diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 770c31066..c3a43daf8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-data-commons-dist</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Data Commons Distribution</name>
-	<version>1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.0.0.M3</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 
 	<modules>
diff --git a/spring-data-commons-aspects/pom.xml b/spring-data-commons-aspects/pom.xml
index 6397e1519..61c92644a 100644
--- a/spring-data-commons-aspects/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-commons-aspects/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-commons-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.0.0.M3</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-data-commons-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-data-commons-aspects</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-data-commons-core/pom.xml b/spring-data-commons-core/pom.xml
index 5e825ae0c..a22ce0d51 100644
--- a/spring-data-commons-core/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-commons-core/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-commons-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.0.0.M3</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-data-commons-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-data-commons-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-data-commons-parent/pom.xml b/spring-data-commons-parent/pom.xml
index fc508c01d..ea6cf2f2e 100644
--- a/spring-data-commons-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-commons-parent/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<artifactId>spring-data-commons-parent</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Data Commons Parent</name>
 	<url>http://www.springsource.org/spring-data</url>
-	<version>1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.0.0.M3</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 	<properties>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/changelog.txt b/src/main/resources/changelog.txt
index 6a982f92c..91dbfe83a 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/changelog.txt
+++ b/src/main/resources/changelog.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 Spring Data Commons Changelog
 =============================================
 
+Changes in version 1.0.0.M3 (2011-02-09)
+----------------------------------------
+
+* Improved documentation for repositories
+
 Changes in version 1.0.0.M2 (2011-01-31)
 ----------------------------------------