diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index 4bace665..b251b1c4 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ $ curl localhost:8080/env
 }
 ----
 
-A property source called ```configService:<URL of remote repository>/<file name>` contains the `foo` property with a value of `bar` and is highest priority.
+A property source called `configService:<URL of remote repository>/<file name>` contains the `foo` property with a value of `bar` and is the highest priority.
 
 NOTE: The URL in the property source name is the git repository, not the config server URL.
 
@@ -284,6 +284,11 @@ https://eclipse.org[Eclipse] when working with the code. We use the
 https://eclipse.org/m2e/[m2eclipse] eclipse plugin for maven support. Other IDEs and tools
 should also work without issue as long as they use Maven 3.3.3 or better.
 
+==== Activate the Spring Maven profile
+Spring Cloud projects require the 'spring' Maven profile to be activated to resolve
+the spring milestone and snapshot repositories. Use your preferred IDE to set this
+profile to be active, or you may experience build errors.
+
 ==== Importing into eclipse with m2eclipse
 We recommend the https://eclipse.org/m2e/[m2eclipse] eclipse plugin when working with
 eclipse. If you don't already have m2eclipse installed it is available from the "eclipse
diff --git a/docs/pom.xml b/docs/pom.xml
index e66e7690..8ff1933a 100644
--- a/docs/pom.xml
+++ b/docs/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-cloud-config</artifactId>
-		<version>2.2.3.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.2.3.RELEASE</version>
 		<relativePath>..</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4c316837..618d81b2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-cloud-config</artifactId>
-	<version>2.2.3.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>2.2.3.RELEASE</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 	<name>Spring Cloud Config</name>
 	<description>Spring Cloud Config</description>
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-cloud-build</artifactId>
-		<version>2.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.3.0.RELEASE</version>
 		<relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
 	</parent>
 	<scm>
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 	</scm>
 	<properties>
 		<bintray.package>config</bintray.package>
-		<spring-cloud-commons.version>2.2.3.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-cloud-commons.version>
+		<spring-cloud-commons.version>2.2.3.RELEASE</spring-cloud-commons.version>
 		<aws-java-sdk.version>1.11.52</aws-java-sdk.version>
 		<google-api-services-iam.version>v1-rev20191010-1.30.3</google-api-services-iam.version>
 		<maven-checkstyle-plugin.failsOnError>true</maven-checkstyle-plugin.failsOnError>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-config-client/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-config-client/pom.xml
index aa3a8513..723a1eed 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-config-client/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-config-client/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-cloud-config</artifactId>
-		<version>2.2.3.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.2.3.RELEASE</version>
 		<relativePath>..</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-config-dependencies/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-config-dependencies/pom.xml
index 26050ed6..17e11ec5 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-config-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-config-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>spring-cloud-dependencies-parent</artifactId>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
-		<version>2.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.3.0.RELEASE</version>
 		<relativePath/>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-cloud-config-dependencies</artifactId>
-	<version>2.2.3.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>2.2.3.RELEASE</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 	<name>spring-cloud-config-dependencies</name>
 	<description>Spring Cloud Config Dependencies</description>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-config-monitor/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-config-monitor/pom.xml
index 89e974aa..214ed7d0 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-config-monitor/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-config-monitor/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-cloud-config</artifactId>
-		<version>2.2.3.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.2.3.RELEASE</version>
 		<relativePath>..</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-cloud-config-monitor</artifactId>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	<description>Spring Cloud Config Monitor</description>
 	<properties>
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}/../..</main.basedir>
-		<spring-cloud-bus.version>2.2.2.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-cloud-bus.version>
+		<spring-cloud-bus.version>2.2.2.RELEASE</spring-cloud-bus.version>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencyManagement>
 		<dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-config-sample/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-config-sample/pom.xml
index 3e9b9ac6..d1e2bad3 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-config-sample/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-config-sample/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-cloud-config</artifactId>
-		<version>2.2.3.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.2.3.RELEASE</version>
 		<relativePath>..</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-config-server/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-config-server/pom.xml
index be46408a..5baaf411 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-config-server/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-config-server/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-cloud-config</artifactId>
-		<version>2.2.3.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.2.3.RELEASE</version>
 		<relativePath>..</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-starter-config/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-starter-config/pom.xml
index 13156142..99601944 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-starter-config/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-starter-config/pom.xml
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-cloud-config</artifactId>
-		<version>2.2.3.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.2.3.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-cloud-starter-config</artifactId>
-	<version>2.2.3.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>2.2.3.RELEASE</version>
 	<name>spring-cloud-starter-config</name>
 	<description>Spring Cloud Starter</description>
 	<url>https://projects.spring.io/spring-cloud</url>