Prepare for the next release candidate
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ca1b740..03aebe2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@
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+[![Coverage Status](https://codecov.io/gh/apache/commons-parent/branch/master/graph/badge.svg)](https://app.codecov.io/gh/apache/commons-parent)
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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 45db356..28ce320 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
</parent>
<groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
<artifactId>commons-parent</artifactId>
- <version>69-SNAPSHOT</version>
+ <version>69</version>
<packaging>pom</packaging>
<name>Apache Commons Parent</name>
<description>The Apache Commons Parent POM provides common settings for all Apache Commons components.</description>
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
<minimalJavaBuildVersion>8</minimalJavaBuildVersion>
<!-- configuration bits for cutting a release candidate, must be overridden by components -->
<!-- TODO How can we make project.build.outputTimestamp and changes.xml's release data the same? -->
- <project.build.outputTimestamp>2024-03-22T23:57:20Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+ <project.build.outputTimestamp>2024-03-29T12:56:59Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
<commons.release.version>69</commons.release.version>
<commons.release.next>70</commons.release.next>
<commons.rc.version>RC1</commons.rc.version>