diff --git a/archetypes/pom.xml b/archetypes/pom.xml
index 95c31713c..fc1dc51e0 100644
--- a/archetypes/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-batch-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.6.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.2.6.RELEASE</version>
     <relativePath>../spring-batch-parent</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <modules>
diff --git a/archetypes/simple-cli/pom.xml b/archetypes/simple-cli/pom.xml
index 836bb4741..e4c451e45 100644
--- a/archetypes/simple-cli/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/simple-cli/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-batch-simple-cli</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.6.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.2.6.RELEASE</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Commandline</name>
     <description>This project is a command line batch sample from Spring Batch demonstrating a typical batch job.
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 085b4d520..458cfecfc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<name>Spring Batch</name>
 	<description>Spring Batch provides tools for enterprise batch or bulk processing. It can be used to wire up jobs, and track
 	their execution, or simply as an optimization for repetitive processing in a transactional environment. Spring Batch is part of the Spring Portfolio.</description>
-	<version>2.2.6.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>2.2.6.RELEASE</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 	<modules>
 		<module>spring-batch-parent</module>
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 		<url>http://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch</url>
 		<connection>scm:git:git://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch.git</connection>
 		<developerConnection>scm:git:ssh://git@github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch.git</developerConnection>
-	  <tag>HEAD</tag>
+	  <tag>2.2.6.RELEASE</tag>
   </scm>
 	<issueManagement>
 		<system>JIRA</system>
diff --git a/spring-batch-core-tests/pom.xml b/spring-batch-core-tests/pom.xml
index 3905f4b0a..0eb3d946e 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-core-tests/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-batch-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.2.6.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.2.6.RELEASE</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-batch-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<profiles>
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/pom.xml b/spring-batch-core/pom.xml
index ed01704eb..64d21ac25 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-core/pom.xml
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-batch-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.2.6.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.2.6.RELEASE</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-batch-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
     <scm>
         <url>https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch</url>
         <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:git://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch.git</developerConnection>
-        <tag>HEAD</tag>
+        <tag>2.2.6.RELEASE</tag>
     </scm>
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure-tests/pom.xml b/spring-batch-infrastructure-tests/pom.xml
index 6ea63ab89..c85e5850e 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure-tests/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-batch-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.2.6.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.2.6.RELEASE</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-batch-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<properties>
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-batch-infrastructure</artifactId>
-			<version>2.2.6.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>2.2.6.RELEASE</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/pom.xml b/spring-batch-infrastructure/pom.xml
index 8cc7f0816..bee1e4915 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/pom.xml
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-batch-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.2.6.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.2.6.RELEASE</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-batch-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
     <scm>
         <url>https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch</url>
         <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:git://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch.git</developerConnection>
-        <tag>HEAD</tag>
+        <tag>2.2.6.RELEASE</tag>
     </scm>
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
diff --git a/spring-batch-parent/pom.xml b/spring-batch-parent/pom.xml
index a9e3e2454..fe6323045 100644
--- a/spring-batch-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-parent/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-batch-parent</artifactId>
-	<version>2.2.6.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>2.2.6.RELEASE</version>
 	<name>Spring Batch Parent</name>
 	<description>Spring Batch parent project.  Defines dependencies and common configuration for the build process.</description>
 	<url>http://docs.spring.io/spring-batch/${project.artifactId}</url>
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 		<url>https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch</url>
 		<connection>scm:git:git://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch.git</connection>
 		<developerConnection>scm:git:git://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch.git</developerConnection>
-		<tag>HEAD</tag>
+		<tag>2.2.6.RELEASE</tag>
 	</scm>
 	<licenses>
 		<license>
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml b/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml
index 7478641d9..4fe6ef7f9 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-batch-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.2.6.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.2.6.RELEASE</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-batch-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
     <scm>
         <url>https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch</url>
         <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:git://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch.git</developerConnection>
-        <tag>HEAD</tag>
+        <tag>2.2.6.RELEASE</tag>
     </scm>
 	<properties>
 		<!-- Override this with -Denvironment=XXXX to change database type -->
diff --git a/spring-batch-test/pom.xml b/spring-batch-test/pom.xml
index 1a3eb0b9b..682fbf2f3 100755
--- a/spring-batch-test/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-test/pom.xml
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-batch-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.2.6.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.2.6.RELEASE</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-batch-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
     <scm>
         <url>https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch</url>
         <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:git://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch.git</developerConnection>
-        <tag>HEAD</tag>
+        <tag>2.2.6.RELEASE</tag>
     </scm>
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>