[maven-release-plugin] prepare release apache-curator-2.9.0-rc1
diff --git a/curator-client/pom.xml b/curator-client/pom.xml
index 64a3393..70ef22f 100644
--- a/curator-client/pom.xml
+++ b/curator-client/pom.xml
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.curator</groupId>
         <artifactId>apache-curator</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.9.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>curator-client</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.9.0</version>
     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
 
     <name>Curator Client</name>
diff --git a/curator-examples/pom.xml b/curator-examples/pom.xml
index 406cbac..fbdb0b5 100644
--- a/curator-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/curator-examples/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.curator</groupId>
         <artifactId>apache-curator</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.9.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>curator-examples</artifactId>
diff --git a/curator-framework/pom.xml b/curator-framework/pom.xml
index 212678d..0a5da70 100644
--- a/curator-framework/pom.xml
+++ b/curator-framework/pom.xml
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.curator</groupId>
         <artifactId>apache-curator</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.9.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>curator-framework</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.9.0</version>
     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
 
     <name>Curator Framework</name>
diff --git a/curator-recipes/pom.xml b/curator-recipes/pom.xml
index de45404..671f25a 100644
--- a/curator-recipes/pom.xml
+++ b/curator-recipes/pom.xml
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.curator</groupId>
         <artifactId>apache-curator</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.9.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>curator-recipes</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.9.0</version>
     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
 
     <name>Curator Recipes</name>
diff --git a/curator-test/pom.xml b/curator-test/pom.xml
index 96809d8..93879ae 100644
--- a/curator-test/pom.xml
+++ b/curator-test/pom.xml
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.curator</groupId>
         <artifactId>apache-curator</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.9.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>curator-test</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.9.0</version>
 
     <name>Curator Testing</name>
     <description>Unit testing utilities.</description>
diff --git a/curator-x-discovery-server/pom.xml b/curator-x-discovery-server/pom.xml
index 4ed7e25..5492f0d 100644
--- a/curator-x-discovery-server/pom.xml
+++ b/curator-x-discovery-server/pom.xml
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.curator</groupId>
         <artifactId>apache-curator</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.9.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>curator-x-discovery-server</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.9.0</version>
     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
 
     <name>Curator Service Discovery Server</name>
diff --git a/curator-x-discovery/pom.xml b/curator-x-discovery/pom.xml
index 9043533..41c8cf1 100644
--- a/curator-x-discovery/pom.xml
+++ b/curator-x-discovery/pom.xml
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.curator</groupId>
         <artifactId>apache-curator</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.9.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>curator-x-discovery</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.9.0</version>
     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
 
     <name>Curator Service Discovery</name>
diff --git a/curator-x-rpc/pom.xml b/curator-x-rpc/pom.xml
index 519e8fb..a623bbd 100644
--- a/curator-x-rpc/pom.xml
+++ b/curator-x-rpc/pom.xml
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>apache-curator</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.curator</groupId>
-        <version>2.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.9.0</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
     <artifactId>curator-x-rpc</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.9.0</version>
 
     <name>Curator RPC Proxy</name>
     <description>A proxy that bridges non-java environments with the Curator framework and recipes</description>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cb747b7..361244a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.apache.curator</groupId>
     <artifactId>apache-curator</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.9.0</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>Apache Curator</name>
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/curator.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/curator.git
         </developerConnection>
-        <tag>apache-curator-2.8.0</tag>
+        <tag>apache-curator-2.9.0-rc1</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <issueManagement>