diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index aae6a22..56b989e 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/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/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 9c69c9e..17987e7 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/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/core/src/main/java/brooklyn/BrooklynVersion.java b/core/src/main/java/brooklyn/BrooklynVersion.java
index 25b9c1f..8406411 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/brooklyn/BrooklynVersion.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/brooklyn/BrooklynVersion.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   private final String versionFromClasspath;
   // static useful when running from the IDE
   // TODO is the classpath version ever useful? should we always use the static?
-  private final String versionFromStatic = "0.6.0-SNAPSHOT"; // BROOKLYN_VERSION
+  private final String versionFromStatic = "0.6.0"; // BROOKLYN_VERSION
   private final String version;
 
   public BrooklynVersion() {
diff --git a/docs/_config.yml b/docs/_config.yml
index c9e8493..bda7523 100644
--- a/docs/_config.yml
+++ b/docs/_config.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 markdown: rdiscount
-brooklyn-version: 0.6.0-SNAPSHOT # BROOKLYN_VERSION
+brooklyn-version: 0.6.0 # 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/0.6.0-SNAPSHOT  # BROOKLYN_VERSION
+url: /v/0.6.0  # BROOKLYN_VERSION
diff --git a/docs/_scripts/help.txt b/docs/_scripts/help.txt
index 35963b2..7ab9996 100644
--- a/docs/_scripts/help.txt
+++ b/docs/_scripts/help.txt
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 
 export TARGET=`pwd -P`/../../brooklyncentral.github.com
-export BV=0.6.0-SNAPSHOT   # BROOKLYN_VERSION
+export BV=0.6.0   # BROOKLYN_VERSION
 
 
 # build, copy
diff --git a/docs/dev/build/developers-catalog.xml b/docs/dev/build/developers-catalog.xml
index 2a340d7..3f11a0d 100644
--- a/docs/dev/build/developers-catalog.xml
+++ b/docs/dev/build/developers-catalog.xml
@@ -72,21 +72,21 @@
     
     
     <classpath> 
-      <entry>file://~/.m2/repository/io/brooklyn/example/brooklyn-example-simple-web-cluster/0.6.0-SNAPSHOT/brooklyn-example-simple-web-cluster-0.6.0-SNAPSHOT.jar</entry> <!--  BROOKLYN_VERSION  -->   
-      <entry>file://~/.m2/repository/io/brooklyn/example/brooklyn-example-global-web-fabric/0.6.0-SNAPSHOT/brooklyn-example-global-web-fabric-0.6.0-SNAPSHOT.jar</entry> <!--  BROOKLYN_VERSION  -->        
-      <entry>file://~/.m2/repository/io/brooklyn/example/brooklyn-example-global-web-fabric/0.6.0-SNAPSHOT/brooklyn-example-global-web-fabric-0.6.0-SNAPSHOT.jar</entry> <!--  BROOKLYN_VERSION  -->
-      <entry>file://~/.m2/repository/io/brooklyn/example/brooklyn-example-hello-world-hadoop-webapp/0.6.0-SNAPSHOT/brooklyn-example-hello-world-hadoop-webapp-0.6.0-SNAPSHOT.jar</entry> <!--  BROOKLYN_VERSION  -->
-      <entry>file://~/.m2/repository/io/brooklyn/example/brooklyn-example-portable-cloudfoundry/0.6.0-SNAPSHOT/brooklyn-example-portable-cloudfoundry-0.6.0-SNAPSHOT.jar</entry> <!--  BROOKLYN_VERSION  -->
-      <entry>file://~/.m2/repository/io/brooklyn/example/brooklyn-example-simple-web-cluster/0.6.0-SNAPSHOT/brooklyn-example-simple-web-cluster-0.6.0-SNAPSHOT.jar</entry> <!--  BROOKLYN_VERSION  -->
-      <entry>file://~/.m2/repository/io/brooklyn/example/brooklyn-example-hadoop-and-whirr/0.6.0-SNAPSHOT/brooklyn-example-hadoop-and-whirr-0.6.0-SNAPSHOT.jar</entry> <!--  BROOKLYN_VERSION  -->
-      <entry>file://~/.m2/repository/io/brooklyn/example/brooklyn-example-hello-world-sql-webapp/0.6.0-SNAPSHOT/brooklyn-example-hello-world-sql-webapp-0.6.0-SNAPSHOT.jar</entry> <!--  BROOKLYN_VERSION  -->
-      <entry>file://~/.m2/repository/io/brooklyn/example/brooklyn-example-simple-messaging-pubsub/0.6.0-SNAPSHOT/brooklyn-example-simple-messaging-pubsub-0.6.0-SNAPSHOT.jar</entry> <!--  BROOKLYN_VERSION  -->
-      <entry>file://~/.m2/repository/io/brooklyn/example/brooklyn-examples-parent/0.6.0-SNAPSHOT/brooklyn-examples-parent-0.6.0-SNAPSHOT.jar</entry> <!--  BROOKLYN_VERSION  -->
-      <entry>file://~/.m2/repository/io/brooklyn/example/brooklyn-example-hello-world-hadoop-jar/0.6.0-SNAPSHOT/brooklyn-example-hello-world-hadoop-jar-0.6.0-SNAPSHOT.jar</entry> <!--  BROOKLYN_VERSION  -->
-      <entry>file://~/.m2/repository/io/brooklyn/example/brooklyn-example-hello-world-webapp/0.6.0-SNAPSHOT/brooklyn-example-hello-world-webapp-0.6.0-SNAPSHOT.jar</entry> <!--  BROOKLYN_VERSION  -->
-      <entry>file://~/.m2/repository/io/brooklyn/example/brooklyn-example-simple-nosql-cluster/0.6.0-SNAPSHOT/brooklyn-example-simple-nosql-cluster-0.6.0-SNAPSHOT.jar</entry> <!--  BROOKLYN_VERSION  -->
-      <entry>file://~/.m2/repository/io/brooklyn/example/brooklyn-examples-webapps-parent/0.6.0-SNAPSHOT/brooklyn-examples-webapps-parent-0.6.0-SNAPSHOT.jar</entry> <!--  BROOKLYN_VERSION  -->
+      <entry>file://~/.m2/repository/io/brooklyn/example/brooklyn-example-simple-web-cluster/0.6.0/brooklyn-example-simple-web-cluster-0.6.0.jar</entry> <!--  BROOKLYN_VERSION  -->   
+      <entry>file://~/.m2/repository/io/brooklyn/example/brooklyn-example-global-web-fabric/0.6.0/brooklyn-example-global-web-fabric-0.6.0.jar</entry> <!--  BROOKLYN_VERSION  -->        
+      <entry>file://~/.m2/repository/io/brooklyn/example/brooklyn-example-global-web-fabric/0.6.0/brooklyn-example-global-web-fabric-0.6.0.jar</entry> <!--  BROOKLYN_VERSION  -->
+      <entry>file://~/.m2/repository/io/brooklyn/example/brooklyn-example-hello-world-hadoop-webapp/0.6.0/brooklyn-example-hello-world-hadoop-webapp-0.6.0.jar</entry> <!--  BROOKLYN_VERSION  -->
+      <entry>file://~/.m2/repository/io/brooklyn/example/brooklyn-example-portable-cloudfoundry/0.6.0/brooklyn-example-portable-cloudfoundry-0.6.0.jar</entry> <!--  BROOKLYN_VERSION  -->
+      <entry>file://~/.m2/repository/io/brooklyn/example/brooklyn-example-simple-web-cluster/0.6.0/brooklyn-example-simple-web-cluster-0.6.0.jar</entry> <!--  BROOKLYN_VERSION  -->
+      <entry>file://~/.m2/repository/io/brooklyn/example/brooklyn-example-hadoop-and-whirr/0.6.0/brooklyn-example-hadoop-and-whirr-0.6.0.jar</entry> <!--  BROOKLYN_VERSION  -->
+      <entry>file://~/.m2/repository/io/brooklyn/example/brooklyn-example-hello-world-sql-webapp/0.6.0/brooklyn-example-hello-world-sql-webapp-0.6.0.jar</entry> <!--  BROOKLYN_VERSION  -->
+      <entry>file://~/.m2/repository/io/brooklyn/example/brooklyn-example-simple-messaging-pubsub/0.6.0/brooklyn-example-simple-messaging-pubsub-0.6.0.jar</entry> <!--  BROOKLYN_VERSION  -->
+      <entry>file://~/.m2/repository/io/brooklyn/example/brooklyn-examples-parent/0.6.0/brooklyn-examples-parent-0.6.0.jar</entry> <!--  BROOKLYN_VERSION  -->
+      <entry>file://~/.m2/repository/io/brooklyn/example/brooklyn-example-hello-world-hadoop-jar/0.6.0/brooklyn-example-hello-world-hadoop-jar-0.6.0.jar</entry> <!--  BROOKLYN_VERSION  -->
+      <entry>file://~/.m2/repository/io/brooklyn/example/brooklyn-example-hello-world-webapp/0.6.0/brooklyn-example-hello-world-webapp-0.6.0.jar</entry> <!--  BROOKLYN_VERSION  -->
+      <entry>file://~/.m2/repository/io/brooklyn/example/brooklyn-example-simple-nosql-cluster/0.6.0/brooklyn-example-simple-nosql-cluster-0.6.0.jar</entry> <!--  BROOKLYN_VERSION  -->
+      <entry>file://~/.m2/repository/io/brooklyn/example/brooklyn-examples-webapps-parent/0.6.0/brooklyn-examples-webapps-parent-0.6.0.jar</entry> <!--  BROOKLYN_VERSION  -->
     </classpath>
 
 
-</catalog>
\ No newline at end of file
+</catalog>
diff --git a/docs/start/walkthrough/index.md b/docs/start/walkthrough/index.md
index de85dee..d0457f4 100644
--- a/docs/start/walkthrough/index.md
+++ b/docs/start/walkthrough/index.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 {% if SNAPSHOT %}
 
 {% highlight bash %}
-$ export BROOKLYN_VERSION=0.6.0-SNAPSHOT
+$ export BROOKLYN_VERSION=0.6.0
 $ mvn archetype:generate \
     -DarchetypeGroupId=io.brooklyn \
     -DarchetypeArtifactId=brooklyn-archetype-quickstart \
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 {% else %}
 
 {% highlight bash %}
-$ export BROOKLYN_VERSION=0.6.0-SNAPSHOT
+$ export BROOKLYN_VERSION=0.6.0
 $ mvn archetype:generate \
     -DarchetypeGroupId=io.brooklyn \
     -DarchetypeArtifactId=brooklyn-archetype-quickstart \
diff --git a/docs/use/guide/defining-applications/examples.md b/docs/use/guide/defining-applications/examples.md
index 1606565..ba0f7d2 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>0.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+		<version>0.6.0</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
 	</dependency>
 </dependencies>
  
diff --git a/docs/use/guide/quickstart/catalog.xml b/docs/use/guide/quickstart/catalog.xml
index c40a743..e11b8bf 100644
--- a/docs/use/guide/quickstart/catalog.xml
+++ b/docs/use/guide/quickstart/catalog.xml
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
     </template>
     
     <classpath>
-      <entry>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/artifact/maven/redirect?r=releases&amp;g=io.brooklyn.example&amp;a=brooklyn-example-simple-web-cluster&amp;v=0.6.0-SNAPSHOT&amp;e=jar</entry> <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
-      <entry>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/artifact/maven/redirect?r=releases&amp;g=io.brooklyn.example&amp;a=brooklyn-example-global-web-fabric&amp;v=0.6.0-SNAPSHOT&amp;e=jar</entry> <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+      <entry>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/artifact/maven/redirect?r=releases&amp;g=io.brooklyn.example&amp;a=brooklyn-example-simple-web-cluster&amp;v=0.6.0&amp;e=jar</entry> <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+      <entry>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/artifact/maven/redirect?r=releases&amp;g=io.brooklyn.example&amp;a=brooklyn-example-global-web-fabric&amp;v=0.6.0&amp;e=jar</entry> <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
     </classpath>
 
 
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/locations/jclouds/pom.xml b/locations/jclouds/pom.xml
index 96ec30a..93d24f3 100644
--- a/locations/jclouds/pom.xml
+++ b/locations/jclouds/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/policy/pom.xml b/policy/pom.xml
index eca8d4c..e98230a 100644
--- a/policy/pom.xml
+++ b/policy/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/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8fa620f..ad4d0eb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>io.brooklyn</groupId>
     <artifactId>brooklyn-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>0.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+    <version>0.6.0</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
 
     <name>Brooklyn Parent Project</name>
     <description>
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
-        <brooklyn.version>0.6.0-SNAPSHOT</brooklyn.version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <brooklyn.version>0.6.0</brooklyn.version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
 
         <cobertura.version>1.9.4.1</cobertura.version>
         <surefire.version>2.13</surefire.version>
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/base/pom.xml b/software/base/pom.xml
index 4b6cb81..15b62ea 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>0.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.6.0</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/software/base/src/main/java/brooklyn/entity/brooklynnode/BrooklynNode.java b/software/base/src/main/java/brooklyn/entity/brooklynnode/BrooklynNode.java
index b41bcad..c7270cb 100644
--- a/software/base/src/main/java/brooklyn/entity/brooklynnode/BrooklynNode.java
+++ b/software/base/src/main/java/brooklyn/entity/brooklynnode/BrooklynNode.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
             Map.class, "brooklynnode.copytorundir", "URLs of resources to be copied across to the server, giving the path they are to be copied to", MutableMap.of());
     
     @SetFromFlag("version")
-    public static final ConfigKey<String> SUGGESTED_VERSION = ConfigKeys.newConfigKeyWithDefault(BrooklynConfigKeys.SUGGESTED_VERSION, "0.6.0-SNAPSHOT"); // BROOKLYN_VERSION
+    public static final ConfigKey<String> SUGGESTED_VERSION = ConfigKeys.newConfigKeyWithDefault(BrooklynConfigKeys.SUGGESTED_VERSION, "0.6.0"); // BROOKLYN_VERSION
 
     // Takes presidence over downloadUrl, if non-null
     @SetFromFlag("distroUploadUrl")
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 34f3721..3fa3e16 100644
--- a/software/base/src/main/java/brooklyn/entity/java/JmxmpSslSupport.java
+++ b/software/base/src/main/java/brooklyn/entity/java/JmxmpSslSupport.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 public class JmxmpSslSupport {
 
-    final static String BROOKLYN_VERSION = "0.6.0-SNAPSHOT";  // BROOKLYN_VERSION (updated by script)
+    final static String BROOKLYN_VERSION = "0.6.0";  // BROOKLYN_VERSION (updated by script)
     
     private final JmxSupport jmxSupport;
     
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/storage/hazelcast/pom.xml b/storage/hazelcast/pom.xml
index 19a29ec..92bbef8 100644
--- a/storage/hazelcast/pom.xml
+++ b/storage/hazelcast/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/systems/paas/openshift/pom.xml b/systems/paas/openshift/pom.xml
index cd9ad7f..bd0d2ca 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>0.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+		<version>0.6.0</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
 		<relativePath>../../../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/systems/whirr/base/pom.xml b/systems/whirr/base/pom.xml
index 799fef1..74a0932 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>0.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.6.0</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/systems/whirr/hadoop/pom.xml b/systems/whirr/hadoop/pom.xml
index e25020d..ea2018d 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>0.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+		<version>0.6.0</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
 		<relativePath>../../../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/usage/all/pom.xml b/usage/all/pom.xml
index d2773da..f845b47 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>0.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.6.0</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/usage/archetypes/quickstart/NOTES.txt b/usage/archetypes/quickstart/NOTES.txt
index 1f4a03f..a8eddbb 100644
--- a/usage/archetypes/quickstart/NOTES.txt
+++ b/usage/archetypes/quickstart/NOTES.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
     pushd /tmp
     rm -rf brooklyn-sample
-    export BV=0.6.0-SNAPSHOT    # BROOKLYN_VERSION
+    export BV=0.6.0    # BROOKLYN_VERSION
     
     mvn archetype:generate                                  \
                                                             \
diff --git a/usage/archetypes/quickstart/pom.xml b/usage/archetypes/quickstart/pom.xml
index 80769b3..3a119cf 100644
--- a/usage/archetypes/quickstart/pom.xml
+++ b/usage/archetypes/quickstart/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/usage/archetypes/quickstart/src/brooklyn-sample/pom.xml b/usage/archetypes/quickstart/src/brooklyn-sample/pom.xml
index 5d69a50..bf6c45d 100644
--- a/usage/archetypes/quickstart/src/brooklyn-sample/pom.xml
+++ b/usage/archetypes/quickstart/src/brooklyn-sample/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
 
-    <brooklyn.version>0.6.0-SNAPSHOT</brooklyn.version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+    <brooklyn.version>0.6.0</brooklyn.version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
     <logback.version>1.0.7</logback.version>
     <testng.version>6.3.1</testng.version>
     <surefire.version>2.13</surefire.version>
diff --git a/usage/cli/pom.xml b/usage/cli/pom.xml
index bad835f..1f979e7 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>0.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.6.0</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/usage/dist/pom.xml b/usage/dist/pom.xml
index e4754f9..92eca2d 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>0.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.6.0</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/usage/dist/src/main/dist/conf/catalog.xml b/usage/dist/src/main/dist/conf/catalog.xml
index e4fb8e6..367b159 100644
--- a/usage/dist/src/main/dist/conf/catalog.xml
+++ b/usage/dist/src/main/dist/conf/catalog.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
     </template>
     
     <classpath>
-      <entry>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/artifact/maven/redirect?r=releases&amp;g=io.brooklyn.example&amp;a=brooklyn-example-simple-web-cluster&amp;v=0.6.0-SNAPSHOT&amp;e=jar</entry> <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
-      <entry>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/artifact/maven/redirect?r=releases&amp;g=io.brooklyn.example&amp;a=brooklyn-example-global-web-fabric&amp;v=0.6.0-SNAPSHOT&amp;e=jar</entry> <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+      <entry>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/artifact/maven/redirect?r=releases&amp;g=io.brooklyn.example&amp;a=brooklyn-example-simple-web-cluster&amp;v=0.6.0&amp;e=jar</entry> <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+      <entry>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/artifact/maven/redirect?r=releases&amp;g=io.brooklyn.example&amp;a=brooklyn-example-global-web-fabric&amp;v=0.6.0&amp;e=jar</entry> <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
     </classpath>
 </catalog>
 
diff --git a/usage/jsgui/pom.xml b/usage/jsgui/pom.xml
index bec88a9..b44306f 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>0.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.6.0</version><!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/usage/launcher/pom.xml b/usage/launcher/pom.xml
index 206827c..b0cf6af 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>0.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+        <version>0.6.0</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/usage/logback-includes/pom.xml b/usage/logback-includes/pom.xml
index 1761019..218ed81 100644
--- a/usage/logback-includes/pom.xml
+++ b/usage/logback-includes/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/usage/logback-xml/pom.xml b/usage/logback-xml/pom.xml
index ef8a661..7867746 100644
--- a/usage/logback-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/usage/logback-xml/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <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
diff --git a/usage/rest-api/pom.xml b/usage/rest-api/pom.xml
index 996c6a0..a02d23e 100644
--- a/usage/rest-api/pom.xml
+++ b/usage/rest-api/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/rest-client/pom.xml b/usage/rest-client/pom.xml
index 0dc382a..fef2c52 100644
--- a/usage/rest-client/pom.xml
+++ b/usage/rest-client/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/rest-server/pom.xml b/usage/rest-server/pom.xml
index ddcd8e7..43cbe78 100644
--- a/usage/rest-server/pom.xml
+++ b/usage/rest-server/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/test-support/pom.xml b/usage/test-support/pom.xml
index cfc88b1..5bab6c5 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>0.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
+		<version>0.6.0</version>  <!-- BROOKLYN_VERSION -->
 		<relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/utils/common/pom.xml b/utils/common/pom.xml
index eb4c52b..4727299 100644
--- a/utils/common/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/common/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/utils/common/src/test/java/brooklyn/util/maven/MavenArtifactTest.java b/utils/common/src/test/java/brooklyn/util/maven/MavenArtifactTest.java
index 3c2ecc9..9c2f7fa 100644
--- a/utils/common/src/test/java/brooklyn/util/maven/MavenArtifactTest.java
+++ b/utils/common/src/test/java/brooklyn/util/maven/MavenArtifactTest.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     // only *integration* tests require these to be *installed*;
     // note this may vary from machine to machine so version should be aligned with that in parent pom
     final static String MAVEN_JAR_PLUGIN_COORDINATE = "org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-jar-plugin:jar:2.4";
-    final static String THIS_PROJECT_COORDINATE = "io.brooklyn:brooklyn-utils-common:jar:0.6.0-SNAPSHOT";  // BROOKLYN_VERSION
+    final static String THIS_PROJECT_COORDINATE = "io.brooklyn:brooklyn-utils-common:jar:0.6.0";  // BROOKLYN_VERSION
     
     public void testArtifact() {
         MavenArtifact m = MavenArtifact.fromCoordinate(MAVEN_JAR_PLUGIN_COORDINATE);
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
     @Test(groups="Integration")
     public void testRetrievalHostedSnapshotIntegration() {
         MavenArtifact m = MavenArtifact.fromCoordinate(
-                "io.brooklyn:brooklyn-utils-common:jar:0.6.0-SNAPSHOT");  // BROOKLYN_VERSION
+                "io.brooklyn:brooklyn-utils-common:jar:0.6.0");  // BROOKLYN_VERSION
         
         String localPath = new MavenRetriever().getLocalPath(m);
         File f = new File(localPath);
diff --git a/utils/groovy/pom.xml b/utils/groovy/pom.xml
index 8aaba23..165c72d 100644
--- a/utils/groovy/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/groovy/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/utils/jmx/jmxmp-ssl-agent/pom.xml b/utils/jmx/jmxmp-ssl-agent/pom.xml
index b95074a..f5c853c 100644
--- a/utils/jmx/jmxmp-ssl-agent/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/jmx/jmxmp-ssl-agent/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <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/utils/jmx/jmxrmi-agent/pom.xml b/utils/jmx/jmxrmi-agent/pom.xml
index e3695c7..d84fee8 100644
--- a/utils/jmx/jmxrmi-agent/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/jmx/jmxrmi-agent/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <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/utils/rest-swagger/pom.xml b/utils/rest-swagger/pom.xml
index c0be5dc..8b8aa5b 100644
--- a/utils/rest-swagger/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/rest-swagger/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/utils/test-support/pom.xml b/utils/test-support/pom.xml
index 027ce52..af54e64 100644
--- a/utils/test-support/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/test-support/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>