diff --git a/all/pom.xml b/all/pom.xml
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index 42485ce..6f415e4 100644
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index 03e2d6e..94fcbef 100644
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diff --git a/drivers/apachehc/pom.xml b/drivers/apachehc/pom.xml
index 9806b48..8176c07 100644
--- a/drivers/apachehc/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/apachehc/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.5.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
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     <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
diff --git a/drivers/bouncycastle/pom.xml b/drivers/bouncycastle/pom.xml
index e2abd25..ae17fbe 100644
--- a/drivers/bouncycastle/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/bouncycastle/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.5.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
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     <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
diff --git a/drivers/enterprise/pom.xml b/drivers/enterprise/pom.xml
index 9915f43..a23393e 100644
--- a/drivers/enterprise/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/enterprise/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
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         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.5.0-rc.1</version>
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     <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
diff --git a/drivers/gae/pom.xml b/drivers/gae/pom.xml
index 7d3eabc..5f5d5f8 100644
--- a/drivers/gae/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/gae/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.5.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
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     <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
diff --git a/drivers/joda/pom.xml b/drivers/joda/pom.xml
index 68e5fe5..aa60d55 100644
--- a/drivers/joda/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
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         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.5.0-rc.1</version>
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diff --git a/drivers/jsch/pom.xml b/drivers/jsch/pom.xml
index 10dea26..fb10153 100644
--- a/drivers/jsch/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
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         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.5.0-rc.1</version>
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     <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
diff --git a/drivers/log4j/pom.xml b/drivers/log4j/pom.xml
index 748c504..d3fb187 100644
--- a/drivers/log4j/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
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         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.5.0-rc.1</version>
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diff --git a/drivers/netty/pom.xml b/drivers/netty/pom.xml
index f79f463..861cfc3 100644
--- a/drivers/netty/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/netty/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
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         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.5.0-rc.1</version>
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diff --git a/drivers/pom.xml b/drivers/pom.xml
index 3589a87..889e940 100644
--- a/drivers/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
-        <version>1.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.5.0-rc.1</version>
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diff --git a/drivers/slf4j/pom.xml b/drivers/slf4j/pom.xml
index 905683c..d6b5f3c 100644
--- a/drivers/slf4j/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.5.0-rc.1</version>
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diff --git a/drivers/sshj/pom.xml b/drivers/sshj/pom.xml
index f858720..e47a9a2 100644
--- a/drivers/sshj/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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-        <version>1.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.5.0-rc.1</version>
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diff --git a/labs/aws-elb/pom.xml b/labs/aws-elb/pom.xml
index 9966520..5c49510 100644
--- a/labs/aws-elb/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/aws-elb/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.5.0-rc.1</version>
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diff --git a/labs/aws-iam/pom.xml b/labs/aws-iam/pom.xml
index b6fe63a..bfc3be8 100644
--- a/labs/aws-iam/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
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-        <version>1.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.5.0-rc.1</version>
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diff --git a/labs/aws-rds/pom.xml b/labs/aws-rds/pom.xml
index 42e7466..520dda6 100644
--- a/labs/aws-rds/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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-        <version>1.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.5.0-rc.1</version>
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diff --git a/labs/azure-management/pom.xml b/labs/azure-management/pom.xml
index abfeb16..1fbe034 100644
--- a/labs/azure-management/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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-    <version>1.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.5.0-rc.1</version>
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@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
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     <test.azure-management.endpoint>https://management.core.windows.net/${jclouds.azure.management.subscription-id}</test.azure-management.endpoint>
     <test.azure-management.api-version>2012-03-01</test.azure-management.api-version>
-    <test.azure-management.build-version></test.azure-management.build-version>
+    <test.azure-management.build-version />
     <test.azure-management.identity>/path/to/cert.p12</test.azure-management.identity>
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     <jclouds.osgi.export>org.jclouds.azure.management*;version="${project.version}"</jclouds.osgi.export>
diff --git a/labs/carrenza-vcloud-director/pom.xml b/labs/carrenza-vcloud-director/pom.xml
index 8d0eca2..cfde098 100644
--- a/labs/carrenza-vcloud-director/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/carrenza-vcloud-director/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.5.0-rc.1</version>
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diff --git a/labs/cdmi/pom.xml b/labs/cdmi/pom.xml
index 3c91514..c844a80 100644
--- a/labs/cdmi/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/cdmi/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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-    <version>1.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.5.0-rc.1</version>
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diff --git a/labs/cloudstack-ec2/pom.xml b/labs/cloudstack-ec2/pom.xml
index 68154bc..310fc47 100644
--- a/labs/cloudstack-ec2/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/cloudstack-ec2/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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-    <version>1.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.5.0-rc.1</version>
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diff --git a/labs/dmtf/pom.xml b/labs/dmtf/pom.xml
index 996c936..67d0e05 100644
--- a/labs/dmtf/pom.xml
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-    <version>1.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.5.0-rc.1</version>
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diff --git a/labs/elb/pom.xml b/labs/elb/pom.xml
index 309ad06..54a723b 100644
--- a/labs/elb/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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-        <version>1.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.5.0-rc.1</version>
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diff --git a/labs/fgcp-au/pom.xml b/labs/fgcp-au/pom.xml
index e32cc3d..fe86475 100644
--- a/labs/fgcp-au/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/fgcp-au/pom.xml
@@ -19,13 +19,12 @@
   under the License.
 
 -->
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-  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
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         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.5.0-rc.1</version>
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     <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
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         <test.fgcp-au.apiversion>2011-01-31</test.fgcp-au.apiversion>
-        <test.fgcp-au.build-version></test.fgcp-au.build-version>
+        <test.fgcp-au.build-version />
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         <test.fgcp-au.credential>fgcp-cred</test.fgcp-au.credential>
         <test.fgcp-au.image-id />
diff --git a/labs/fgcp-de/pom.xml b/labs/fgcp-de/pom.xml
index 6aa954a..dcd699b 100644
--- a/labs/fgcp-de/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/fgcp-de/pom.xml
@@ -19,13 +19,12 @@
   under the License.
 
 -->
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
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         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.5.0-rc.1</version>
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@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
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         <test.fgcp-de.apiversion>2011-01-31</test.fgcp-de.apiversion>
-        <test.fgcp-de.build-version></test.fgcp-de.build-version>
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         <test.fgcp-de.image-id />
diff --git a/labs/fgcp/pom.xml b/labs/fgcp/pom.xml
index cc1e81f..020cbfd 100644
--- a/labs/fgcp/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/fgcp/pom.xml
@@ -19,13 +19,12 @@
   under the License.
 
 -->
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" 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>
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
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+        <version>1.5.0-rc.1</version>
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@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <test.fgcp-au.endpoint>https://api.globalcloud.fujitsu.com.au/ovissapi/endpoint</test.fgcp-au.endpoint>
         <test.fgcp-au.apiversion>2011-01-31</test.fgcp-au.apiversion>
-        <test.fgcp-au.build-version></test.fgcp-au.build-version>
+        <test.fgcp-au.build-version />
         <test.fgcp-au.identity>fgcp-id</test.fgcp-au.identity>
         <test.fgcp-au.credential>fgcp-cred</test.fgcp-au.credential>
         <test.fgcp-au.image-id>IMG_3c9820_71OW9NZC268</test.fgcp-au.image-id><!-- CentOS 6.2 64bit(EN) in AU -->
diff --git a/labs/glesys/pom.xml b/labs/glesys/pom.xml
index d732237..71c1fce 100644
--- a/labs/glesys/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/glesys/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
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-    <version>1.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.5.0-rc.1</version>
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   <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
diff --git a/labs/greenqloud-compute/pom.xml b/labs/greenqloud-compute/pom.xml
index 6e51805..aec2c48 100644
--- a/labs/greenqloud-compute/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/greenqloud-compute/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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-        <version>1.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.5.0-rc.1</version>
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diff --git a/labs/greenqloud-storage/pom.xml b/labs/greenqloud-storage/pom.xml
index 163969c..ad35885 100644
--- a/labs/greenqloud-storage/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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-        <version>1.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.5.0-rc.1</version>
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diff --git a/labs/iam/pom.xml b/labs/iam/pom.xml
index a06fcbd..135d30d 100644
--- a/labs/iam/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/iam/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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-    <version>1.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.5.0-rc.1</version>
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diff --git a/labs/jenkins/pom.xml b/labs/jenkins/pom.xml
index 4e0cd8b..4fb7db1 100644
--- a/labs/jenkins/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/jenkins/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
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     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.5.0-rc.1</version>
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diff --git a/labs/joyent-cloudapi/pom.xml b/labs/joyent-cloudapi/pom.xml
index b4b6301..6a6e02a 100644
--- a/labs/joyent-cloudapi/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/joyent-cloudapi/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.5.0-rc.1</version>
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   <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
diff --git a/labs/joyentcloud/pom.xml b/labs/joyentcloud/pom.xml
index c30bbd7..7985299 100644
--- a/labs/joyentcloud/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/joyentcloud/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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-    <version>1.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.5.0-rc.1</version>
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diff --git a/labs/nodepool/pom.xml b/labs/nodepool/pom.xml
index 103e9a2..6d000fc 100644
--- a/labs/nodepool/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/nodepool/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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-    <version>1.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.5.0-rc.1</version>
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   <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
diff --git a/labs/openstack-glance/pom.xml b/labs/openstack-glance/pom.xml
index e25cdfb..85dae1a 100644
--- a/labs/openstack-glance/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/openstack-glance/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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-    <version>1.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.5.0-rc.1</version>
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