diff --git a/applications/processor/bridge-processor/pom.xml b/applications/processor/bridge-processor/pom.xml
index ee0fae04..42e0e5de 100644
--- a/applications/processor/bridge-processor/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/processor/bridge-processor/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <artifactId>bridge-processor</artifactId>
     <name>bridge-processor</name>
     <description>bridge processor apps</description>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
diff --git a/applications/processor/filter-processor/pom.xml b/applications/processor/filter-processor/pom.xml
index 0b3875bc..1755079f 100644
--- a/applications/processor/filter-processor/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/processor/filter-processor/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <artifactId>filter-processor</artifactId>
     <name>filter-processor</name>
     <description>filter processor apps</description>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
diff --git a/applications/processor/groovy-processor/pom.xml b/applications/processor/groovy-processor/pom.xml
index 48b165f8..61f4de30 100644
--- a/applications/processor/groovy-processor/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/processor/groovy-processor/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <artifactId>groovy-processor</artifactId>
     <name>groovy-processor</name>
     <description>groovy processor apps</description>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
diff --git a/applications/processor/header-enricher-processor/pom.xml b/applications/processor/header-enricher-processor/pom.xml
index 42948aab..ceeb85f6 100644
--- a/applications/processor/header-enricher-processor/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/processor/header-enricher-processor/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <artifactId>header-enricher-processor</artifactId>
     <name>header-enricher-processor</name>
     <description>header-enricher processor apps</description>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
diff --git a/applications/processor/http-request-processor/pom.xml b/applications/processor/http-request-processor/pom.xml
index b71e1bfc..918a2d89 100644
--- a/applications/processor/http-request-processor/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/processor/http-request-processor/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>http-request-processor</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>http-request-processor</name>
     <description>HTTP request processor apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/processor/image-recognition-processor/pom.xml b/applications/processor/image-recognition-processor/pom.xml
index ef5186a7..08fdc041 100644
--- a/applications/processor/image-recognition-processor/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/processor/image-recognition-processor/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>image-recognition-processor</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>image-recognition-processor</name>
     <description>Image recognition (tensorflow) processor apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/processor/object-detection-processor/pom.xml b/applications/processor/object-detection-processor/pom.xml
index daa983f9..8673838f 100644
--- a/applications/processor/object-detection-processor/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/processor/object-detection-processor/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>object-detection-processor</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>object-detection-processor</name>
     <description>Object Detection (tensorflow) processor apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/processor/pom.xml b/applications/processor/pom.xml
index bde1c4ab..2217c029 100644
--- a/applications/processor/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/processor/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
     <artifactId>processor</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <modules>
diff --git a/applications/processor/script-processor/pom.xml b/applications/processor/script-processor/pom.xml
index 4c194261..23a7c074 100644
--- a/applications/processor/script-processor/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/processor/script-processor/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <artifactId>script-processor</artifactId>
     <name>script-processor</name>
     <description>script processor apps</description>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
diff --git a/applications/processor/semantic-segmentation-processor/pom.xml b/applications/processor/semantic-segmentation-processor/pom.xml
index 43ea7da2..e407dfb7 100644
--- a/applications/processor/semantic-segmentation-processor/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/processor/semantic-segmentation-processor/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>semantic-segmentation-processor</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>semantic-segmentation-processor</name>
     <description>Semantic Segmentation (tensorflow) processor apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/processor/splitter-processor/pom.xml b/applications/processor/splitter-processor/pom.xml
index 93f7368b..a831888b 100644
--- a/applications/processor/splitter-processor/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/processor/splitter-processor/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>splitter-processor</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>splitter-processor</name>
     <description>splitter processor apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/processor/transform-processor/pom.xml b/applications/processor/transform-processor/pom.xml
index 5e0bcf5a..a78342ea 100644
--- a/applications/processor/transform-processor/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/processor/transform-processor/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>transform-processor</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>transform-processor</name>
     <description>transform processor apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/processor/twitter-trend-processor/pom.xml b/applications/processor/twitter-trend-processor/pom.xml
index b0426388..cee7053f 100644
--- a/applications/processor/twitter-trend-processor/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/processor/twitter-trend-processor/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <artifactId>twitter-trend-processor</artifactId>
     <name>twitter-trend-processor</name>
     <description>twitter trend processor apps</description>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
diff --git a/applications/sink/analytics-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/analytics-sink/pom.xml
index 42e5c376..40cc38b8 100644
--- a/applications/sink/analytics-sink/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/sink/analytics-sink/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>analytics-sink</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>analytics-sink</name>
     <description>Analytics sink apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/sink/cassandra-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/cassandra-sink/pom.xml
index d811016a..5a7714ba 100644
--- a/applications/sink/cassandra-sink/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/sink/cassandra-sink/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>cassandra-sink</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>cassandra-sink</name>
     <description>cassandra sink apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/sink/file-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/file-sink/pom.xml
index db7b6fa2..e9da4567 100644
--- a/applications/sink/file-sink/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/sink/file-sink/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>file-sink</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>file-sink</name>
     <description>file sink apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/sink/ftp-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/ftp-sink/pom.xml
index f1f3b195..e470bbc9 100644
--- a/applications/sink/ftp-sink/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/sink/ftp-sink/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>ftp-sink</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>ftp-sink</name>
     <description>ftp sink apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/sink/geode-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/geode-sink/pom.xml
index 24366719..5e1b1f49 100644
--- a/applications/sink/geode-sink/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/sink/geode-sink/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>geode-sink</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>geode-sink</name>
     <description>Geode sink app</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/sink/jdbc-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/jdbc-sink/pom.xml
index 335b8463..c1e3cf70 100644
--- a/applications/sink/jdbc-sink/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/sink/jdbc-sink/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>jdbc-sink</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>jdbc-sink</name>
     <description>jdbc sink apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/sink/log-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/log-sink/pom.xml
index 3a1309c1..81b0b6d0 100644
--- a/applications/sink/log-sink/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/sink/log-sink/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>log-sink</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>log-sink</name>
     <description>log sink apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/sink/mongodb-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/mongodb-sink/pom.xml
index 7ab2d717..639a5994 100644
--- a/applications/sink/mongodb-sink/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/sink/mongodb-sink/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>mongodb-sink</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>mongodb-sink</name>
     <description>mongodb sink apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/sink/mqtt-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/mqtt-sink/pom.xml
index 4e251b3a..81e1b439 100644
--- a/applications/sink/mqtt-sink/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/sink/mqtt-sink/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>mqtt-sink</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>mqtt-sink</name>
     <description>mqtt sink apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/pom.xml
index 29868e94..afa8c40c 100644
--- a/applications/sink/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/sink/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
     <artifactId>sink</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <modules>
diff --git a/applications/sink/rabbit-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/rabbit-sink/pom.xml
index 8b108193..1b900026 100644
--- a/applications/sink/rabbit-sink/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/sink/rabbit-sink/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>rabbit-sink</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>rabbit-sink</name>
     <description>rabbit sink apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/sink/redis-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/redis-sink/pom.xml
index 25704b1a..79b0475e 100644
--- a/applications/sink/redis-sink/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/sink/redis-sink/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>redis-sink</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>redis-sink</name>
     <description>redis sink apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/sink/router-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/router-sink/pom.xml
index 314f849f..3fc10b4c 100644
--- a/applications/sink/router-sink/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/sink/router-sink/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>router-sink</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>router-sink</name>
     <description>log sink apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/sink/s3-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/s3-sink/pom.xml
index 9719db0c..8b773ce7 100644
--- a/applications/sink/s3-sink/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/sink/s3-sink/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>s3-sink</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>s3-sink</name>
     <description>s3 sink apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/sink/sftp-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/sftp-sink/pom.xml
index 94fdc272..6a675f47 100644
--- a/applications/sink/sftp-sink/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/sink/sftp-sink/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>sftp-sink</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>sftp-sink</name>
     <description>sftp sink apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/sink/tasklauncher-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/tasklauncher-sink/pom.xml
index 76c00b3c..4c63d0d2 100644
--- a/applications/sink/tasklauncher-sink/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/sink/tasklauncher-sink/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>tasklauncher-sink</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>tasklauncher-sink</name>
     <description>tasklauncher sink app</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/sink/tcp-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/tcp-sink/pom.xml
index a90b0053..7c7c6c22 100644
--- a/applications/sink/tcp-sink/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/sink/tcp-sink/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>tcp-sink</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>tcp-sink</name>
     <description>tcp sink apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/sink/throughput-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/throughput-sink/pom.xml
index 1708fdb1..c6da20b0 100644
--- a/applications/sink/throughput-sink/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/sink/throughput-sink/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>throughput-sink</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>throughput-sink</name>
     <description>throughput sink apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/sink/twitter-message-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/twitter-message-sink/pom.xml
index 9083ae13..d6aecb32 100644
--- a/applications/sink/twitter-message-sink/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/sink/twitter-message-sink/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>twitter-message-sink</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>twitter-message-sink</name>
     <description>twitter message sink apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/sink/twitter-update-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/twitter-update-sink/pom.xml
index b85a9708..f880da4e 100644
--- a/applications/sink/twitter-update-sink/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/sink/twitter-update-sink/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>twitter-update-sink</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>twitter-update-sink</name>
     <description>twitter update sink apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/sink/wavefront-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/wavefront-sink/pom.xml
index 8386baf7..90fdffc2 100644
--- a/applications/sink/wavefront-sink/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/sink/wavefront-sink/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 		 xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<artifactId>wavefront-sink</artifactId>
-	<version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>3.0.0-M2</version>
 	<name>wavefront-sink</name>
 	<description>Wavefront sink app</description>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/sink/websocket-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/websocket-sink/pom.xml
index b2c426dd..34d84947 100644
--- a/applications/sink/websocket-sink/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/sink/websocket-sink/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>websocket-sink</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>websocket-sink</name>
     <description>websocket sink apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/source/file-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/file-source/pom.xml
index 169e0d56..60787b55 100644
--- a/applications/source/file-source/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/source/file-source/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>file-source</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>file-source</name>
     <description>file source apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/source/ftp-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/ftp-source/pom.xml
index da4b01d5..ca2bdf05 100644
--- a/applications/source/ftp-source/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/source/ftp-source/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>ftp-source</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>ftp-source</name>
     <description>ftp source apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/source/geode-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/geode-source/pom.xml
index 71b61ff3..3b9c6e78 100644
--- a/applications/source/geode-source/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/source/geode-source/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>geode-source</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>geode-source</name>
     <description>Geode source app</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/source/http-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/http-source/pom.xml
index 9a91ec7c..ea9ad47e 100644
--- a/applications/source/http-source/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/source/http-source/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>http-source</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>http-source</name>
     <description>http source apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/source/jdbc-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/jdbc-source/pom.xml
index c7f03812..523a7669 100644
--- a/applications/source/jdbc-source/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/source/jdbc-source/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>jdbc-source</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>jdbc-source</name>
     <description>JDBC source apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/source/jms-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/jms-source/pom.xml
index a485578d..a82ec461 100644
--- a/applications/source/jms-source/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/source/jms-source/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>jms-source</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>jms-source</name>
     <description>jms source apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/source/load-generator-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/load-generator-source/pom.xml
index 15818961..f585c20e 100644
--- a/applications/source/load-generator-source/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/source/load-generator-source/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>load-generator-source</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>load-generator-source</name>
     <description>load-generator source apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/source/mongodb-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/mongodb-source/pom.xml
index cd1bf014..682c988f 100644
--- a/applications/source/mongodb-source/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/source/mongodb-source/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>mongodb-source</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>mongodb-source</name>
     <description>mongodb source apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/source/mqtt-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/mqtt-source/pom.xml
index 8cd45d94..a1e78c68 100644
--- a/applications/source/mqtt-source/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/source/mqtt-source/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>mqtt-source</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>mqtt-source</name>
     <description>mqtt source apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/source/pom.xml b/applications/source/pom.xml
index 980a5caf..59a3dc89 100644
--- a/applications/source/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/source/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
     <artifactId>source</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <modules>
diff --git a/applications/source/rabbit-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/rabbit-source/pom.xml
index 88f15bef..b1710272 100644
--- a/applications/source/rabbit-source/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/source/rabbit-source/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>rabbit-source</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>rabbit-source</name>
     <description>Rabbit source apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/source/s3-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/s3-source/pom.xml
index 8f34c2a9..31962ccf 100644
--- a/applications/source/s3-source/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/source/s3-source/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>s3-source</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>s3-source</name>
     <description>s3 source apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/source/sftp-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/sftp-source/pom.xml
index b30aa609..77ac1df9 100644
--- a/applications/source/sftp-source/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/source/sftp-source/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>sftp-source</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>sftp-source</name>
     <description>sftp source apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/source/tcp-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/tcp-source/pom.xml
index 6e3fc1ca..ae9df835 100644
--- a/applications/source/tcp-source/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/source/tcp-source/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>tcp-source</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>tcp-source</name>
     <description>tcp source apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/source/time-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/time-source/pom.xml
index a7caf495..cc9a43b8 100644
--- a/applications/source/time-source/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/source/time-source/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>time-source</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>time-source</name>
     <description>time source apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/source/twitter-message-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/twitter-message-source/pom.xml
index 8ae9c705..801693b2 100644
--- a/applications/source/twitter-message-source/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/source/twitter-message-source/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 		 xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<artifactId>twitter-message-source</artifactId>
-	<version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>3.0.0-M2</version>
 	<name>twitter-message-source</name>
 	<description>twitter message source apps</description>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/source/twitter-search-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/twitter-search-source/pom.xml
index 688c1bb6..da9ba0f3 100644
--- a/applications/source/twitter-search-source/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/source/twitter-search-source/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>twitter-search-source</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>twitter-search-source</name>
     <description>twitter search source apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/source/twitter-stream-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/twitter-stream-source/pom.xml
index ad956a58..41998296 100644
--- a/applications/source/twitter-stream-source/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/source/twitter-stream-source/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>twitter-stream-source</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>twitter-stream-source</name>
     <description>twitter stream source apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/source/websocket-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/websocket-source/pom.xml
index 0e390ba7..43757f87 100644
--- a/applications/source/websocket-source/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/source/websocket-source/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>websocket-source</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>websocket-source</name>
     <description>websocket source apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/etc/release-tools/apps-upgrade.sh b/etc/release-tools/apps-upgrade.sh
index 8b9e7865..08ca394d 100755
--- a/etc/release-tools/apps-upgrade.sh
+++ b/etc/release-tools/apps-upgrade.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ fi
 
 function git_commit_push {
  echo "in git commit"
- git commit -am"Source Applications: Release - $VERSION"
+ git commit -am"Applications: Release - $VERSION"
  git push origin master && git push upstream master
 }