diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index dd8fc8a..2a22759 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>MetaModel</artifactId>
 		<groupId>org.apache.metamodel</groupId>
-		<version>4.0.1-incubating-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>4.1.0-RC1-incubating</version>
 	</parent>
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<artifactId>MetaModel-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/couchdb/pom.xml b/couchdb/pom.xml
index 2f0d35d..ade3051 100644
--- a/couchdb/pom.xml
+++ b/couchdb/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>MetaModel</artifactId>
 		<groupId>org.apache.metamodel</groupId>
-		<version>4.0.1-incubating-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>4.1.0-RC1-incubating</version>
 	</parent>
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<artifactId>MetaModel-couchdb</artifactId>
diff --git a/csv/pom.xml b/csv/pom.xml
index 99b55e0..b983ee8 100644
--- a/csv/pom.xml
+++ b/csv/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>MetaModel</artifactId>
 		<groupId>org.apache.metamodel</groupId>
-		<version>4.0.1-incubating-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>4.1.0-RC1-incubating</version>
 	</parent>
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<artifactId>MetaModel-csv</artifactId>
diff --git a/excel/pom.xml b/excel/pom.xml
index 3a9cdda..6e044c8 100644
--- a/excel/pom.xml
+++ b/excel/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>MetaModel</artifactId>
 		<groupId>org.apache.metamodel</groupId>
-		<version>4.0.1-incubating-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>4.1.0-RC1-incubating</version>
 	</parent>
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<artifactId>MetaModel-excel</artifactId>
diff --git a/fixedwidth/pom.xml b/fixedwidth/pom.xml
index ccae638..e6f9b9d 100644
--- a/fixedwidth/pom.xml
+++ b/fixedwidth/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>MetaModel</artifactId>
 		<groupId>org.apache.metamodel</groupId>
-		<version>4.0.1-incubating-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>4.1.0-RC1-incubating</version>
 	</parent>
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<artifactId>MetaModel-fixedwidth</artifactId>
diff --git a/full/pom.xml b/full/pom.xml
index 97d299c..26d0f62 100644
--- a/full/pom.xml
+++ b/full/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>MetaModel</artifactId>
 		<groupId>org.apache.metamodel</groupId>
-		<version>4.0.1-incubating-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>4.1.0-RC1-incubating</version>
 	</parent>
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<artifactId>MetaModel-full</artifactId>
diff --git a/hbase/pom.xml b/hbase/pom.xml
index 42d1081..131b604 100644
--- a/hbase/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase/pom.xml
@@ -9,12 +9,11 @@
 	License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS 
 	OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific 
 	language governing permissions and limitations 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/maven-v4_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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>MetaModel</artifactId>
 		<groupId>org.apache.metamodel</groupId>
-		<version>4.0.1-incubating-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>4.1.0-RC1-incubating</version>
 	</parent>
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<artifactId>MetaModel-hbase</artifactId>
diff --git a/jdbc/pom.xml b/jdbc/pom.xml
index 870968f..d13c326 100644
--- a/jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>MetaModel</artifactId>
 		<groupId>org.apache.metamodel</groupId>
-		<version>4.0.1-incubating-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>4.1.0-RC1-incubating</version>
 	</parent>
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<artifactId>MetaModel-jdbc</artifactId>
diff --git a/mongodb/pom.xml b/mongodb/pom.xml
index f94a644..0b9a525 100644
--- a/mongodb/pom.xml
+++ b/mongodb/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>MetaModel</artifactId>
 		<groupId>org.apache.metamodel</groupId>
-		<version>4.0.1-incubating-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>4.1.0-RC1-incubating</version>
 	</parent>
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<artifactId>MetaModel-mongodb</artifactId>
diff --git a/openoffice/pom.xml b/openoffice/pom.xml
index 1220ad9..75b55dc 100644
--- a/openoffice/pom.xml
+++ b/openoffice/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>MetaModel</artifactId>
 		<groupId>org.apache.metamodel</groupId>
-		<version>4.0.1-incubating-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>4.1.0-RC1-incubating</version>
 	</parent>
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<artifactId>MetaModel-openoffice</artifactId>
diff --git a/pojo/pom.xml b/pojo/pom.xml
index e0d6b95..505606c 100644
--- a/pojo/pom.xml
+++ b/pojo/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>MetaModel</artifactId>
 		<groupId>org.apache.metamodel</groupId>
-		<version>4.0.1-incubating-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>4.1.0-RC1-incubating</version>
 	</parent>
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<artifactId>MetaModel-pojo</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 903fb1d..962d546 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@
 	License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS 
 	OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific 
 	language governing permissions and limitations 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/maven-v4_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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<properties>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
@@ -33,11 +32,11 @@
 		<url>https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=incubator-metamodel.git</url>
 		<connection>scm:git:http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-metamodel.git</connection>
 		<developerConnection>scm:git:https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-metamodel.git</developerConnection>
-		<tag>HEAD</tag>
+		<tag>MetaModel-4.1.0-RC1-incubating</tag>
 	</scm>
 	<groupId>org.apache.metamodel</groupId>
 	<artifactId>MetaModel</artifactId>
-	<version>4.0.1-incubating-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>4.1.0-RC1-incubating</version>
 	<name>MetaModel</name>
 	<description>MetaModel is a library that encapsulates the differences and enhances 
 		the capabilities of different datastores. Rich querying abilities are
@@ -305,7 +304,7 @@
 										</goals>
 									</pluginExecutionFilter>
 									<action>
-										<ignore></ignore>
+										<ignore />
 									</action>
 								</pluginExecution>
 							</pluginExecutions>
@@ -318,8 +317,7 @@
 					<artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
 					<configuration>
 						<licenses>
-							<license
-								implementation="org.apache.rat.analysis.license.SimplePatternBasedLicense">
+							<license implementation="org.apache.rat.analysis.license.SimplePatternBasedLicense">
 								<licenseFamilyCategory>ASL20</licenseFamilyCategory>
 								<licenseFamilyName>Apache Software License, 2.0</licenseFamilyName>
 								<notes>Single licensed ASL v2.0</notes>
diff --git a/salesforce/pom.xml b/salesforce/pom.xml
index faf4d3e..fbcdf86 100644
--- a/salesforce/pom.xml
+++ b/salesforce/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>MetaModel</artifactId>
 		<groupId>org.apache.metamodel</groupId>
-		<version>4.0.1-incubating-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>4.1.0-RC1-incubating</version>
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 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<artifactId>MetaModel-salesforce</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring/pom.xml b/spring/pom.xml
index 4bd1dc7..ac552d0 100644
--- a/spring/pom.xml
+++ b/spring/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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 		<artifactId>MetaModel</artifactId>
 		<groupId>org.apache.metamodel</groupId>
-		<version>4.0.1-incubating-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>4.1.0-RC1-incubating</version>
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 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
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diff --git a/sugarcrm/pom.xml b/sugarcrm/pom.xml
index 0162d98..f1f3c80 100644
--- a/sugarcrm/pom.xml
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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-		<version>4.0.1-incubating-SNAPSHOT</version>
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diff --git a/xml/pom.xml b/xml/pom.xml
index 99b07bb..694b1d7 100644
--- a/xml/pom.xml
+++ b/xml/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>MetaModel</artifactId>
 		<groupId>org.apache.metamodel</groupId>
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 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<artifactId>MetaModel-xml</artifactId>