>
+    <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>DSpace Sword Client :: Sword Client API</name>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-sword-client</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.2</version>
+        <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
     
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@
        and releases snapshots into the snapshot repository below.
     -->
     <scm>
-        <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</connection>
+        <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-sword-client/dspace-sword-client-api</connection>
         <developerConnection>
-            scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2
+            scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-sword-client/dspace-sword-client-api
         </developerConnection>
-        <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</url>
+        <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-sword-client/dspace-sword-client-api</url>
     </scm>
     
 </project>
diff --git a/dspace-sword-client/dspace-sword-client-xmlui-api/pom.xml b/dspace-sword-client/dspace-sword-client-xmlui-api/pom.xml
index 2d97fe5977..b73b5ae8fd 100644
--- a/dspace-sword-client/dspace-sword-client-xmlui-api/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-sword-client/dspace-sword-client-xmlui-api/pom.xml
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
     <artifactId>dspace-sword-client-xmlui-api</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.2</version>
+    <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>DSpace Sword Client :: Sword Client XMLUI API</name>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-sword-client</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.2</version>
+        <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@
        and releases snapshots into the snapshot repository below.
     -->
     <scm>
-        <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2
+        <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-sword-client/dspace-sword-client-xmlui-api
         </connection>
         <developerConnection>
-            scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2
+            scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-sword-client/dspace-sword-client-xmlui-api
         </developerConnection>
-        <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</url>
+        <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-sword-client/dspace-sword-client-xmlui-api</url>
     </scm>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/dspace-sword-client/dspace-sword-client-xmlui-webapp/pom.xml b/dspace-sword-client/dspace-sword-client-xmlui-webapp/pom.xml
index d15ab56e79..8340521335 100644
--- a/dspace-sword-client/dspace-sword-client-xmlui-webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-sword-client/dspace-sword-client-xmlui-webapp/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
     <packaging>war</packaging>
     <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
     <artifactId>dspace-sword-client-xmlui-webapp</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.2</version>
+    <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>DSpace Sword Client :: Sword Client XMLUI Webapp</name>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-sword-client</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.2</version>
+        <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -82,12 +82,12 @@
     -->
     <scm>
         <connection>
-            scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2
+            scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-sword-client/dspace-sword-client-xmlui-webapp
         </connection>
         <developerConnection>
-            scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2
+            scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-sword-client/dspace-sword-client-xmlui-webapp
         </developerConnection>
-        <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</url>
+        <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-sword-client/dspace-sword-client-xmlui-webapp</url>
     </scm>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/dspace-sword-client/pom.xml b/dspace-sword-client/pom.xml
index e81e4a0776..e72508dd1c 100644
--- a/dspace-sword-client/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-sword-client/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
     <artifactId>dspace-sword-client</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.2</version>
+    <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>DSpace Sword Client</name>
 
     <parent>
         <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
-        <version>1.8.2</version>
+        <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
     
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@
        and releases snapshots into the snapshot repository below.
     -->
     <scm>
-        <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</connection>
+        <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-sword-client</connection>
         <developerConnection>
-            scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2
+            scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-sword-client
         </developerConnection>
-        <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</url>
+        <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-sword-client</url>
     </scm>
 
     <issueManagement>
diff --git a/dspace-sword/dspace-sword-api/pom.xml b/dspace-sword/dspace-sword-api/pom.xml
index a02ac67608..8055e1fd07 100644
--- a/dspace-sword/dspace-sword-api/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-sword/dspace-sword-api/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-sword</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.2</version>
+        <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@
        into the snapshot repository below.
     -->
     <scm>
-        <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</connection>
-        <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2
+        <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-sword/dspace-sword-api</connection>
+        <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-sword/dspace-sword-api
         </developerConnection>
-        <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</url>
+        <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-sword/dspace-sword-api</url>
     </scm>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/dspace-sword/dspace-sword-webapp/pom.xml b/dspace-sword/dspace-sword-webapp/pom.xml
index 1e6ac53407..1787044ddf 100644
--- a/dspace-sword/dspace-sword-webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-sword/dspace-sword-webapp/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
       <artifactId>dspace-sword</artifactId>
-      <version>1.8.2</version>
+      <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
       into the snapshot repository below.
    -->
    <scm>
-      <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</connection>
-      <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</developerConnection>
-      <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</url>
+      <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-sword/dspace-sword-webapp</connection>
+      <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-sword/dspace-sword-webapp</developerConnection>
+      <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-sword/dspace-sword-webapp</url>
    </scm>
 
    <build>
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
       <dependency>
          <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
          <artifactId>dspace-sword-api</artifactId>
-         <version>1.8.2</version>
+         <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
    </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/dspace-sword/pom.xml b/dspace-sword/pom.xml
index 0319df62bd..5b3ac5f0f3 100644
--- a/dspace-sword/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-sword/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
       <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-      <version>1.8.2</version>
+      <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
       into the snapshot repository below.
    -->
    <scm>
-      <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</connection>
-      <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</developerConnection>
-      <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</url>
+      <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-sword</connection>
+      <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-sword</developerConnection>
+      <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-sword</url>
    </scm>
 
 
diff --git a/dspace-swordv2/pom.xml b/dspace-swordv2/pom.xml
index 10c53c28de..9d2d010e21 100644
--- a/dspace-swordv2/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-swordv2/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.2</version>
+        <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
        into the snapshot repository below.
     -->
     <scm>
-        <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</connection>
-        <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</developerConnection>
-        <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</url>
+        <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-swordv2</connection>
+        <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-swordv2</developerConnection>
+        <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-swordv2</url>
     </scm>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/dspace-xmlui/dspace-xmlui-api/pom.xml b/dspace-xmlui/dspace-xmlui-api/pom.xml
index a8a207473b..770c64ddb4 100644
--- a/dspace-xmlui/dspace-xmlui-api/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-xmlui/dspace-xmlui-api/pom.xml
@@ -13,15 +13,15 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-xmlui</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.2</version>
+        <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <scm>
-        <connection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</connection>
-        <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2
+        <connection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-xmlui/dspace-xmlui-api</connection>
+        <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-xmlui/dspace-xmlui-api
         </developerConnection>
-        <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</url>
+        <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-xmlui/dspace-xmlui-api/</url>
     </scm>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/dspace-xmlui/dspace-xmlui-webapp/pom.xml b/dspace-xmlui/dspace-xmlui-webapp/pom.xml
index 420525a7c4..3f6d1af81f 100644
--- a/dspace-xmlui/dspace-xmlui-webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-xmlui/dspace-xmlui-webapp/pom.xml
@@ -13,15 +13,15 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-xmlui</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.2</version>
+        <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <scm>
-        <connection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</connection>
-        <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2
+        <connection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-xmlui/dspace-xmlui-webapp</connection>
+        <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-xmlui/dspace-xmlui-webapp
         </developerConnection>
-        <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</url>
+        <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-xmlui/dspace-xmlui-webapp</url>
     </scm>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/dspace-xmlui/dspace-xmlui-wing/pom.xml b/dspace-xmlui/dspace-xmlui-wing/pom.xml
index 017ca035c2..00e616ee9d 100644
--- a/dspace-xmlui/dspace-xmlui-wing/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-xmlui/dspace-xmlui-wing/pom.xml
@@ -10,15 +10,15 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-xmlui</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.2</version>
+        <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <scm>
-        <connection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</connection>
-        <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2
+        <connection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-xmlui/dspace-xmlui-wing</connection>
+        <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-xmlui/dspace-xmlui-wing
         </developerConnection>
-        <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</url>
+        <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-xmlui/dspace-xmlui-wing</url>
     </scm>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/dspace-xmlui/pom.xml b/dspace-xmlui/pom.xml
index 934cb0b2c1..345002ce56 100644
--- a/dspace-xmlui/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-xmlui/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
       <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-      <version>1.8.2</version>
+      <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@
       into the snapshot repository below.
    -->
    <scm>
-      <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</connection>
-      <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</developerConnection>
-      <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</url>
+      <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-xmlui</connection>
+      <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-xmlui</developerConnection>
+      <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace-xmlui</url>
    </scm>
    
    <modules>
diff --git a/dspace/modules/jspui/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/jspui/pom.xml
index 19738b0b34..5caf022a64 100644
--- a/dspace/modules/jspui/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace/modules/jspui/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
 		<artifactId>modules</artifactId>
-		<version>1.8.2</version>
+		<version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@
 	</profiles>
 
 	<scm>
-		<connection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</connection>
-		<developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</developerConnection>
-		<url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</url>
+		<connection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace/modules/jspui</connection>
+		<developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace/modules/jspui</developerConnection>
+		<url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace/modules/jspui</url>
 	</scm>
 
 	<build>
diff --git a/dspace/modules/lni/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/lni/pom.xml
index bff93797c6..819eb5c9e7 100644
--- a/dspace/modules/lni/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace/modules/lni/pom.xml
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
       <artifactId>modules</artifactId>
-      <version>1.8.2</version>
+      <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
    <scm>
-      <connection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</connection>
-      <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</developerConnection>
-      <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</url>
+      <connection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace/modules/lni</connection>
+      <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace/modules/lni</developerConnection>
+      <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace/modules/lni</url>
    </scm>
 
    <build>
diff --git a/dspace/modules/oai/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/oai/pom.xml
index fd42182401..e627659c67 100644
--- a/dspace/modules/oai/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace/modules/oai/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
       <artifactId>modules</artifactId>
-      <version>1.8.2</version>
+      <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
       into the snapshot repository below.
    -->
    <scm>
-      <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</connection>
-      <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</developerConnection>
-      <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</url>
+      <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace/modules/oai</connection>
+      <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace/modules/oai</developerConnection>
+      <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace/modules/oai</url>
    </scm>
 
    <build>
diff --git a/dspace/modules/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/pom.xml
index c77a7622e3..dd85e1c24f 100644
--- a/dspace/modules/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace/modules/pom.xml
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
 		<artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.8.2</version>
+		<version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
     <scm>
-      <connection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</connection>
-      <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</developerConnection>
-      <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</url>
+      <connection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace/modules</connection>
+      <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace/modules</developerConnection>
+      <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace/modules</url>
     </scm>
     
     <!-- 
diff --git a/dspace/modules/solr/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/solr/pom.xml
index 10556858e0..5a0697e6fe 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>1.8.2</version>
+   <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
    <packaging>war</packaging>
    <name>DSpace SOLR :: Web Application</name>
    <description>
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
       and releases snapshots into the snapshot repository below.
    -->
    <scm>
-      <connection>scm:svn:http://dspace.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/dspace/tags/dspace-1.8.2</connection>
-      <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://dspace.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/dspace/tags/dspace-1.8.2</developerConnection>
-      <url>http://dspace.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/dspace/tags/dspace-1.8.2</url>
+      <connection>scm:svn:http://dspace.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/dspace/trunk/dspace/modules/solr</connection>
+      <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://dspace.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/dspace/trunk/dspace/modules/solr</developerConnection>
+      <url>http://dspace.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/dspace/trunk/dspace/modules/solr</url>
    </scm>
 
    <build>
diff --git a/dspace/modules/sword/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/sword/pom.xml
index 7f810c5aee..6495081f95 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>1.8.2</version>
+      <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
       into the snapshot repository below.
    -->
    <scm>
-      <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</connection>
-      <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</developerConnection>
-      <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</url>
+      <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace/modules/sword</connection>
+      <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace/modules/sword</developerConnection>
+      <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace/modules/sword</url>
    </scm>
 
    <build>
diff --git a/dspace/modules/swordv2/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/swordv2/pom.xml
index baf7daf83b..534dcb0def 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>1.8.2</version>
+      <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
       into the snapshot repository below.
    -->
    <scm>
-      <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</connection>
-      <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</developerConnection>
-      <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</url>
+      <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace/modules/swordv2</connection>
+      <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace/modules/swordv2</developerConnection>
+      <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace/modules/swordv2</url>
    </scm>
 
    <build>
diff --git a/dspace/modules/xmlui/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/xmlui/pom.xml
index 232312dd51..1e7572d322 100644
--- a/dspace/modules/xmlui/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace/modules/xmlui/pom.xml
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
       <artifactId>modules</artifactId>
-      <version>1.8.2</version>
+      <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
    <scm>
-      <connection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</connection>
-      <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</developerConnection>
-      <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</url>
+      <connection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace/modules/xmlui</connection>
+      <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace/modules/xmlui</developerConnection>
+      <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace/modules/xmlui</url>
    </scm>
 
    <build>
@@ -145,32 +145,32 @@
       <dependency>
          <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
          <artifactId>dspace-discovery-solr</artifactId>
-         <version>1.8.2</version>
+         <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
          <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
          <artifactId>dspace-discovery-xmlui-api</artifactId>
-         <version>1.8.2</version>
+         <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
          <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
          <artifactId>dspace-discovery-xmlui-webapp</artifactId>
-         <version>1.8.2</version>
+         <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
          <type>war</type>
       </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
          <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
          <artifactId>dspace-sword-client-xmlui-api</artifactId>
-         <version>1.8.2</version>
+         <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
        <dependency>
          <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
          <artifactId>dspace-sword-client-xmlui-webapp</artifactId>
-         <version>1.8.2</version>
+         <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
          <type>war</type>
       </dependency>
 
diff --git a/dspace/pom.xml b/dspace/pom.xml
index 2152642b19..aec4e14dec 100644
--- a/dspace/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.2</version>
+        <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
          into the snapshot repository below.
     -->
     <scm>
-        <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</connection>
-        <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</developerConnection>
-        <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/tags/dspace-1.8.2</url>
+        <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace</connection>
+        <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace</developerConnection>
+        <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/branches/dspace-1_8_x/dspace</url>
     </scm>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b733d24221..e36a37fdf5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
    <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
    <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
    <packaging>pom</packaging>
-   <version>1.8.2</version>
+   <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
    <name>DSpace Parent Project</name>
    <url>http://projects.dspace.org</url>
 
@@ -1066,9 +1066,9 @@
       snapshots into the snapshot repository below.
    -->
    <scm>
-      <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/dspace/tags/dspace-1.8.2</connection>
-      <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/dspace/tags/dspace-1.8.2</developerConnection>
-      <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/dspace/tags/dspace-1.8.2</url>
+      <connection>scm:svn:http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/dspace/branches/dspace-1_8_x</connection>
+      <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/dspace/branches/dspace-1_8_x</developerConnection>
+      <url>http://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/dspace/branches/dspace-1_8_x</url>
    </scm>
 
 </project>