change version for 0.5.0-M1
diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index 91efb82..0bb9f16 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.brooklyn</groupId>
         <artifactId>brooklyn-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.5.0-M1</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index e4f81bc..0624fbc 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>io.brooklyn</groupId>
 		<artifactId>brooklyn-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+		<version>0.5.0-M1</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/docs/_config.yml b/docs/_config.yml
index 5b58318..0d98d91 100644
--- a/docs/_config.yml
+++ b/docs/_config.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 markdown: rdiscount
-brooklyn-version: 0.5.0-SNAPSHOT # BROOKLYN_VERSION
+brooklyn-version: 0.5.0-M1 # BROOKLYN_VERSION
 brooklyn-snapshot-git-branch: master   # if line above is SNAPSHOT this should point to corresponding git branch (e.g. master, 0.4)
 brooklyn-root-url: /
-url: /v/0.5.0-SNAPSHOT  # BROOKLYN_VERSION
+url: /v/0.5.0-M1  # BROOKLYN_VERSION
diff --git a/docs/_scripts/help.txt b/docs/_scripts/help.txt
index 1a42284..b1a2b66 100644
--- a/docs/_scripts/help.txt
+++ b/docs/_scripts/help.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 
 export TARGET=`pwd -P`/../../brooklyncentral.github.com
-export BV=0.5.0-SNAPSHOT   # BROOKLYN_VERSION
+export BV=0.5.0-M1   # BROOKLYN_VERSION
 
 
 # build, copy
diff --git a/docs/use/guide/defining-applications/examples.md b/docs/use/guide/defining-applications/examples.md
index 60a55ae..833aef3 100644
--- a/docs/use/guide/defining-applications/examples.md
+++ b/docs/use/guide/defining-applications/examples.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 	<dependency>
 		<groupId>io.brooklyn</groupId>
 		<artifactId>brooklyn-all</artifactId>
-		<version>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+		<version>0.5.0-M1</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
 	</dependency>
 </dependencies>
  
diff --git a/examples/global-web-fabric/pom.xml b/examples/global-web-fabric/pom.xml
index ce6e09a..03372d3 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>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>   <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.5.0-M1</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 866e197..445ccbe 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>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>   <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.5.0-M1</version>   <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index 95ff73a..848e831 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.brooklyn</groupId>
         <artifactId>brooklyn-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>   <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.5.0-M1</version>   <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/examples/portable-cloudfoundry/pom.xml b/examples/portable-cloudfoundry/pom.xml
index 1dde430..2f2b94b 100644
--- a/examples/portable-cloudfoundry/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/portable-cloudfoundry/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.brooklyn.example</groupId>
         <artifactId>brooklyn-examples-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>   <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.5.0-M1</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 fc0ed51..23092c1 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>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>   <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.5.0-M1</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 9e4452f..97b3f1e 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>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>   <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.5.0-M1</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 5da2a51..0211501 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>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>   <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.5.0-M1</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 a27a1b0..c502376 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>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>   <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.5.0-M1</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 ed3690d..1fa441c 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>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version> <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.5.0-M1</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 07c31fd..439e9be 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>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>   <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.5.0-M1</version>   <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/examples/webapps/pom.xml b/examples/webapps/pom.xml
index 966ec38..2bb80a4 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>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>   <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.5.0-M1</version>   <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/policy/pom.xml b/policy/pom.xml
index 281a96e..1f2b4e0 100644
--- a/policy/pom.xml
+++ b/policy/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.brooklyn</groupId>
         <artifactId>brooklyn-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.5.0-M1</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4cff9a8..e47d147 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>io.brooklyn</groupId>
     <artifactId>brooklyn-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+    <version>0.5.0-M1</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
 
     <name>Brooklyn Parent Project</name>
     <description>
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
-        <brooklyn.version>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</brooklyn.version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <brooklyn.version>0.5.0-M1</brooklyn.version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
 
         <cobertura.version>1.9.4.1</cobertura.version>
         <surefire.version>2.13</surefire.version>
diff --git a/sandbox/database/pom.xml b/sandbox/database/pom.xml
index 78fa429..8df7711 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>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.5.0-M1</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/sandbox/dropwizard/pom.xml b/sandbox/dropwizard/pom.xml
index f1b8ada..4aa900a 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>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.5.0-M1</version><!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/sandbox/mgmt/pom.xml b/sandbox/mgmt/pom.xml
index 3bcc365..04475e6 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>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+		<version>0.5.0-M1</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
 		<relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
     
diff --git a/sandbox/nosql/pom.xml b/sandbox/nosql/pom.xml
index e9547da..116e857 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>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.5.0-M1</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/sandbox/web-acceptance/pom.xml b/sandbox/web-acceptance/pom.xml
index ec2ec14..fb3c705 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>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>   <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.5.0-M1</version>   <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/software/base/pom.xml b/software/base/pom.xml
index a490ea8..f66f8af 100644
--- a/software/base/pom.xml
+++ b/software/base/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.brooklyn</groupId>
         <artifactId>brooklyn-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.5.0-M1</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/software/base/src/main/java/brooklyn/entity/java/JmxmpSslSupport.java b/software/base/src/main/java/brooklyn/entity/java/JmxmpSslSupport.java
index b5cae8a..41dd5da 100644
--- a/software/base/src/main/java/brooklyn/entity/java/JmxmpSslSupport.java
+++ b/software/base/src/main/java/brooklyn/entity/java/JmxmpSslSupport.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 public class JmxmpSslSupport {
 
-    final static String BROOKLYN_VERSION = "0.5.0-SNAPSHOT";  // BROOKLYN_VERSION (updated by script)
+    final static String BROOKLYN_VERSION = "0.5.0-M1";  // BROOKLYN_VERSION (updated by script)
     
     protected final JavaSoftwareProcessSshDriver driver;
     
diff --git a/software/database/pom.xml b/software/database/pom.xml
index 8187be3..8a0db70 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>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.5.0-M1</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/software/messaging/pom.xml b/software/messaging/pom.xml
index 8e3d211..604a6b3 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>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+		<version>0.5.0-M1</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
 		<relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/software/nosql/pom.xml b/software/nosql/pom.xml
index 9209340..18e567e 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>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+		<version>0.5.0-M1</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
 		<relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/software/osgi/pom.xml b/software/osgi/pom.xml
index 8e42118..33099e8 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>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+		<version>0.5.0-M1</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
 		<relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/software/webapp/pom.xml b/software/webapp/pom.xml
index 187f5b5..117c8c1 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>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.5.0-M1</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/systems/paas/cloudfoundry/pom.xml b/systems/paas/cloudfoundry/pom.xml
index 758c79c..16f28b3 100644
--- a/systems/paas/cloudfoundry/pom.xml
+++ b/systems/paas/cloudfoundry/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.brooklyn</groupId>
         <artifactId>brooklyn-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.5.0-M1</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/systems/paas/openshift/pom.xml b/systems/paas/openshift/pom.xml
index c0a8709..5194e35 100644
--- a/systems/paas/openshift/pom.xml
+++ b/systems/paas/openshift/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>io.brooklyn</groupId>
 		<artifactId>brooklyn-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+		<version>0.5.0-M1</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
 		<relativePath>../../../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/systems/whirr/base/pom.xml b/systems/whirr/base/pom.xml
index fde3672..28c336c 100644
--- a/systems/whirr/base/pom.xml
+++ b/systems/whirr/base/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.brooklyn</groupId>
         <artifactId>brooklyn-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.5.0-M1</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/systems/whirr/hadoop/pom.xml b/systems/whirr/hadoop/pom.xml
index 6f4421a..902bd19 100644
--- a/systems/whirr/hadoop/pom.xml
+++ b/systems/whirr/hadoop/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>io.brooklyn</groupId>
 		<artifactId>brooklyn-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+		<version>0.5.0-M1</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
 		<relativePath>../../../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/usage/all/pom.xml b/usage/all/pom.xml
index 4d76111..60547e3 100644
--- a/usage/all/pom.xml
+++ b/usage/all/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.brooklyn</groupId>
         <artifactId>brooklyn-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.5.0-M1</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/usage/cli/pom.xml b/usage/cli/pom.xml
index 78c5e92..61ebf21 100644
--- a/usage/cli/pom.xml
+++ b/usage/cli/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.brooklyn</groupId>
         <artifactId>brooklyn-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.5.0-M1</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/usage/cli/src/test/java/brooklyn/cli/CliIntegrationTest.java b/usage/cli/src/test/java/brooklyn/cli/CliIntegrationTest.java
index 1fdf3c0..56f44c2 100644
--- a/usage/cli/src/test/java/brooklyn/cli/CliIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/usage/cli/src/test/java/brooklyn/cli/CliIntegrationTest.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 public class CliIntegrationTest {
     
     // FIXME: this should not be hardcoded
-    String brooklynBinPath = "../dist/target/brooklyn-0.5.0-SNAPSHOT-dist/brooklyn/bin/";   // BROOKLYN_VERSION
+    String brooklynBinPath = "../dist/target/brooklyn-0.5.0-M1-dist/brooklyn/bin/";   // BROOKLYN_VERSION
     
     // Helper function used in testing
     private String convertStreamToString(InputStream is) {
diff --git a/usage/dist/pom.xml b/usage/dist/pom.xml
index 80ee385..e00629d 100644
--- a/usage/dist/pom.xml
+++ b/usage/dist/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.brooklyn</groupId>
         <artifactId>brooklyn-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.5.0-M1</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/usage/jsgui/pom.xml b/usage/jsgui/pom.xml
index bb0a39d..cbf537b 100644
--- a/usage/jsgui/pom.xml
+++ b/usage/jsgui/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.brooklyn</groupId>
         <artifactId>brooklyn-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.5.0-M1</version><!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/usage/launcher/pom.xml b/usage/launcher/pom.xml
index bf04bec..ac59526 100644
--- a/usage/launcher/pom.xml
+++ b/usage/launcher/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.brooklyn</groupId>
         <artifactId>brooklyn-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.5.0-M1</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/usage/logback-xml/pom.xml b/usage/logback-xml/pom.xml
index 5c610a6..b902812 100644
--- a/usage/logback-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/usage/logback-xml/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.brooklyn</groupId>
         <artifactId>brooklyn-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.5.0-M1</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/usage/qa/pom.xml b/usage/qa/pom.xml
index eede372..3292ab6 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>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.5.0-M1</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/usage/qa/start-monitor.sh b/usage/qa/start-monitor.sh
index d03bb3a..0d25aea 100755
--- a/usage/qa/start-monitor.sh
+++ b/usage/qa/start-monitor.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 CLASS=brooklyn.qa.longevity.Monitor
 # BROOKLYN_VERSION_BELOW
-VERSION=0.5.0-SNAPSHOT
+VERSION=0.5.0-M1
 
 ROOT=$(cd $(dirname $0) && pwd)
 cd $ROOT
diff --git a/usage/qa/start-webcluster.sh b/usage/qa/start-webcluster.sh
index 9a9358f..b8d6218 100755
--- a/usage/qa/start-webcluster.sh
+++ b/usage/qa/start-webcluster.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 CLASS=brooklyn.qa.longevity.webcluster.WebClusterApp
 # BROOKLYN_VERSION_BELOW
-VERSION=0.5.0-SNAPSHOT
+VERSION=0.5.0-M1
 
 ROOT=$(cd $(dirname $0) && pwd)
 cd $ROOT
diff --git a/usage/rest/pom.xml b/usage/rest/pom.xml
index bbff44c..68c2ca0 100644
--- a/usage/rest/pom.xml
+++ b/usage/rest/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.brooklyn</groupId>
         <artifactId>brooklyn-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.5.0-M1</version><!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/usage/test-support/pom.xml b/usage/test-support/pom.xml
index 25da9ad..e65a093 100644
--- a/usage/test-support/pom.xml
+++ b/usage/test-support/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>io.brooklyn</groupId>
 		<artifactId>brooklyn-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+		<version>0.5.0-M1</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
 		<relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/util/jmx/jmxmp-ssl-agent/pom.xml b/util/jmx/jmxmp-ssl-agent/pom.xml
index 82abbae..fb1a93d 100644
--- a/util/jmx/jmxmp-ssl-agent/pom.xml
+++ b/util/jmx/jmxmp-ssl-agent/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.brooklyn</groupId>
         <artifactId>brooklyn-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.5.0-M1</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>