diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index 1aa7dfc3..f9b4983f 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -3,22 +3,17 @@
 image::https://circleci.com/gh/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-commons.svg?style=svg[Build Status, link=https://circleci.com/gh/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-commons]
 
 
-http://pivotal.io/platform-as-a-service/migrating-to-cloud-native-application-architectures-ebook[Cloud Native] is a style of application development that encourages easy adoption of best practices in the areas of continuous delivery and value-driven development.
-A related discipline is that of building http://12factor.net/[12-factor Applications], in which development practices are aligned with delivery and operations goals -- for instance, by using declarative programming and management and monitoring.
-Spring Cloud facilitates these styles of development in a number of specific ways.
- The starting point is a set of features to which all components in a distributed system need easy access.
+http://pivotal.io/platform-as-a-service/migrating-to-cloud-native-application-architectures-ebook[Cloud Native] is a style of application development that encourages easy adoption of best practices in the areas of continuous delivery and value-driven development. A related discipline is that of building http://12factor.net/[12-factor Apps] in which development practices are aligned with delivery and operations goals, for instance by using declarative programming and management and monitoring. Spring Cloud facilitates these styles of development in a number of specific ways and the starting point is a set of features that all components in a distributed system either need or need easy access to when required.
 
-Many of those features are covered by http://projects.spring.io/spring-boot[Spring Boot], on which Spring Cloud builds. Some more features are delivered by Spring Cloud as two libraries: Spring Cloud Context and Spring Cloud Commons.
-Spring Cloud Context provides utilities and special services for the `ApplicationContext` of a Spring Cloud application (bootstrap context, encryption, refresh scope, and environment endpoints). Spring Cloud Commons is a set of abstractions and common classes used in different Spring Cloud implementations (such as Spring Cloud Netflix and Spring Cloud Consul).
+Many of those features are covered by http://projects.spring.io/spring-boot[Spring Boot], which we build on in Spring Cloud. Some more are delivered by Spring Cloud as two libraries: Spring Cloud Context and Spring Cloud Commons. Spring Cloud Context provides utilities and special services for the `ApplicationContext` of a Spring Cloud application (bootstrap context, encryption, refresh scope and environment endpoints). Spring Cloud Commons is a set of abstractions and common classes used in different Spring Cloud implementations (eg. Spring Cloud Netflix vs. Spring Cloud Consul).
 
-If you get an exception due to "Illegal key size" and you use Sun's JDK, you need to install the Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) Unlimited Strength Jurisdiction Policy Files.
-See the following links for more information:
+If you are getting an exception due to "Illegal key size" and you are using Sun's JDK, you need to install the Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) Unlimited Strength Jurisdiction Policy Files. See the following links for more information:
 
 * http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jce-6-download-429243.html[Java 6 JCE]
 * http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jce-7-download-432124.html[Java 7 JCE]
 * http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jce8-download-2133166.html[Java 8 JCE]
 
-Extract the files into the JDK/jre/lib/security folder for whichever version of JRE/JDK x64/x86 you use.
+Extract files into JDK/jre/lib/security folder (whichever version of JRE/JDK x64/x86 you are using).
 
 == Building
 
diff --git a/docs/pom.xml b/docs/pom.xml
index 7c292542..f42e0305 100644
--- a/docs/pom.xml
+++ b/docs/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-cloud-commons-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.0.0.M8</version>
+		<version>2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 	<name>Spring Cloud Commons Docs</name>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 645960a4..83b22aec 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-cloud-commons-parent</artifactId>
-	<version>2.0.0.M8</version>
+	<version>2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 	<name>Spring Cloud Commons Parent</name>
 	<description>Spring Cloud Commons Parent</description>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-cloud-build</artifactId>
-		<version>2.0.0.RC2</version>
+		<version>2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
 	</parent>
 	<scm>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-commons-dependencies/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-commons-dependencies/pom.xml
index a958e1e3..b0e08f98 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-commons-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-commons-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>spring-cloud-dependencies-parent</artifactId>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
-		<version>2.0.0.RC2</version>
+		<version>2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-cloud-commons-dependencies</artifactId>
-	<version>2.0.0.M8</version>
+	<version>2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 	<name>spring-cloud-commons-dependencies</name>
 	<description>Spring Cloud Commons Dependencies</description>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-commons/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-commons/pom.xml
index 54741022..cf52eb20 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-commons/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-commons/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-cloud-commons-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.0.0.M8</version>
+		<version>2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>..</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-cloud-commons</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-context/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-context/pom.xml
index 6b4b75af..226bcf94 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-context/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-context/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-cloud-commons-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.0.0.M8</version>
+		<version>2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>..</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-cloud-context</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-starter/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-starter/pom.xml
index e09d1dbc..b7770a02 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-starter/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-starter/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-cloud-commons-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.0.0.M8</version>
+		<version>2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-cloud-starter</artifactId>
 	<name>spring-cloud-starter</name>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-test-support/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-test-support/pom.xml
index edb19759..0bfc76dc 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-test-support/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-test-support/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-cloud-commons-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.0.0.M8</version>
+		<version>2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>..</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-cloud-test-support</artifactId>