diff --git a/applications/processor/aggregator-processor/pom.xml b/applications/processor/aggregator-processor/pom.xml
index 7860a180..4f2107a3 100644
--- a/applications/processor/aggregator-processor/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/processor/aggregator-processor/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <artifactId>aggregator-processor</artifactId>
     <name>aggregator-processor</name>
     <description>aggregator processor apps</description>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M3</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
diff --git a/applications/processor/bridge-processor/pom.xml b/applications/processor/bridge-processor/pom.xml
index f0dc74aa..0a5d6d84 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-M3</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 dfb1def0..3eec8cdf 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-M3</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 46c36bf7..9fa453a6 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-M3</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 1d521080..c61e39e7 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-M3</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 69664648..0d527351 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-M3</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 b8a3cf4a..fadda2a5 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-M3</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 f44a9f7a..13bb880a 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-M3</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 ff657f53..8af1a778 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-M3</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <modules>
diff --git a/applications/processor/script-processor/pom.xml b/applications/processor/script-processor/pom.xml
index 4da74389..df804bcd 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-M3</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 027fdb35..97bf4baf 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-M3</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 280730ec..2ddde542 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-M3</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 04d00355..cef8d340 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-M3</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 0e479254..db5ebf7f 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-M3</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 f52d4bd6..e06cd1e7 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-M3</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 9f9a59a7..1ba9cac4 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-M3</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 f875b9e0..6698474d 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-M3</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 588a1676..41ffbc73 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-M3</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 149fd1bb..8ed273a5 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-M3</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 6510bf2e..87806ccb 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-M3</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 c0c47b04..1d7a8fa9 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-M3</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 d8e66ec3..d503b0f6 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-M3</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 9408fcf4..deadc62e 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-M3</version>
     <name>mqtt-sink</name>
     <description>mqtt sink apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/sink/pgcopy-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/pgcopy-sink/pom.xml
index dc8af84d..908c89cc 100644
--- a/applications/sink/pgcopy-sink/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/sink/pgcopy-sink/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 		 xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<artifactId>pgcopy-sink</artifactId>
-	<version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>3.0.0-M3</version>
 	<name>pgcopy-sink</name>
 	<description>pgcopy sink apps</description>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/pom.xml
index 49ebe61e..662b5d48 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-M3</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <modules>
diff --git a/applications/sink/rabbit-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/rabbit-sink/pom.xml
index 37e78417..c5966b06 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-M3</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 03354250..1534cea4 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-M3</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 f9266bc1..d138a495 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-M3</version>
     <name>router-sink</name>
     <description>log sink apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/sink/rsocket-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/rsocket-sink/pom.xml
index 488c3e2e..95a6d10d 100644
--- a/applications/sink/rsocket-sink/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/sink/rsocket-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>rsocket-sink</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M3</version>
     <name>rsocket-sink</name>
     <description>RSocket sink apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/sink/s3-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/s3-sink/pom.xml
index 8e3fcd74..43d2b28a 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-M3</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 af38c765..95001808 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-M3</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 69995f60..016bb88a 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-M3</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 c03ef762..20a2f9cf 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-M3</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 8614e517..182003fa 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-M3</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 ccfc3be5..44a916bf 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-M3</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 39068d05..41e6071f 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-M3</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 91924c8b..8be3afd0 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-M3</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 717941fe..70135208 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-M3</version>
     <name>websocket-sink</name>
     <description>websocket sink apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/source/cdc-debezium-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/cdc-debezium-source/pom.xml
index 850b96e3..d1afc34d 100644
--- a/applications/source/cdc-debezium-source/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/source/cdc-debezium-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>cdc-debezium-source</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M3</version>
     <name>cdc-debezium-source</name>
     <description>CDC Debezium source apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/source/file-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/file-source/pom.xml
index 504bc67f..f8bda896 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-M3</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 1808f7dc..ec638d6d 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-M3</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 96d8e221..e5ecba45 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-M3</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 8b9e3473..0255c078 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-M3</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 75ebce45..697c093c 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-M3</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 c3a8175d..6cfb2bca 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-M3</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 1bc3cff9..70ce4c4c 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-M3</version>
     <name>load-generator-source</name>
     <description>load-generator source apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/source/mail-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/mail-source/pom.xml
index 9e56bd48..e07683c6 100644
--- a/applications/source/mail-source/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/source/mail-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>mail-source</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M3</version>
     <name>mail-source</name>
     <description>mail source apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/source/mongodb-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/mongodb-source/pom.xml
index 7d6aa334..9d77fb90 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-M3</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 7dd59d01..d8a49971 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-M3</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 c61bb6d3..b7ed44d9 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-M3</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <modules>
diff --git a/applications/source/rabbit-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/rabbit-source/pom.xml
index 125928b3..5edff4cf 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-M3</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 2908490d..6ae568b9 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-M3</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 d9bf667f..1a5b5074 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-M3</version>
     <name>sftp-source</name>
     <description>sftp source apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/source/syslog-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/syslog-source/pom.xml
index 4981ea07..cba10394 100644
--- a/applications/source/syslog-source/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/source/syslog-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>syslog-source</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M3</version>
     <name>syslog-source</name>
     <description>syslog source apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/applications/source/tcp-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/tcp-source/pom.xml
index 840c9460..7f3dbcc4 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-M3</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 d66a6990..ec6969eb 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-M3</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 32f60880..3b68c513 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-M3</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 52e2ad62..7d5dcb85 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-M3</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 5f2acf8c..82cc0f55 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-M3</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 a2e5339b..c66191cd 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-M3</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 08ca394d..6c5af847 100755
--- a/etc/release-tools/apps-upgrade.sh
+++ b/etc/release-tools/apps-upgrade.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ function iterate_through_apps_folders_and_update {
   cd ../../
 
   if [[ $VERSION =~ M[0-9]|RC[0-9] ]]; then
-    lines=$(find $BASE_DIR -type f -name pom.xml | xargs grep SNAPSHOT | grep -v ".contains(" | grep -v regex | wc -l)
+    lines=$(find $BASE_DIR -type f -name pom.xml | xargs grep SNAPSHOT | grep -v ".contains(" | grep -v "<!--" | grep -v regex | wc -l)
     if [ $lines -eq 0 ]; then
      echo "All good"
     else