[maven-release-plugin] prepare release 3.0.0-alpha5
diff --git a/driver-core/pom.xml b/driver-core/pom.xml
index 8852b77..75f21c1 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-alpha5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha5</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>cassandra-driver-core</artifactId>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@
     <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-alpha5</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <developers>
diff --git a/driver-dist/pom.xml b/driver-dist/pom.xml
index 70343c4..7ca8ef1 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-alpha5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha5</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>cassandra-driver-dist</artifactId>
 
diff --git a/driver-dse/pom.xml b/driver-dse/pom.xml
index c79dd76..5d88867 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-alpha5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha5</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-alpha5</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <developers>
diff --git a/driver-examples/osgi/pom.xml b/driver-examples/osgi/pom.xml
index 9d1320d..04cbfc4 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-alpha5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha5</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>cassandra-driver-examples-osgi</artifactId>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@
     <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-alpha5</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <developers>
diff --git a/driver-examples/pom.xml b/driver-examples/pom.xml
index 88af577..479ba4b 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-alpha5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha5</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-alpha5</tag>
   </scm>
   
   <developers>
diff --git a/driver-examples/stress/pom.xml b/driver-examples/stress/pom.xml
index c8d3044..0f96c6c 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-alpha5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha5</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-alpha5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>3.0.0-alpha5</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-alpha5</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <developers>
diff --git a/driver-extras/pom.xml b/driver-extras/pom.xml
index 6626583..0262b52 100644
--- a/driver-extras/pom.xml
+++ b/driver-extras/pom.xml
@@ -15,13 +15,11 @@
       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/xsd/maven-4.0.0.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/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
   <parent>
     <artifactId>cassandra-driver-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>com.datastax.cassandra</groupId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha5</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
@@ -255,7 +253,7 @@
     <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-alpha5</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <developers>
diff --git a/driver-mapping/pom.xml b/driver-mapping/pom.xml
index 0d8d04f..7de742b 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-alpha5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha5</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>cassandra-driver-mapping</artifactId>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
     <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-alpha5</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <developers>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d7c8ed2..b505f96 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-alpha5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha5</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>
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     <scassandra.version>0.10.0</scassandra.version>
     <main.basedir>${project.basedir}</main.basedir>
     <!-- Set default javadoc.opts, overriden by profiles -->
-    <javadoc.opts></javadoc.opts>
+    <javadoc.opts />
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@
     <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-alpha5</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <developers>