diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bac1ee93..8bdcd4c5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,3 +19,5 @@ _site
 /.classpath
 /.project
 /.settings/
+
+*.versionsBackup
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6ae7a2cb..22c48fb3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>org.springframework.ws</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-ws</artifactId>
-	<version>2.4.1.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>2.4.1.RELEASE</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 
 	<name>Spring Web Services</name>
diff --git a/spring-ws-core/pom.xml b/spring-ws-core/pom.xml
index c9df82aa..bd279981 100644
--- a/spring-ws-core/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-ws-core/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.ws</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-ws</artifactId>
-		<version>2.4.1.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.4.1.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<groupId>org.springframework.ws</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-ws-security/pom.xml b/spring-ws-security/pom.xml
index fb253ac7..bdbd9536 100644
--- a/spring-ws-security/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-ws-security/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.ws</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-ws</artifactId>
-		<version>2.4.1.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.4.1.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<groupId>org.springframework.ws</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-ws-support/pom.xml b/spring-ws-support/pom.xml
index 00d233b8..f9b41599 100644
--- a/spring-ws-support/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-ws-support/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.ws</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-ws</artifactId>
-		<version>2.4.1.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.4.1.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<groupId>org.springframework.ws</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-ws-test/pom.xml b/spring-ws-test/pom.xml
index 4f1042eb..a2ace437 100644
--- a/spring-ws-test/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-ws-test/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.ws</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-ws</artifactId>
-		<version>2.4.1.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.4.1.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<groupId>org.springframework.ws</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-xml/pom.xml b/spring-xml/pom.xml
index 02f7c31f..aca9ca64 100644
--- a/spring-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-xml/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.ws</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-ws</artifactId>
-		<version>2.4.1.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.4.1.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<groupId>org.springframework.ws</groupId>