[maven-release-plugin] prepare release 3.0.0-alpha3
diff --git a/driver-core/pom.xml b/driver-core/pom.xml
index 4eec8f3..25b7022 100644
--- a/driver-core/pom.xml
+++ b/driver-core/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.datastax.cassandra</groupId>
     <artifactId>cassandra-driver-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha3</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>cassandra-driver-core</artifactId>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:datastax/java-driver.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:datastax/java-driver.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/datastax/java-driver</url>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>3.0.0-alpha3</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <developers>
diff --git a/driver-dist/pom.xml b/driver-dist/pom.xml
index 3ad4173..0cb636a 100644
--- a/driver-dist/pom.xml
+++ b/driver-dist/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.datastax.cassandra</groupId>
     <artifactId>cassandra-driver-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha3</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>cassandra-driver-dist</artifactId>
 
diff --git a/driver-dse/pom.xml b/driver-dse/pom.xml
index 10643d3..27c7b32 100644
--- a/driver-dse/pom.xml
+++ b/driver-dse/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.datastax.cassandra</groupId>
     <artifactId>cassandra-driver-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha3</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>cassandra-driver-dse</artifactId>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:datastax/java-driver.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:datastax/java-driver.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/datastax/java-driver</url>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>3.0.0-alpha3</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <developers>
diff --git a/driver-examples/osgi/pom.xml b/driver-examples/osgi/pom.xml
index 3f180e6..d0dad0d 100644
--- a/driver-examples/osgi/pom.xml
+++ b/driver-examples/osgi/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.datastax.cassandra</groupId>
     <artifactId>cassandra-driver-examples-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha3</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>cassandra-driver-examples-osgi</artifactId>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:datastax/java-driver.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:datastax/java-driver.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/datastax/java-driver</url>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>3.0.0-alpha3</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <developers>
diff --git a/driver-examples/pom.xml b/driver-examples/pom.xml
index f0ab507..8dc5075 100644
--- a/driver-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/driver-examples/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.datastax.cassandra</groupId>
     <artifactId>cassandra-driver-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha3</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>cassandra-driver-examples-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:datastax/java-driver.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:datastax/java-driver.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/datastax/java-driver</url>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>3.0.0-alpha3</tag>
   </scm>
   
   <developers>
diff --git a/driver-examples/stress/pom.xml b/driver-examples/stress/pom.xml
index 5e10d5e..776455f 100644
--- a/driver-examples/stress/pom.xml
+++ b/driver-examples/stress/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.datastax.cassandra</groupId>
     <artifactId>cassandra-driver-examples-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha3</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>cassandra-driver-examples-stress</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.datastax.cassandra</groupId>
       <artifactId>cassandra-driver-core</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0.0-alpha3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>3.0.0-alpha3</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:datastax/java-driver.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:datastax/java-driver.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/datastax/java-driver</url>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>3.0.0-alpha3</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <developers>
diff --git a/driver-mapping/pom.xml b/driver-mapping/pom.xml
index 2b5bdfb..7c51eeb 100644
--- a/driver-mapping/pom.xml
+++ b/driver-mapping/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.datastax.cassandra</groupId>
     <artifactId>cassandra-driver-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha3</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>cassandra-driver-mapping</artifactId>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:datastax/java-driver.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:datastax/java-driver.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/datastax/java-driver</url>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>3.0.0-alpha3</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <developers>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c1fba01..7987ba8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
   <groupId>com.datastax.cassandra</groupId>
   <artifactId>cassandra-driver-parent</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha3</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>DataStax Java Driver for Apache Cassandra</name>
   <description>A driver for Apache Cassandra 1.2+ that works exclusively with the Cassandra Query Language version 3 (CQL3) and Cassandra's binary protocol.</description>
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:datastax/java-driver.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:datastax/java-driver.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/datastax/java-driver</url>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>3.0.0-alpha3</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <developers>