[maven-release-plugin] prepare release log4j-3.0.0-alpha1-rc1
diff --git a/log4j-1.2-api/pom.xml b/log4j-1.2-api/pom.xml
index 061063d..acfb801 100644
--- a/log4j-1.2-api/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-1.2-api/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-1.2-api</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-api-test/pom.xml b/log4j-api-test/pom.xml
index 5b2527e..7ad4426 100644
--- a/log4j-api-test/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-api-test/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-api-test</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-api/pom.xml b/log4j-api/pom.xml
index 318866d..ff8a031 100644
--- a/log4j-api/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-api/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-appserver/pom.xml b/log4j-appserver/pom.xml
index 0447781..d2feb05 100644
--- a/log4j-appserver/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-appserver/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>log4j-appserver</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-bom/pom.xml b/log4j-bom/pom.xml
index 332b016..25aa64e 100644
--- a/log4j-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-bom/pom.xml
@@ -25,18 +25,18 @@
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   <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
   <artifactId>log4j-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Apache Log4j BOM</name>
   <description>Apache Log4j Bill of Materials</description>
 
   <scm>
-    <tag>log4j-2.20.1-rc1</tag>
+    <tag>log4j-3.0.0-alpha1-rc1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <properties>
     <!-- reproducible build setting -->
-    <project.build.outputTimestamp>10</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+    <project.build.outputTimestamp>1686857094</project.build.outputTimestamp>
     <maven.site.skip>true</maven.site.skip>
     <maven.site.deploy.skip>true</maven.site.deploy.skip>
     <project.build.outputTimestamp>0</project.build.outputTimestamp>
diff --git a/log4j-cassandra/pom.xml b/log4j-cassandra/pom.xml
index cd59b9e..215251a 100644
--- a/log4j-cassandra/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-cassandra/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>log4j-cassandra</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-core-its/pom.xml b/log4j-core-its/pom.xml
index 1190faa..2e3aa13 100644
--- a/log4j-core-its/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
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   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-core-its</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-core-test/pom.xml b/log4j-core-test/pom.xml
index 72fbf82..56b3190 100644
--- a/log4j-core-test/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-core-test/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-core-test</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-core/pom.xml b/log4j-core/pom.xml
index cfdefaf..f865ac6 100644
--- a/log4j-core/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-core/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-couchdb/pom.xml b/log4j-couchdb/pom.xml
index b5227ec..ef9202a 100644
--- a/log4j-couchdb/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-couchdb/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
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   <artifactId>log4j-couchdb</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-csv/pom.xml b/log4j-csv/pom.xml
index 4e143eb..875511a 100644
--- a/log4j-csv/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
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   <artifactId>log4j-csv</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-distribution/pom.xml b/log4j-distribution/pom.xml
index 5c7a2d2..7cc4350 100644
--- a/log4j-distribution/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-distribution</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-docker/pom.xml b/log4j-docker/pom.xml
index d294ca1..0a2ea00 100644
--- a/log4j-docker/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
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   <artifactId>log4j-docker</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-flume-ng/pom.xml b/log4j-flume-ng/pom.xml
index 78aa4e9..f6ca4a1 100644
--- a/log4j-flume-ng/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-flume-ng/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-flume-ng</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-gctests/pom.xml b/log4j-gctests/pom.xml
index a0b3b40..4e0437e 100644
--- a/log4j-gctests/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
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   <artifactId>log4j-gctests</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-iostreams/pom.xml b/log4j-iostreams/pom.xml
index 1b35c74..18c7c54 100644
--- a/log4j-iostreams/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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   <artifactId>log4j-iostreams</artifactId>
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diff --git a/log4j-jakarta-web/pom.xml b/log4j-jakarta-web/pom.xml
index e1443af..0ed81a6 100644
--- a/log4j-jakarta-web/pom.xml
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   <artifactId>log4j-jakarta-web</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-jcl/pom.xml b/log4j-jcl/pom.xml
index dc65d6e..6a63129 100644
--- a/log4j-jcl/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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   <artifactId>log4j-jcl</artifactId>
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diff --git a/log4j-jdbc-dbcp2/pom.xml b/log4j-jdbc-dbcp2/pom.xml
index e464074..5a57882 100644
--- a/log4j-jdbc-dbcp2/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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   <artifactId>log4j-jdbc-dbcp2</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-jdbc/pom.xml b/log4j-jdbc/pom.xml
index 62bebb5..a18263e 100644
--- a/log4j-jdbc/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
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   <artifactId>log4j-jdbc</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-jeromq/pom.xml b/log4j-jeromq/pom.xml
index 7c787c8..378d1a8 100644
--- a/log4j-jeromq/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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   <artifactId>log4j-jeromq</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-jms/pom.xml b/log4j-jms/pom.xml
index f188b5d..63e6276 100644
--- a/log4j-jms/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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diff --git a/log4j-jmx-gui/pom.xml b/log4j-jmx-gui/pom.xml
index 1071808..4506d07 100644
--- a/log4j-jmx-gui/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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   <artifactId>log4j-jmx-gui</artifactId>
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diff --git a/log4j-jndi-test/pom.xml b/log4j-jndi-test/pom.xml
index cf5b1d4..aa3e96e 100644
--- a/log4j-jndi-test/pom.xml
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diff --git a/log4j-jndi/pom.xml b/log4j-jndi/pom.xml
index c7ff300..577266a 100644
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diff --git a/log4j-jpa/pom.xml b/log4j-jpa/pom.xml
index cf69522..5a496d2 100644
--- a/log4j-jpa/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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   <artifactId>log4j-jpa</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-jpl/pom.xml b/log4j-jpl/pom.xml
index 8b5d9f1..33c67bb 100644
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diff --git a/log4j-jul/pom.xml b/log4j-jul/pom.xml
index ce88f21..d6032ce 100644
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diff --git a/log4j-kafka/pom.xml b/log4j-kafka/pom.xml
index 308c943..12f5536 100644
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   <artifactId>log4j-kafka</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-kubernetes/pom.xml b/log4j-kubernetes/pom.xml
index f1812fc..2ec861c 100644
--- a/log4j-kubernetes/pom.xml
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diff --git a/log4j-layout-jackson-json/pom.xml b/log4j-layout-jackson-json/pom.xml
index bc5a826..917e300 100644
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diff --git a/log4j-layout-jackson-xml/pom.xml b/log4j-layout-jackson-xml/pom.xml
index e66456c..19e65eb 100644
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diff --git a/log4j-layout-jackson-yaml/pom.xml b/log4j-layout-jackson-yaml/pom.xml
index d72f0ca..9854fa7 100644
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diff --git a/log4j-layout-jackson/pom.xml b/log4j-layout-jackson/pom.xml
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diff --git a/log4j-layout-template-json-test/pom.xml b/log4j-layout-template-json-test/pom.xml
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diff --git a/log4j-layout-template-json/pom.xml b/log4j-layout-template-json/pom.xml
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diff --git a/log4j-liquibase/pom.xml b/log4j-liquibase/pom.xml
index aadbef8..6da0aef 100644
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diff --git a/log4j-mongodb3/pom.xml b/log4j-mongodb3/pom.xml
index 195b0b6..31d9185 100644
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   <artifactId>log4j-mongodb3</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-mongodb4/pom.xml b/log4j-mongodb4/pom.xml
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   <artifactId>log4j-mongodb4</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-osgi/pom.xml b/log4j-osgi/pom.xml
index 44b2648..f710743 100644
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diff --git a/log4j-perf/pom.xml b/log4j-perf/pom.xml
index 64a4bdb..51ee181 100644
--- a/log4j-perf/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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   <artifactId>log4j-perf</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-plugin-processor/pom.xml b/log4j-plugin-processor/pom.xml
index 0ada4b7..5d62de9 100644
--- a/log4j-plugin-processor/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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   <artifactId>log4j-plugin-processor</artifactId>
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diff --git a/log4j-plugins-test/pom.xml b/log4j-plugins-test/pom.xml
index e34ae47..78d5a3e 100644
--- a/log4j-plugins-test/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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   <artifactId>log4j-plugins-test</artifactId>
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diff --git a/log4j-plugins/pom.xml b/log4j-plugins/pom.xml
index d2f4620..fce02c2 100644
--- a/log4j-plugins/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
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-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
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   <artifactId>log4j-plugins</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-script/pom.xml b/log4j-script/pom.xml
index 381d975..669a41d 100644
--- a/log4j-script/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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   <artifactId>log4j-script</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-slf4j-impl/pom.xml b/log4j-slf4j-impl/pom.xml
index 2e46f17..5f40cd0 100644
--- a/log4j-slf4j-impl/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
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   <artifactId>log4j-slf4j-impl</artifactId>
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diff --git a/log4j-slf4j2-impl/pom.xml b/log4j-slf4j2-impl/pom.xml
index 4b96301..0bb882f 100644
--- a/log4j-slf4j2-impl/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
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   <artifactId>log4j-slf4j2-impl</artifactId>
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diff --git a/log4j-smtp/pom.xml b/log4j-smtp/pom.xml
index f9e4e86..67b5282 100644
--- a/log4j-smtp/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
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-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
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   <artifactId>log4j-smtp</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-spring-boot/pom.xml b/log4j-spring-boot/pom.xml
index af8078b..6088863 100644
--- a/log4j-spring-boot/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
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   <artifactId>log4j-spring-boot</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-client/pom.xml b/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-client/pom.xml
index 51ca34d..f9986c9 100644
--- a/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-client/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-client/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
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-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-spring-cloud-config-client</artifactId>
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diff --git a/log4j-spring-cloud-config/pom.xml b/log4j-spring-cloud-config/pom.xml
index 64041cb..6b1fad3 100644
--- a/log4j-spring-cloud-config/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-spring-cloud-config/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-spring-cloud-config</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-taglib/pom.xml b/log4j-taglib/pom.xml
index 1f23d49..3f9d64b 100644
--- a/log4j-taglib/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-taglib/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
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   <artifactId>log4j-taglib</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-to-jul/pom.xml b/log4j-to-jul/pom.xml
index f973b16..e63bbd0 100644
--- a/log4j-to-jul/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-to-jul/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
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   <artifactId>log4j-to-jul</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-to-slf4j/pom.xml b/log4j-to-slf4j/pom.xml
index 2769de6..b795119 100644
--- a/log4j-to-slf4j/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-to-slf4j/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
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   <artifactId>log4j-to-slf4j</artifactId>
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diff --git a/log4j-web/pom.xml b/log4j-web/pom.xml
index 254a673..6482bae 100644
--- a/log4j-web/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-web/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
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-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>log4j-web</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cd59d8f..cb3f148 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
   <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Apache Log4j 2</name>
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@
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     <developerConnection>scm:git:https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j2.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>log4j-${log4jReleaseVersion}</tag>
+    <tag>log4j-3.0.0-alpha1-rc1</tag>
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@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@
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     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
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-    <project.build.outputTimestamp>0</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+    <project.build.outputTimestamp>1686857094</project.build.outputTimestamp>
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     <module.name />