[maven-release-plugin] prepare release maven-4.0.0-alpha-7
diff --git a/apache-maven/pom.xml b/apache-maven/pom.xml
index 8723866..52b98d1 100644
--- a/apache-maven/pom.xml
+++ b/apache-maven/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>apache-maven</artifactId>
diff --git a/api/maven-api-core/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-core/pom.xml
index 76271ca..d1ed827 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-core/pom.xml
+++ b/api/maven-api-core/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-api</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-api-core</artifactId>
@@ -34,22 +34,22 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-api-meta</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0-alpha-7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-api-model</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0-alpha-7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-api-settings</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0-alpha-7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-api-toolchain</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0-alpha-7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/api/maven-api-meta/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-meta/pom.xml
index cb4aa50..ed4c89c 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-meta/pom.xml
+++ b/api/maven-api-meta/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-api</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-api-meta</artifactId>
diff --git a/api/maven-api-model/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-model/pom.xml
index 72bfff0..a1b0122 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-model/pom.xml
+++ b/api/maven-api-model/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-api</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-api-model</artifactId>
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-api-xml</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0-alpha-7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/api/maven-api-settings/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-settings/pom.xml
index d248151..f40e722 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-settings/pom.xml
+++ b/api/maven-api-settings/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-api</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-api-settings</artifactId>
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-api-xml</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0-alpha-7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/api/maven-api-toolchain/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-toolchain/pom.xml
index 61f3a51..b5bff07 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-toolchain/pom.xml
+++ b/api/maven-api-toolchain/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-api</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-api-toolchain</artifactId>
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-api-xml</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0-alpha-7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/api/maven-api-xml/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-xml/pom.xml
index dc9f171..9bf95cd 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/api/maven-api-xml/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-api</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-api-xml</artifactId>
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-api-meta</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0-alpha-7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index 171bd8b..ef3a15c 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-artifact/pom.xml b/maven-artifact/pom.xml
index 6875099..fde20c6 100644
--- a/maven-artifact/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-artifact/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-artifact</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-bom/pom.xml b/maven-bom/pom.xml
index eea8aab..1d94b82 100644
--- a/maven-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-bom/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.0-alpha-7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Maven Dependencies BOM</name>
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
   <scm>
     <connection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/maven.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/maven.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>maven-4.0.0-alpha-3</tag>
+    <tag>maven-4.0.0-alpha-7</tag>
     <url>https://github.com/apache/maven/tree/${project.scm.tag}/${project.artifactId}</url>
   </scm>
   <issueManagement>
diff --git a/maven-builder-support/pom.xml b/maven-builder-support/pom.xml
index 523ad6e..87b8860 100644
--- a/maven-builder-support/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-builder-support/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-builder-support</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-compat/pom.xml b/maven-compat/pom.xml
index 2f98433..49ddcfa 100644
--- a/maven-compat/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-compat/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-compat</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-core/pom.xml b/maven-core/pom.xml
index ea254fa..42dcd9a 100644
--- a/maven-core/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-core/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-embedder/pom.xml b/maven-embedder/pom.xml
index 8d636e5..988867d 100644
--- a/maven-embedder/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-embedder/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-embedder</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-model-builder/pom.xml b/maven-model-builder/pom.xml
index 80e663d..15069fc 100644
--- a/maven-model-builder/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-model-builder/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-model-builder</artifactId>
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-xml-impl</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0-alpha-7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
diff --git a/maven-model-transform/pom.xml b/maven-model-transform/pom.xml
index 6bd27a7..0237417 100644
--- a/maven-model-transform/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-model-transform/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>maven-model-transform</artifactId>
   <name>Maven Model XML Transform</name>
diff --git a/maven-model/pom.xml b/maven-model/pom.xml
index 18c9331..074b109 100644
--- a/maven-model/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-model/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-model</artifactId>
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-api-model</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0-alpha-7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-xml-impl</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0-alpha-7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
diff --git a/maven-plugin-api/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-api/pom.xml
index 47ec0d7..407b98e 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-api/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-api/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-repository-metadata/pom.xml b/maven-repository-metadata/pom.xml
index 584facc..c56d8a1 100644
--- a/maven-repository-metadata/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-repository-metadata/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-repository-metadata</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-provider/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-provider/pom.xml
index 04e1f42..82c011e 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-provider/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-provider/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-provider</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-settings-builder/pom.xml b/maven-settings-builder/pom.xml
index 00aec55..b292a31 100644
--- a/maven-settings-builder/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-settings-builder/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-settings-builder</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-settings/pom.xml b/maven-settings/pom.xml
index 268ac9f..90fa9a8 100644
--- a/maven-settings/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-settings/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-settings</artifactId>
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-api-settings</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0-alpha-7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-xml-impl</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0-alpha-7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
diff --git a/maven-slf4j-provider/pom.xml b/maven-slf4j-provider/pom.xml
index 3ac6ef0..10d9898 100644
--- a/maven-slf4j-provider/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-slf4j-provider/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-slf4j-provider</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-slf4j-wrapper/pom.xml b/maven-slf4j-wrapper/pom.xml
index 232da7d..2d61a5b 100644
--- a/maven-slf4j-wrapper/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-slf4j-wrapper/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-slf4j-wrapper</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-toolchain-builder/pom.xml b/maven-toolchain-builder/pom.xml
index 0e0bf0e..409df40 100644
--- a/maven-toolchain-builder/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-toolchain-builder/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-toolchain-builder</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-toolchain-model/pom.xml b/maven-toolchain-model/pom.xml
index c9d6064..fcb1a0d 100644
--- a/maven-toolchain-model/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-toolchain-model/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-toolchain-model</artifactId>
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-api-toolchain</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0-alpha-7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-xml-impl</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0-alpha-7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
diff --git a/maven-xml-impl/pom.xml b/maven-xml-impl/pom.xml
index f101ad6..d5d5cac 100644
--- a/maven-xml-impl/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-xml-impl/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-xml-impl</artifactId>
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-api-xml</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0-alpha-7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.sisu</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7f9e627..c3c7960 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.0-alpha-7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Apache Maven</name>
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
   <scm>
     <connection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/maven.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/maven.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>maven-4.0.0-alpha-3</tag>
+    <tag>maven-4.0.0-alpha-7</tag>
     <url>https://github.com/apache/maven/tree/${project.scm.tag}</url>
   </scm>
   <issueManagement>
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
     <distributionShortName>Maven</distributionShortName>
     <distributionName>Apache Maven</distributionName>
     <maven.site.path>ref/4-LATEST</maven.site.path>
-    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2023-06-23T13:08:35Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2023-06-24T08:51:57Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
   </properties>
 
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