diff --git a/examples/global-web-fabric/pom.xml b/examples/global-web-fabric/pom.xml
index 3657b25..297bc8d 100644
--- a/examples/global-web-fabric/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/global-web-fabric/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.brooklyn.example</groupId>
         <artifactId>brooklyn-examples-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>   <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.6.0</version>   <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/examples/hadoop-and-whirr/pom.xml b/examples/hadoop-and-whirr/pom.xml
index 0d041c9..d80c1eb 100644
--- a/examples/hadoop-and-whirr/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/hadoop-and-whirr/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.brooklyn.example</groupId>
         <artifactId>brooklyn-examples-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>   <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.6.0</version>   <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index e8ff5d8..14fdc26 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.brooklyn</groupId>
         <artifactId>brooklyn-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>   <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.6.0</version>   <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/examples/simple-messaging-pubsub/pom.xml b/examples/simple-messaging-pubsub/pom.xml
index 2a76ca7..c0c509d 100644
--- a/examples/simple-messaging-pubsub/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/simple-messaging-pubsub/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.brooklyn.example</groupId>
         <artifactId>brooklyn-examples-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>   <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.6.0</version>   <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/examples/simple-nosql-cluster/pom.xml b/examples/simple-nosql-cluster/pom.xml
index b54cb54..ea8252e 100644
--- a/examples/simple-nosql-cluster/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/simple-nosql-cluster/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.brooklyn.example</groupId>
         <artifactId>brooklyn-examples-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>   <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.6.0</version>   <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/examples/simple-open-loop-policy/pom.xml b/examples/simple-open-loop-policy/pom.xml
index 5774ab6..490de07 100644
--- a/examples/simple-open-loop-policy/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/simple-open-loop-policy/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.brooklyn.example</groupId>
         <artifactId>brooklyn-examples-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>   <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.6.0</version>   <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/examples/simple-web-cluster/pom.xml b/examples/simple-web-cluster/pom.xml
index 546afcf..aef5bc0 100644
--- a/examples/simple-web-cluster/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/simple-web-cluster/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.brooklyn.example</groupId>
         <artifactId>brooklyn-examples-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>   <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.6.0</version>   <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/examples/webapps/hello-world-hadoop-jar/pom.xml b/examples/webapps/hello-world-hadoop-jar/pom.xml
index b44cb3a..c190fb7 100644
--- a/examples/webapps/hello-world-hadoop-jar/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/webapps/hello-world-hadoop-jar/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.brooklyn.example</groupId>
         <artifactId>brooklyn-examples-webapps-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>   <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.6.0</version>   <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/examples/webapps/hello-world-hadoop/pom.xml b/examples/webapps/hello-world-hadoop/pom.xml
index c3f01a9..773327c 100644
--- a/examples/webapps/hello-world-hadoop/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/webapps/hello-world-hadoop/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.brooklyn.example</groupId>
         <artifactId>brooklyn-examples-webapps-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>   <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.6.0</version>   <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/examples/webapps/hello-world-sql/pom.xml b/examples/webapps/hello-world-sql/pom.xml
index 22c999f..e0d2e66 100644
--- a/examples/webapps/hello-world-sql/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/webapps/hello-world-sql/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.brooklyn.example</groupId>
         <artifactId>brooklyn-examples-webapps-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version> <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.6.0</version> <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/examples/webapps/hello-world-webapp/pom.xml b/examples/webapps/hello-world-webapp/pom.xml
index 0ef6498..61bc5da 100644
--- a/examples/webapps/hello-world-webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/webapps/hello-world-webapp/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.brooklyn.example</groupId>
         <artifactId>brooklyn-examples-webapps-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>   <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.6.0</version>   <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/examples/webapps/pom.xml b/examples/webapps/pom.xml
index bfbdf52..50f715a 100644
--- a/examples/webapps/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/webapps/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.brooklyn.example</groupId>
         <artifactId>brooklyn-examples-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>   <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.6.0</version>   <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/sandbox/camp/pom.xml b/sandbox/camp/pom.xml
index 63add68..8851877 100644
--- a/sandbox/camp/pom.xml
+++ b/sandbox/camp/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.brooklyn</groupId>
         <artifactId>brooklyn-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.6.0</version><!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/sandbox/cassandra-multicloud-snitch/pom.xml b/sandbox/cassandra-multicloud-snitch/pom.xml
index c7bc2d4..2b0b9de 100644
--- a/sandbox/cassandra-multicloud-snitch/pom.xml
+++ b/sandbox/cassandra-multicloud-snitch/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.brooklyn</groupId>
         <artifactId>brooklyn-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.6.0</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/sandbox/database/pom.xml b/sandbox/database/pom.xml
index da4e85f..213f8b0 100644
--- a/sandbox/database/pom.xml
+++ b/sandbox/database/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.brooklyn</groupId>
         <artifactId>brooklyn-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.6.0</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/sandbox/dropwizard/pom.xml b/sandbox/dropwizard/pom.xml
index 037602a..d9dc92c 100644
--- a/sandbox/dropwizard/pom.xml
+++ b/sandbox/dropwizard/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.brooklyn</groupId>
         <artifactId>brooklyn-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.6.0</version><!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/sandbox/mgmt/pom.xml b/sandbox/mgmt/pom.xml
index 808b334..d773a57 100644
--- a/sandbox/mgmt/pom.xml
+++ b/sandbox/mgmt/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>io.brooklyn</groupId>
 		<artifactId>brooklyn-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>0.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+		<version>0.6.0</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
 		<relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
     
diff --git a/sandbox/monitoring/pom.xml b/sandbox/monitoring/pom.xml
index 6d5f9d2..33a15d4 100644
--- a/sandbox/monitoring/pom.xml
+++ b/sandbox/monitoring/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.brooklyn</groupId>
         <artifactId>brooklyn-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.6.0</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/sandbox/nosql/pom.xml b/sandbox/nosql/pom.xml
index b9289a8..3c6572a 100644
--- a/sandbox/nosql/pom.xml
+++ b/sandbox/nosql/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.brooklyn</groupId>
         <artifactId>brooklyn-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.6.0</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/sandbox/web-acceptance/pom.xml b/sandbox/web-acceptance/pom.xml
index 90dd3ac..a362b0a 100644
--- a/sandbox/web-acceptance/pom.xml
+++ b/sandbox/web-acceptance/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.brooklyn</groupId>
         <artifactId>brooklyn-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>   <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.6.0</version>   <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/software/database/pom.xml b/software/database/pom.xml
index dc2dfbd..a362002 100644
--- a/software/database/pom.xml
+++ b/software/database/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.brooklyn</groupId>
         <artifactId>brooklyn-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.6.0</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/software/messaging/pom.xml b/software/messaging/pom.xml
index 6ab03d1..d64ecee 100644
--- a/software/messaging/pom.xml
+++ b/software/messaging/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>io.brooklyn</groupId>
 		<artifactId>brooklyn-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>0.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+		<version>0.6.0</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
 		<relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/software/network/pom.xml b/software/network/pom.xml
index ac935e4..0be7aa1 100644
--- a/software/network/pom.xml
+++ b/software/network/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.brooklyn</groupId>
         <artifactId>brooklyn-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.6.0</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/software/nosql/pom.xml b/software/nosql/pom.xml
index 2fbee15..3c02593 100644
--- a/software/nosql/pom.xml
+++ b/software/nosql/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.brooklyn</groupId>
         <artifactId>brooklyn-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.6.0</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/software/osgi/pom.xml b/software/osgi/pom.xml
index c6d4dd7..c63e5e8 100644
--- a/software/osgi/pom.xml
+++ b/software/osgi/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>io.brooklyn</groupId>
 		<artifactId>brooklyn-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>0.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+		<version>0.6.0</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
 		<relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/software/webapp/pom.xml b/software/webapp/pom.xml
index 07f70ad..2f5f696 100644
--- a/software/webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/software/webapp/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.brooklyn</groupId>
         <artifactId>brooklyn-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.6.0</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/usage/qa/pom.xml b/usage/qa/pom.xml
index fd48a71..f5095a1 100644
--- a/usage/qa/pom.xml
+++ b/usage/qa/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.brooklyn</groupId>
         <artifactId>brooklyn-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.6.0</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/usage/qa/start-monitor.sh b/usage/qa/start-monitor.sh
index 4d578c5..ec975e5 100755
--- a/usage/qa/start-monitor.sh
+++ b/usage/qa/start-monitor.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #set -x # debug
 
 CLASS=brooklyn.qa.longevity.Monitor
-VERSION=0.6.0-SNAPSHOT # BROOKLYN_VERSION
+VERSION=0.6.0 # BROOKLYN_VERSION
 
 ROOT=$(cd $(dirname $0) && pwd)
 cd $ROOT
diff --git a/usage/qa/start-webcluster.sh b/usage/qa/start-webcluster.sh
index e623cff..8c6eabe 100755
--- a/usage/qa/start-webcluster.sh
+++ b/usage/qa/start-webcluster.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #set -x # debug
 
 CLASS=brooklyn.qa.longevity.webcluster.WebClusterApp
-VERSION=0.6.0-SNAPSHOT # BROOKLYN_VERSION
+VERSION=0.6.0 # BROOKLYN_VERSION
 
 ROOT=$(cd $(dirname $0) && pwd)
 cd $ROOT