diff --git a/archetypes/pom.xml b/archetypes/pom.xml
index 7cc023152..7b09af8cf 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>2.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.2.0.RC2</version>
     <relativePath>../spring-batch-parent</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <modules>
diff --git a/archetypes/simple-cli/pom.xml b/archetypes/simple-cli/pom.xml
index 8ef5cd153..11db29055 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>2.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.2.0.RC2</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Commandline</name>
     <url>http://www.springframework.org/spring-batch/archetypes/simple-cli-archetype</url>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4d88c7768..6d374137c 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>2.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>2.2.0.RC2</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 	<modules>
 		<module>spring-batch-parent</module>
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 		<url>http://github.com/SpringSource/spring-batch</url>
 		<connection>scm:git:git://github.com/SpringSource/spring-batch.git</connection>
 		<developerConnection>scm:git:ssh://git@github.com/SpringSource/spring-batch.git</developerConnection>
-	  <tag>HEAD</tag>
+	  <tag>2.2.0.RC2</tag>
   </scm>
 	<issueManagement>
 		<system>JIRA</system>
diff --git a/spring-batch-core-tests/pom.xml b/spring-batch-core-tests/pom.xml
index 37ab317aa..d33a7fe83 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>2.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.2.0.RC2</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-batch-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<profiles>
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/pom.xml b/spring-batch-core/pom.xml
index 8d6716780..5ac0f1490 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-core/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-batch-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.2.0.RC2</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-batch-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure-tests/pom.xml b/spring-batch-infrastructure-tests/pom.xml
index d55d7b4a7..e064baae0 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>2.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.2.0.RC2</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-batch-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<properties>
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-batch-infrastructure</artifactId>
-			<version>2.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>2.2.0.RC2</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/pom.xml b/spring-batch-infrastructure/pom.xml
index 607f21f05..3ce0b3221 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-batch-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.2.0.RC2</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-batch-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<build>
diff --git a/spring-batch-parent/pom.xml b/spring-batch-parent/pom.xml
index 832c9d819..f95ce777d 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>2.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>2.2.0.RC2</version>
 	<name>Spring Batch Parent</name>
 	<description>Spring Batch parent project.  Defines dependencies and common configuration for the build process.</description>
 	<url>http://static.springframework.org/spring-batch/${project.artifactId}</url>
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 		<url>http://github.com/SpringSource/spring-batch</url>
 		<connection>scm:git:git://github.com/SpringSource/spring-batch.git</connection>
 		<developerConnection>scm:git:git://github.com/SpringSource/spring-batch.git</developerConnection>
-		<tag>HEAD</tag>
+		<tag>2.2.0.RC2</tag>
 	</scm>
 	<licenses>
 		<license>
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml b/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml
index 5e0a2337b..370a01d89 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-batch-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.2.0.RC2</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-batch-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<properties>
diff --git a/spring-batch-test/pom.xml b/spring-batch-test/pom.xml
index 3b743b690..fd9134039 100755
--- a/spring-batch-test/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-test/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-batch-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.2.0.RC2</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-batch-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<dependencies>