Prepare for RC1 of version 1.10.8 of Ant
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 047d459..76df251 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@
   <property name="name" value="ant"/>
   <!-- this is the directory corresponding to groupId of Ant in the Maven repository -->
   <property name="groupid" value="org/apache/ant"/>
-  <property name="project.version" value="1.10.8alpha"/>
+  <property name="project.version" value="1.10.8"/>
   <!-- pom.version is used when doing a distribution and must match with what is checked in under src/etc/poms -->
-  <property name="pom.version" value="1.10.8-SNAPSHOT"/>
+  <property name="pom.version" value="1.10.8"/>
   <property name="manifest-version" value="1.10.8"/>
   <property name="bootstrap.jar" value="ant-bootstrap.jar"/>
 
diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index be8a572..ac0da11 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 name: ant
-version: "1.10.8alpha"
+version: "1.10.8"
 summary: Apache Ant
 description: |
   Apache Ant™ is a Java library and command-line tool whose mission is
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
   will need a Java Development Kit rather than just a Java Runtime
   Environment.
 confinement: classic
-grade: devel
+grade: stable
 base: core18
 license: Apache-2.0
 architectures:
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-antlr/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-antlr/pom.xml
index cd9f59a..92bb21b 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-antlr/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-antlr/pom.xml
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.10.8</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-antlr</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.10.8</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + ANTLR</name>
   <description>antlr specific task.
     The implementation forks a java process, therefore the antlr jar file is only needed at runtime</description>
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.10.8</version>
       <optional>true</optional>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-bcel/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-bcel/pom.xml
index 5320ad2..a7c2a67 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-bcel/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-bcel/pom.xml
@@ -27,19 +27,19 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.10.8</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-apache-bcel</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.10.8</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + BCEL</name>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.10.8</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-bsf/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-bsf/pom.xml
index 1eae3e8..ff6c61e 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-bsf/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-bsf/pom.xml
@@ -27,19 +27,19 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.10.8</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-apache-bsf</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.10.8</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + BSF</name>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.10.8</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-log4j/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-log4j/pom.xml
index 561f6be..2f03dc2 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-log4j/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-log4j/pom.xml
@@ -26,19 +26,19 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.10.8</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>  
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-apache-log4j</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.10.8</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + Log4J</name>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.10.8</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-oro/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-oro/pom.xml
index a714074..35096a2 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-oro/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-oro/pom.xml
@@ -27,19 +27,19 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.10.8</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-apache-oro</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.10.8</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + Apache Oro</name>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.10.8</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-regexp/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-regexp/pom.xml
index 27f6032..14de4da 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-regexp/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-regexp/pom.xml
@@ -26,19 +26,19 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.10.8</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-apache-regexp</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.10.8</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + Apache Regexp</name>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.10.8</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-resolver/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-resolver/pom.xml
index b8271dd..647fba2 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-resolver/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-resolver/pom.xml
@@ -26,19 +26,19 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.10.8</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-apache-resolver</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.10.8</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + Apache Resolver</name>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.10.8</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-xalan2/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-xalan2/pom.xml
index d7d2cc0..2bc3447 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-xalan2/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-xalan2/pom.xml
@@ -26,20 +26,20 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.10.8</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>  
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-apache-xalan2</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.10.8</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + Xalan 2</name>
   <description>contains Xalan2-specific features</description>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.10.8</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-commons-logging/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-commons-logging/pom.xml
index 1f15c49..59b6dab 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-commons-logging/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-commons-logging/pom.xml
@@ -26,20 +26,20 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.10.8</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-commons-logging</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.10.8</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + Commons Logging</name>
   <description>Ant Listener based on commons-logging</description>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.10.8</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-commons-net/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-commons-net/pom.xml
index b952afb..339b789 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-commons-net/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-commons-net/pom.xml
@@ -26,20 +26,20 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.10.8</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-commons-net</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.10.8</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + Commons Net</name>
   <description>ftp, rexec and telnet tasks</description>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.10.8</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-imageio/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-imageio/pom.xml
index 39dd992..b9ee0c8 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-imageio/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-imageio/pom.xml
@@ -27,20 +27,20 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.10.8</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-imageio</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.10.8</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + ImageIO</name>
   <description>imageio task and corresponding types.</description>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.10.8</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-jai/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-jai/pom.xml
index e30c1a0..ccdb0a8 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-jai/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-jai/pom.xml
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.10.8</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-jai</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.10.8</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + JAI</name>
   <description>image task and corresponding types.
   </description>
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.10.8</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-javamail/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-javamail/pom.xml
index 61ed341..a4d9734 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-javamail/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-javamail/pom.xml
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.10.8</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-javamail</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.10.8</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + JavaMail</name>
   <description>implementation of the mail task based on javamail.
     Required to send emails to SMTP servers using user/password combinations
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.10.8</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-jdepend/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-jdepend/pom.xml
index 318ffec..fe8b229 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-jdepend/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-jdepend/pom.xml
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.10.8</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>  
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-jdepend</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.10.8</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + JDepend</name>
   <description>task jdepend invoking the jdepend parser. There is also a version 2.9.1 of the
     jdepend parser available on the maven repository</description>
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.10.8</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-jmf/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-jmf/pom.xml
index c11c1f1..34e0050 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-jmf/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-jmf/pom.xml
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.10.8</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>  
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-jmf</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.10.8</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + JMF</name>
   <description>contains the sound task and a soundplayer listener
     download the dependency from https://java.sun.com/products/java-media/jmf/</description>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.10.8</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-jsch/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-jsch/pom.xml
index 86472f6..23fbfa3 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-jsch/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-jsch/pom.xml
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.10.8</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>  
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-jsch</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.10.8</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + JSch</name>
   <description>contains the sshexec and scp tasks
   </description>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.10.8</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-junit/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-junit/pom.xml
index ce8f213..1231f28 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-junit/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-junit/pom.xml
@@ -26,20 +26,20 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.10.8</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>  
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-junit</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.10.8</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + JUnit</name>
   <description>contains the junit and junirreport tasks</description>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.10.8</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-junit4/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-junit4/pom.xml
index 8c897f4..8f17c3b 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-junit4/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-junit4/pom.xml
@@ -26,20 +26,20 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
         <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.10.8</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-junit4</artifactId>
-    <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.10.8</version>
     <name>Apache Ant + JUnit 4</name>
     <description>contains JUnit 4.x support</description>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
             <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-            <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.10.8</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-junitlauncher/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-junitlauncher/pom.xml
index b8f809f..b79390f 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-junitlauncher/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-junitlauncher/pom.xml
@@ -26,20 +26,20 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
         <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.10.8</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-junitlauncher</artifactId>
-    <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.10.8</version>
     <name>Apache Ant + JUnit 5</name>
     <description>contains JUnit 5.x support</description>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
             <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-            <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.10.8</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-launcher/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-launcher/pom.xml
index a9d3e47..19427f5 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-launcher/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-launcher/pom.xml
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.10.8</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-launcher</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.10.8</version>
   <name>Apache Ant Launcher</name>
   <build>
     <plugins>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-netrexx/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-netrexx/pom.xml
index 7a6f6c2..be012c0 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-netrexx/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-netrexx/pom.xml
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.10.8</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>  
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-netrexx</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.10.8</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + NetRexx</name>
   <description>NetRexxC task
     dependency can be downloaded from https://www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/netrexx/download.html</description>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.10.8</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <!-- Processed too early, before maven-antrun-plugin gets a chance to work:
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-swing/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-swing/pom.xml
index 0b4c570..1e50e63 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-swing/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-swing/pom.xml
@@ -27,20 +27,20 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.10.8</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>  
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-swing</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.10.8</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + Swing</name>
   <description>a listener and a splash task based on Swing</description>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.10.8</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-testutil/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-testutil/pom.xml
index fe3adc9..5477f63 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-testutil/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-testutil/pom.xml
@@ -27,20 +27,20 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.10.8</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>  
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-testutil</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.10.8</version>
   <name>Apache Ant Test Utilities</name>
   <description>test utility classes</description>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.10.8</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
      <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-xz/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-xz/pom.xml
index 762ae85..a6b70b3 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-xz/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-xz/pom.xml
@@ -26,20 +26,20 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.10.8</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-xz</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.10.8</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + XZ for Java</name>
   <description>contains the xz compression support</description>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.10.8</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant/pom.xml
index 678afee..81ce072 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant/pom.xml
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.10.8</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.10.8</version>
   <name>Apache Ant Core</name>
   <properties>
     <modules.exclude>org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/modules/</modules.exclude>
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant-launcher</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.10.8</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/pom.xml
index 5f3a590..a0af55c 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.10.8</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <description>master POM</description>
   <licenses>