diff --git a/applications/processor/aggregator-processor/pom.xml b/applications/processor/aggregator-processor/pom.xml
index 8e57acf2..562190c5 100644
--- a/applications/processor/aggregator-processor/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/processor/aggregator-processor/pom.xml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
     <artifactId>aggregator-processor</artifactId>
     <name>aggregator-processor</name>
     <description>aggregator processor apps</description>
-    <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/processor/bridge-processor/pom.xml b/applications/processor/bridge-processor/pom.xml
index 9d5361a8..73d3426a 100644
--- a/applications/processor/bridge-processor/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/processor/bridge-processor/pom.xml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
     <artifactId>bridge-processor</artifactId>
     <name>bridge-processor</name>
     <description>bridge processor apps</description>
-    <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/processor/filter-processor/pom.xml b/applications/processor/filter-processor/pom.xml
index 2a8fe6b1..15558617 100644
--- a/applications/processor/filter-processor/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/processor/filter-processor/pom.xml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
     <artifactId>filter-processor</artifactId>
     <name>filter-processor</name>
     <description>filter processor apps</description>
-    <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/processor/groovy-processor/pom.xml b/applications/processor/groovy-processor/pom.xml
index 4ffec651..4ae0ba39 100644
--- a/applications/processor/groovy-processor/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/processor/groovy-processor/pom.xml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
     <artifactId>groovy-processor</artifactId>
     <name>groovy-processor</name>
     <description>groovy processor apps</description>
-    <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/processor/header-enricher-processor/pom.xml b/applications/processor/header-enricher-processor/pom.xml
index 3f5a2993..4e4cd226 100644
--- a/applications/processor/header-enricher-processor/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/processor/header-enricher-processor/pom.xml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
     <artifactId>header-enricher-processor</artifactId>
     <name>header-enricher-processor</name>
     <description>header-enricher processor apps</description>
-    <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/processor/http-request-processor/pom.xml b/applications/processor/http-request-processor/pom.xml
index 043ab809..e414bbf7 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>http-request-processor</name>
     <description>HTTP request processor apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/processor/image-recognition-processor/pom.xml b/applications/processor/image-recognition-processor/pom.xml
index bc5cfcaa..8aaed19b 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>image-recognition-processor</name>
     <description>Image recognition (tensorflow) processor apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/processor/object-detection-processor/pom.xml b/applications/processor/object-detection-processor/pom.xml
index 0037faa5..7c265cdc 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>object-detection-processor</name>
     <description>Object Detection (tensorflow) processor apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/processor/pom.xml b/applications/processor/pom.xml
index de929303..ff657f53 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <modules>
diff --git a/applications/processor/script-processor/pom.xml b/applications/processor/script-processor/pom.xml
index 4623be47..e5aff796 100644
--- a/applications/processor/script-processor/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/processor/script-processor/pom.xml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
     <artifactId>script-processor</artifactId>
     <name>script-processor</name>
     <description>script processor apps</description>
-    <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/processor/semantic-segmentation-processor/pom.xml b/applications/processor/semantic-segmentation-processor/pom.xml
index d3aed503..083d51fc 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>semantic-segmentation-processor</name>
     <description>Semantic Segmentation (tensorflow) processor apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/processor/splitter-processor/pom.xml b/applications/processor/splitter-processor/pom.xml
index 9a32f40c..b2bb9a7c 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>splitter-processor</name>
     <description>splitter processor apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/processor/transform-processor/pom.xml b/applications/processor/transform-processor/pom.xml
index 43ffd69e..72504039 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-RC1</version>
+	<version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<name>transform-processor</name>
 	<description>transform processor apps</description>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
 		<artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-		<version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+		<version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath/>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/processor/twitter-trend-processor/pom.xml b/applications/processor/twitter-trend-processor/pom.xml
index fda00510..d665bc54 100644
--- a/applications/processor/twitter-trend-processor/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/processor/twitter-trend-processor/pom.xml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
     <artifactId>twitter-trend-processor</artifactId>
     <name>twitter-trend-processor</name>
     <description>twitter trend processor apps</description>
-    <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/sink/analytics-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/analytics-sink/pom.xml
index 3f7e645e..be06fa2f 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>analytics-sink</name>
     <description>Analytics sink apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/sink/cassandra-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/cassandra-sink/pom.xml
index 52f9b829..d3a3e47a 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>cassandra-sink</name>
     <description>cassandra sink apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/sink/elasticsearch-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/elasticsearch-sink/pom.xml
index ac0db178..fb8de1a6 100644
--- a/applications/sink/elasticsearch-sink/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/sink/elasticsearch-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>elasticsearch-sink</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>elasticsearch-sink</name>
     <description>elasticsearch sink apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/sink/file-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/file-sink/pom.xml
index 72d451db..18e5ef9b 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>file-sink</name>
     <description>file sink apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/sink/ftp-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/ftp-sink/pom.xml
index c9f74548..65d1b628 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>ftp-sink</name>
     <description>ftp sink apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/sink/geode-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/geode-sink/pom.xml
index 6cc8253b..418c9a84 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>geode-sink</name>
     <description>Geode sink app</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/sink/jdbc-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/jdbc-sink/pom.xml
index 32d4129f..ad6739ac 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>jdbc-sink</name>
     <description>jdbc sink apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/sink/log-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/log-sink/pom.xml
index 60fe79f0..6ea3365b 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>log-sink</name>
     <description>log sink apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/sink/mongodb-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/mongodb-sink/pom.xml
index 4225516a..7d6c0ff8 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>mongodb-sink</name>
     <description>mongodb sink apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/sink/mqtt-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/mqtt-sink/pom.xml
index 3d9a203c..0bcf80ff 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>mqtt-sink</name>
     <description>mqtt sink apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/sink/pgcopy-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/pgcopy-sink/pom.xml
index d71008d7..a505b09d 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-RC1</version>
+	<version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<name>pgcopy-sink</name>
 	<description>pgcopy sink apps</description>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
 		<artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-		<version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+		<version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath/>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/pom.xml
index 65df3379..e33c6578 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <modules>
diff --git a/applications/sink/rabbit-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/rabbit-sink/pom.xml
index aa713638..bc3bf69e 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>rabbit-sink</name>
     <description>rabbit sink apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/sink/redis-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/redis-sink/pom.xml
index 6c4fd13d..52cf7348 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>redis-sink</name>
     <description>redis sink apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/sink/router-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/router-sink/pom.xml
index 141d0606..d1902857 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>router-sink</name>
     <description>log sink apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/sink/rsocket-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/rsocket-sink/pom.xml
index c092cd44..a6b5e939 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>rsocket-sink</name>
     <description>RSocket sink apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/sink/s3-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/s3-sink/pom.xml
index f651bc82..285df502 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>s3-sink</name>
     <description>s3 sink apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/sink/sftp-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/sftp-sink/pom.xml
index 164f7e60..c3910744 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>sftp-sink</name>
     <description>sftp sink apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/sink/tasklauncher-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/tasklauncher-sink/pom.xml
index aa4d4548..ba49d4b6 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>tasklauncher-sink</name>
     <description>tasklauncher sink app</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/sink/tcp-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/tcp-sink/pom.xml
index c8c83ed2..67a3d56f 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>tcp-sink</name>
     <description>tcp sink apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/sink/throughput-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/throughput-sink/pom.xml
index 75b3bd72..e7c5b79b 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>throughput-sink</name>
     <description>throughput sink apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/sink/twitter-message-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/twitter-message-sink/pom.xml
index 4c5bea8c..9c1f8dd1 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>twitter-message-sink</name>
     <description>twitter message sink apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/sink/twitter-update-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/twitter-update-sink/pom.xml
index fd010a42..14d68b49 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>twitter-update-sink</name>
     <description>twitter update sink apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/sink/wavefront-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/wavefront-sink/pom.xml
index 3a086e10..4f920645 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-RC1</version>
+	<version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<name>wavefront-sink</name>
 	<description>Wavefront sink app</description>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
 		<artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-		<version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+		<version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath/>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/sink/websocket-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/websocket-sink/pom.xml
index 51fd8c8d..8f485b41 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>websocket-sink</name>
     <description>websocket sink apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/source/cdc-debezium-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/cdc-debezium-source/pom.xml
index 3a43e96c..b0cd87c6 100644
--- a/applications/source/cdc-debezium-source/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/source/cdc-debezium-source/pom.xml
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 <project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
 		 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>
-	<version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+	<version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
 		<artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-		<version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+		<version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath/>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/source/file-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/file-source/pom.xml
index 056a9a43..934354d3 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>file-source</name>
     <description>file source apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/source/ftp-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/ftp-source/pom.xml
index 62681f72..9a53e027 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>ftp-source</name>
     <description>ftp source apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/source/geode-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/geode-source/pom.xml
index b4748caf..b65498b5 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>geode-source</name>
     <description>Geode source app</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/source/http-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/http-source/pom.xml
index a989ff37..fa8b4d33 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>http-source</name>
     <description>http source apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/applications/source/jdbc-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/jdbc-source/pom.xml
index 49463f1a..c5d4beac 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>jdbc-source</name>
     <description>JDBC source apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/source/jms-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/jms-source/pom.xml
index e707837e..bcfdc75a 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>jms-source</name>
     <description>jms source apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/source/load-generator-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/load-generator-source/pom.xml
index 8dfcd614..e23b2d98 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>load-generator-source</name>
     <description>load-generator source apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/source/mail-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/mail-source/pom.xml
index 1a9229bb..ae58432d 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>mail-source</name>
     <description>mail source apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/source/mongodb-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/mongodb-source/pom.xml
index 952ae25b..12109015 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>mongodb-source</name>
     <description>mongodb source apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/source/mqtt-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/mqtt-source/pom.xml
index d6b36849..91dfe890 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>mqtt-source</name>
     <description>mqtt source apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/source/pom.xml b/applications/source/pom.xml
index fd094fc1..c61bb6d3 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <modules>
diff --git a/applications/source/rabbit-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/rabbit-source/pom.xml
index 041ff729..29a84ae8 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>rabbit-source</name>
     <description>Rabbit source apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/source/s3-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/s3-source/pom.xml
index 18cd5e2b..64016ee3 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>s3-source</name>
     <description>s3 source apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/source/sftp-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/sftp-source/pom.xml
index 3c51a5c1..0e799db0 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>sftp-source</name>
     <description>sftp source apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/source/syslog-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/syslog-source/pom.xml
index ecbcf1f3..fea1adc2 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>syslog-source</name>
     <description>syslog source apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/source/tcp-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/tcp-source/pom.xml
index 388951e4..7bec4ce3 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>tcp-source</name>
     <description>tcp source apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/source/time-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/time-source/pom.xml
index 4b6c253b..835aa644 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>time-source</name>
     <description>time source apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/source/twitter-message-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/twitter-message-source/pom.xml
index 6a44117a..c2af23ad 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-RC1</version>
+	<version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<name>twitter-message-source</name>
 	<description>twitter message source apps</description>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
 		<artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-		<version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+		<version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath/>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/source/twitter-search-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/twitter-search-source/pom.xml
index 1fd73870..0125ab73 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>twitter-search-source</name>
     <description>twitter search source apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/source/twitter-stream-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/twitter-stream-source/pom.xml
index 01b80485..ca0ec63a 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>twitter-stream-source</name>
     <description>twitter stream source apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/source/websocket-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/websocket-source/pom.xml
index 22bf0417..b7cc3c7a 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-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>websocket-source</name>
     <description>websocket source apps</description>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/etc/release-tools/apps-upgrade-dryrun.sh b/etc/release-tools/apps-upgrade-dryrun.sh
index 9a7b02cf..893abc47 100755
--- a/etc/release-tools/apps-upgrade-dryrun.sh
+++ b/etc/release-tools/apps-upgrade-dryrun.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ PARENT_VERSION=$2
 function iterate_through_apps_folders_and_update {
 
   ./mvnw -Ddisable.checks=true -f $BASE_DIR versions:set -DnewVersion=$VERSION -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
-  ./mvnw -Ddisable.checks=true -f $BASE_DIR versions:update-parent -DparentVersion=$PARENT_VERSION -Pspring -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
 
   cd $BASE_DIR
 
@@ -26,32 +25,34 @@ function iterate_through_apps_folders_and_update {
     pushd ${folder}
     ../../../mvnw -Ddisable.checks=true versions:set -DnewVersion=$VERSION -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
     ../../../mvnw -Ddisable.checks=true versions:update-parent -DparentVersion=$PARENT_VERSION -Pspring -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
+    # only used after a release for updating parent versions.
+    # sed -i '' 's/<version>3.0.0-RC1/<version>'3.0.0-SNAPSHOT'/g' pom.xml
     popd
   done
 
   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 "<!--"| grep -v regex | wc -l)
-#    if [ $lines -eq 0 ]; then
-#     echo "All good"
-#    else
-#     echo "Snapshots found under $BASE_DIR. Exiting build"
-#     find $BASE_DIR -type f -name pom.xml | xargs grep SNAPSHOT | grep -v ".contains(" | grep -v regex
-#     git checkout -f
-#     exit 1
-#    fi
-#  else
-#    lines=$(find $BASE_DIR -type f -name pom.xml | xargs egrep "SNAPSHOT|M[0-9]|RC[0-9]" | grep -v ".contains(" | grep -v regex | wc -l)
-#    if [ $lines -eq 0 ]; then
-#     echo "All good"
-#    else
-#     echo "Non Release versions found under $BASE_DIR. Exiting build"
-#     find $BASE_DIR -type f -name pom.xml | xargs egrep "SNAPSHOT|M[0-9]|RC[0-9]" | grep -v ".contains(" | grep -v regex
-#     git checkout -f
-#     exit 1
-#    fi
-#  fi
+  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 "<!--"| grep -v regex | wc -l)
+    if [ $lines -eq 0 ]; then
+     echo "All good"
+    else
+     echo "Snapshots found under $BASE_DIR. Exiting build"
+     find $BASE_DIR -type f -name pom.xml | xargs grep SNAPSHOT | grep -v ".contains(" | grep -v regex
+     git checkout -f
+     exit 1
+    fi
+  else
+    lines=$(find $BASE_DIR -type f -name pom.xml | xargs egrep "SNAPSHOT|M[0-9]|RC[0-9]" | grep -v ".contains(" | grep -v regex | wc -l)
+    if [ $lines -eq 0 ]; then
+     echo "All good"
+    else
+     echo "Non Release versions found under $BASE_DIR. Exiting build"
+     find $BASE_DIR -type f -name pom.xml | xargs egrep "SNAPSHOT|M[0-9]|RC[0-9]" | grep -v ".contains(" | grep -v regex
+     git checkout -f
+     exit 1
+    fi
+  fi
 
 }