diff --git a/applications/processor/bridge-processor/pom.xml b/applications/processor/bridge-processor/pom.xml
index 79fe63f8..ff25d918 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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/processor/filter-processor/pom.xml b/applications/processor/filter-processor/pom.xml
index 542c512a..919436b9 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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/processor/groovy-processor/pom.xml b/applications/processor/groovy-processor/pom.xml
index a0bb04fa..efa4b255 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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/processor/header-enricher-processor/pom.xml b/applications/processor/header-enricher-processor/pom.xml
index 299cd995..3221fa05 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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/processor/http-request-processor/pom.xml b/applications/processor/http-request-processor/pom.xml
index ea1751a3..88d63e0b 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-M1</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/processor/image-recognition-processor/pom.xml b/applications/processor/image-recognition-processor/pom.xml
index be094dc6..cb09f519 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-M1</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/processor/object-detection-processor/pom.xml b/applications/processor/object-detection-processor/pom.xml
index 7e1cc957..04e03bc5 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-M1</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/processor/script-processor/pom.xml b/applications/processor/script-processor/pom.xml
index f9f5fc7d..7b3106c7 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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/processor/semantic-segmentation-processor/pom.xml b/applications/processor/semantic-segmentation-processor/pom.xml
index f95c51b5..51262f5c 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-M1</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/processor/splitter-processor/pom.xml b/applications/processor/splitter-processor/pom.xml
index fe88551a..5e3a8e35 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-M1</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/processor/transform-processor/pom.xml b/applications/processor/transform-processor/pom.xml
index b82a8e86..f66f02db 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-M1</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/processor/twitter-trend-processor/pom.xml b/applications/processor/twitter-trend-processor/pom.xml
index 40ac51db..a8648890 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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/sink/cassandra-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/cassandra-sink/pom.xml
index 7e91427d..52463171 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-M1</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/sink/counter-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/counter-sink/pom.xml
index dd4e9f67..f10a59bf 100644
--- a/applications/sink/counter-sink/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/sink/counter-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>counter-sink</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
     <name>counter-sink</name>
     <description>counter 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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/sink/file-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/file-sink/pom.xml
index 06879ad9..3bcc4b5e 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-M1</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/sink/ftp-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/ftp-sink/pom.xml
index 5ae7b0b0..6ddacecf 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-M1</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/sink/geode-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/geode-sink/pom.xml
index 8644d1d9..448e70d1 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-M1</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/sink/jdbc-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/jdbc-sink/pom.xml
index 14966577..6ed81275 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-M1</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/sink/log-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/log-sink/pom.xml
index a77006dd..ea78f7a9 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-M1</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/sink/mongodb-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/mongodb-sink/pom.xml
index 6eae2f79..2019e3dc 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-M1</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/sink/mqtt-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/mqtt-sink/pom.xml
index 258cc630..ce6cac0e 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-M1</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/sink/rabbit-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/rabbit-sink/pom.xml
index 2f94e5d1..f2ea49a2 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-M1</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/sink/redis-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/redis-sink/pom.xml
index 73c20491..8b743615 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-M1</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/sink/router-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/router-sink/pom.xml
index 60b5bc27..4f4fa9df 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-M1</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/sink/s3-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/s3-sink/pom.xml
index 45fdbdca..e4d110dd 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-M1</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/sink/sftp-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/sftp-sink/pom.xml
index 87dacddd..dafd3fe7 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-M1</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/sink/tasklauncher-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/tasklauncher-sink/pom.xml
index ee8db83a..b5f31e7c 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-M1</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/sink/tcp-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/tcp-sink/pom.xml
index e1b26011..8dce8a37 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-M1</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/sink/throughput-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/throughput-sink/pom.xml
index 34b8796d..e341c17b 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-M1</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/sink/twitter-message-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/twitter-message-sink/pom.xml
index e4a25dab..581816ed 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-M1</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/sink/twitter-update-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/twitter-update-sink/pom.xml
index 90f95dfa..51e56920 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-M1</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/sink/websocket-sink/pom.xml b/applications/sink/websocket-sink/pom.xml
index 4bea5e30..c7c7bb10 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-M1</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/source/file-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/file-source/pom.xml
index 5f51b5cb..481e0860 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-M1</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
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     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/source/ftp-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/ftp-source/pom.xml
index 44701003..9a6e5b0f 100644
--- a/applications/source/ftp-source/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/source/ftp-source/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
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     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>ftp-source</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M1</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
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     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/source/geode-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/geode-source/pom.xml
index c4e0e106..1d5f040b 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-M1</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath/>
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diff --git a/applications/source/http-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/http-source/pom.xml
index ba9fe2d3..5a2c4f0d 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-M1</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/source/jdbc-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/jdbc-source/pom.xml
index 400dabdc..e1a8fbab 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-M1</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/source/jms-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/jms-source/pom.xml
index ce0e3503..027e5c99 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-M1</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/source/load-generator-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/load-generator-source/pom.xml
index 85cade67..2e666941 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-M1</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/source/mongodb-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/mongodb-source/pom.xml
index e2d677a7..86b557d9 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-M1</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
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diff --git a/applications/source/mqtt-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/mqtt-source/pom.xml
index 2ac48c02..26adacb4 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-M1</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
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diff --git a/applications/source/rabbit-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/rabbit-source/pom.xml
index 8bc2367a..fdc1f6d2 100644
--- a/applications/source/rabbit-source/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/source/rabbit-source/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
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     <artifactId>rabbit-source</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M1</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
     <properties>
diff --git a/applications/source/s3-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/s3-source/pom.xml
index 10a2423d..bfb601b5 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-M1</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath/>
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diff --git a/applications/source/tcp-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/tcp-source/pom.xml
index 1158cec9..efc8ceba 100644
--- a/applications/source/tcp-source/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/source/tcp-source/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
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     <artifactId>tcp-source</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M1</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/source/time-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/time-source/pom.xml
index 38c76ff2..0c05dd19 100644
--- a/applications/source/time-source/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/source/time-source/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
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-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M1</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/source/twitter-message-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/twitter-message-source/pom.xml
index 314c16eb..c04fe1eb 100644
--- a/applications/source/twitter-message-source/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/source/twitter-message-source/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
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 	<artifactId>twitter-message-source</artifactId>
-	<version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>3.0.0-M1</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>3.0.0-M1</version>
 		<relativePath/>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/source/twitter-search-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/twitter-search-source/pom.xml
index 1377db64..2b5cb056 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-M1</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/source/twitter-stream-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/twitter-stream-source/pom.xml
index 80585942..860b46e7 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-M1</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/source/websocket-source/pom.xml b/applications/source/websocket-source/pom.xml
index 6a932f97..d1880cde 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-M1</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/stream-applications-build/pom.xml b/applications/stream-applications-build/pom.xml
index 0aa77bb6..f70ff5d1 100644
--- a/applications/stream-applications-build/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/stream-applications-build/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath>../stream-applications-core</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/applications/stream-applications-core/common/stream-applications-composite-function-support/pom.xml b/applications/stream-applications-core/common/stream-applications-composite-function-support/pom.xml
index 1d7306cd..8639934c 100644
--- a/applications/stream-applications-core/common/stream-applications-composite-function-support/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/stream-applications-core/common/stream-applications-composite-function-support/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
 		<artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-		<version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>3.0.0-M1</version>
 		<relativePath>../..</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/applications/stream-applications-core/common/stream-applications-micrometer-common/pom.xml b/applications/stream-applications-core/common/stream-applications-micrometer-common/pom.xml
index 55765635..9704cfd0 100644
--- a/applications/stream-applications-core/common/stream-applications-micrometer-common/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/stream-applications-core/common/stream-applications-micrometer-common/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
-        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/applications/stream-applications-core/common/stream-applications-postprocessor-common/pom.xml b/applications/stream-applications-core/common/stream-applications-postprocessor-common/pom.xml
index 30a54389..f4bfbdad 100644
--- a/applications/stream-applications-core/common/stream-applications-postprocessor-common/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/stream-applications-core/common/stream-applications-postprocessor-common/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
-        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/applications/stream-applications-core/common/stream-applications-security-common/pom.xml b/applications/stream-applications-core/common/stream-applications-security-common/pom.xml
index 566aee51..93389a3e 100644
--- a/applications/stream-applications-core/common/stream-applications-security-common/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/stream-applications-core/common/stream-applications-security-common/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
-        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/applications/stream-applications-core/common/stream-applications-test-support/pom.xml b/applications/stream-applications-core/common/stream-applications-test-support/pom.xml
index 18634ec9..89e5d242 100644
--- a/applications/stream-applications-core/common/stream-applications-test-support/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/stream-applications-core/common/stream-applications-test-support/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
-        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/applications/stream-applications-core/pom.xml b/applications/stream-applications-core/pom.xml
index 6ccd05c8..0596814f 100644
--- a/applications/stream-applications-core/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/stream-applications-core/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>org.springframework.cloud.stream.app</groupId>
     <artifactId>stream-applications-core</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
     <name>stream-applications-core</name>
     <description>Stream Applications Core Parent</description>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
         <spring-boot.version>2.3.1.RELEASE</spring-boot.version>
         <stream-apps-core.version>${project.version}</stream-apps-core.version>
-        <java-functions.version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</java-functions.version>
+        <java-functions.version>1.0.0-M1</java-functions.version>
         <scst-app-maven-plugin.version>2.0.0.M2</scst-app-maven-plugin.version>
         <app-metadata-maven-plugin-version>2.0.1.M1</app-metadata-maven-plugin-version>
         <stream-apps-docs-plugin.version>3.0.0.M1</stream-apps-docs-plugin.version>
diff --git a/etc/release-tools/core-upgrade-dryrun.sh b/etc/release-tools/core-upgrade-dryrun.sh
index 97752032..31084ee5 100755
--- a/etc/release-tools/core-upgrade-dryrun.sh
+++ b/etc/release-tools/core-upgrade-dryrun.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ pushd ../..
 VERSION=$1
 ./mvnw -f applications/stream-applications-core versions:set -DnewVersion=$VERSION -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
 
+cd applications/stream-applications-core
 sed -i '' 's/<java-functions.version>.*/<java-functions.version>'"$2"'<\/java-functions.version>/g' pom.xml
+cd ../..
 
 if [[ $VERSION =~ M[0-9]|RC[0-9] ]]; then
  lines=$(find applications/stream-applications-core -type f -name pom.xml | xargs grep SNAPSHOT | grep -v ".contains(" | grep -v regex | wc -l)
@@ -32,4 +34,6 @@ else
   fi
 fi
 
+git checkout -f
+
 popd
diff --git a/etc/release-tools/core-upgrade.sh b/etc/release-tools/core-upgrade.sh
index 391c468b..e0aa5e4f 100755
--- a/etc/release-tools/core-upgrade.sh
+++ b/etc/release-tools/core-upgrade.sh
@@ -5,18 +5,21 @@ if [ "$#" -ne 2 ]; then
     exit
 fi
 
+VERSION=$1
+
 function git_commit_push {
  echo "in git commit"
- git commit -am"Stream Applications Core: Release - $1"
- git push origin master
+ git commit -am"Stream Applications Core: Release - $VERSION"
+ git push origin master && git push upstream master
 }
 
 pushd ../..
 
-VERSION=$1
 ./mvnw -f applications/stream-applications-core versions:set -DnewVersion=$VERSION -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
 
+cd applications/stream-applications-core
 sed -i '' 's/<java-functions.version>.*/<java-functions.version>'"$2"'<\/java-functions.version>/g' pom.xml
+cd ../..
 
 if [[ $VERSION =~ M[0-9]|RC[0-9] ]]; then
  lines=$(find applications/stream-applications-core -type f -name pom.xml | xargs grep SNAPSHOT | grep -v ".contains(" | grep -v regex | wc -l)