diff --git a/abiquo/pom.xml b/abiquo/pom.xml
index cacf546..fb44104 100644
--- a/abiquo/pom.xml
+++ b/abiquo/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-labs</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.7.3</version>
   </parent>
   
   <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.jclouds.api -->
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- Abiquo -->
     <dependency>
@@ -117,21 +117,21 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.driver</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-sshj</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/cdmi/pom.xml b/cdmi/pom.xml
index 43c6287..a0519ea 100644
--- a/cdmi/pom.xml
+++ b/cdmi/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-labs</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.7.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.jclouds.api -->
@@ -55,19 +55,19 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-blobstore</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-blobstore</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/cloudsigma2-lvs/pom.xml b/cloudsigma2-lvs/pom.xml
index 821f861..b886ea7 100644
--- a/cloudsigma2-lvs/pom.xml
+++ b/cloudsigma2-lvs/pom.xml
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-labs</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.7.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.jclouds.provider -->
   <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
   <artifactId>cloudsigma2-lvs</artifactId>
-  <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.7.3</version>
   <name>jclouds CloudSigma v2 Las Vegas Provider</name>
   <description>ComputeService binding to the CloudSigma datacenter in SuperNAP Las Vegas</description>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
@@ -65,27 +65,27 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.driver</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-log4j</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.driver</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-sshj</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/cloudsigma2-wdc/pom.xml b/cloudsigma2-wdc/pom.xml
index d7ccd0c..11f0528 100644
--- a/cloudsigma2-wdc/pom.xml
+++ b/cloudsigma2-wdc/pom.xml
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-labs</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.7.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.apache.jclouds.provider -->
   <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
   <artifactId>cloudsigma2-wdc</artifactId>
-  <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.7.3</version>
   <name>jclouds CloudSigma v2 Washington DC Provider</name>
   <description>ComputeService binding to the CloudSigma datacenter in Washington DC</description>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
@@ -65,27 +65,27 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.driver</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-log4j</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.driver</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-sshj</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/cloudsigma2-zrh/pom.xml b/cloudsigma2-zrh/pom.xml
index ca6e347..6906a4b 100644
--- a/cloudsigma2-zrh/pom.xml
+++ b/cloudsigma2-zrh/pom.xml
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-labs</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.7.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.jclouds.provider -->
   <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
   <artifactId>cloudsigma2-zrh</artifactId>
-  <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.7.3</version>
   <name>jclouds CloudSigma v2 Zurich Provider</name>
   <description>ComputeService binding to the CloudSigma datacenter in Zürich</description>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
@@ -65,27 +65,27 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.driver</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-log4j</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.driver</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-sshj</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/cloudsigma2/pom.xml b/cloudsigma2/pom.xml
index e5db088..531b024 100644
--- a/cloudsigma2/pom.xml
+++ b/cloudsigma2/pom.xml
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-labs</artifactId>
-        <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.7.3</version>
     </parent>
 
     <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.jclouds.provider -->
     <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
     <artifactId>cloudsigma2</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.7.3</version>
     <name>jclouds CloudSigma v2 API</name>
     <description>ComputeService binding to the CloudSigma v2 API</description>
     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
@@ -52,32 +52,32 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-            <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.7.3</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.driver</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-sshj</artifactId>
-            <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.7.3</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.7.3</version>
             <type>test-jar</type>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-            <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.7.3</version>
             <type>test-jar</type>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.driver</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-log4j</artifactId>
-            <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.7.3</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/digitalocean/pom.xml b/digitalocean/pom.xml
index 70083c7..46ee2b7 100644
--- a/digitalocean/pom.xml
+++ b/digitalocean/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-labs</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.7.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.apache.jclouds.provider -->
@@ -52,25 +52,25 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.driver</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-sshj</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/dmtf/pom.xml b/dmtf/pom.xml
index 4c56c84..9e321e4 100644
--- a/dmtf/pom.xml
+++ b/dmtf/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-labs</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.7.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <!-- TODO: consider merging this with vcloud-director as it is not used anywhere else -->
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/fgcp-au/pom.xml b/fgcp-au/pom.xml
index e8ce1d8..851c9ea 100644
--- a/fgcp-au/pom.xml
+++ b/fgcp-au/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-labs</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.7.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.jclouds.provider -->
@@ -70,31 +70,31 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.driver</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-sshj</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.driver</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-log4j</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/fgcp-de/pom.xml b/fgcp-de/pom.xml
index c0f4478..b5bba2b 100644
--- a/fgcp-de/pom.xml
+++ b/fgcp-de/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-labs</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.7.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.jclouds.provider -->
@@ -70,31 +70,31 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.driver</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-sshj</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.driver</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-log4j</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/fgcp/pom.xml b/fgcp/pom.xml
index 750e37b..c50e1e0 100644
--- a/fgcp/pom.xml
+++ b/fgcp/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-labs</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.7.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.jclouds.api -->
@@ -71,31 +71,31 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.driver</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-sshj</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.driver</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-log4j</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/jclouds-management/management-blobstore/pom.xml b/jclouds-management/management-blobstore/pom.xml
index 8451191..67e65f4 100644
--- a/jclouds-management/management-blobstore/pom.xml
+++ b/jclouds-management/management-blobstore/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>jclouds-management</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
-    <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.7.3</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-blobstore</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/jclouds-management/management-compute/pom.xml b/jclouds-management/management-compute/pom.xml
index e36c4b5..4030895 100644
--- a/jclouds-management/management-compute/pom.xml
+++ b/jclouds-management/management-compute/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>jclouds-management</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
-    <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.7.3</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/jclouds-management/management-core/pom.xml b/jclouds-management/management-core/pom.xml
index 5920d8f..5c5179a 100644
--- a/jclouds-management/management-core/pom.xml
+++ b/jclouds-management/management-core/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>jclouds-management</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
-    <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.7.3</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs.representations</groupId>
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/jclouds-management/pom.xml b/jclouds-management/pom.xml
index 212b6f6..80943ae 100644
--- a/jclouds-management/pom.xml
+++ b/jclouds-management/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>jclouds-labs</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
-    <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.7.3</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/jclouds-representations/pom.xml b/jclouds-representations/pom.xml
index 752c97e..605c316 100644
--- a/jclouds-representations/pom.xml
+++ b/jclouds-representations/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>jclouds-labs</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
-    <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.7.3</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/jclouds-representations/representations-codec/pom.xml b/jclouds-representations/representations-codec/pom.xml
index 0e9187c..fd8ef9c 100644
--- a/jclouds-representations/representations-codec/pom.xml
+++ b/jclouds-representations/representations-codec/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-represetations</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.7.3</version>
     <relativePath>..</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
@@ -54,19 +54,19 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-blobstore</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/jclouds-representations/representations-core/pom.xml b/jclouds-representations/representations-core/pom.xml
index 1d3f5b8..531c0b4 100644
--- a/jclouds-representations/representations-core/pom.xml
+++ b/jclouds-representations/representations-core/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-represetations</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.7.3</version>
     <relativePath>..</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/joyent-cloudapi/pom.xml b/joyent-cloudapi/pom.xml
index e16aba3..8823040 100644
--- a/joyent-cloudapi/pom.xml
+++ b/joyent-cloudapi/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-labs</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.7.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.jclouds.api -->
@@ -51,19 +51,19 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.driver</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-sshj</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/joyentcloud/pom.xml b/joyentcloud/pom.xml
index 1c419f7..7e5999e 100644
--- a/joyentcloud/pom.xml
+++ b/joyentcloud/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-labs</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.7.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.jclouds.provider -->
@@ -63,14 +63,14 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.driver</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-sshj</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6220abc..070c97b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.7.3</version>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
   <artifactId>jclouds-labs</artifactId>
-  <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.7.3</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Apache jclouds labs</name>
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/jclouds-labs.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/jclouds-labs.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=jclouds-labs.git</url>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>jclouds-labs-1.7.3-rc1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/vcloud-director/pom.xml b/vcloud-director/pom.xml
index 36b2a13..20204bd 100644
--- a/vcloud-director/pom.xml
+++ b/vcloud-director/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-labs</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.7.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.jclouds.api -->
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
@@ -81,21 +81,21 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.driver</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-sshj</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/virtualbox/pom.xml b/virtualbox/pom.xml
index 5df0f7d..9394bc5 100644
--- a/virtualbox/pom.xml
+++ b/virtualbox/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-labs</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.7.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.jclouds.api -->
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.virtualbox</groupId>
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.driver</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-sshj</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.driver</groupId>
@@ -94,14 +94,14 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.7.3</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>