[maven-release-plugin] prepare release jclouds-labs-1.6.0-rc.4
diff --git a/abiquo/pom.xml b/abiquo/pom.xml
index 7a2a9dd..a2cff2c 100644
--- a/abiquo/pom.xml
+++ b/abiquo/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-labs</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
     </parent>
 
     <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.jclouds.api -->
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- Abiquo -->
         <dependency>
@@ -96,27 +96,27 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
             <type>test-jar</type>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
             <type>test-jar</type>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-sshj</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-slf4j</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/aws-elb/pom.xml b/aws-elb/pom.xml
index 3273973..8ae3809 100644
--- a/aws-elb/pom.xml
+++ b/aws-elb/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-labs</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
     </parent>
 
     <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.jclouds.provider -->
@@ -72,40 +72,40 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
             <type>test-jar</type>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-loadbalancer</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
             <type>test-jar</type>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
             <type>test-jar</type>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
             <artifactId>aws-ec2</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-sshj</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-slf4j</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/aws-iam/pom.xml b/aws-iam/pom.xml
index 50586db..a7caab0 100644
--- a/aws-iam/pom.xml
+++ b/aws-iam/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-labs</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
     </parent>
 
     <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.jclouds.provider -->
@@ -65,14 +65,14 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
             <type>test-jar</type>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-log4j</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/aws-rds/pom.xml b/aws-rds/pom.xml
index 333ee05..8c36d4f 100644
--- a/aws-rds/pom.xml
+++ b/aws-rds/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-labs</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
     </parent>
 
     <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.jclouds.provider -->
@@ -65,14 +65,14 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
             <type>test-jar</type>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-slf4j</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/cdmi/pom.xml b/cdmi/pom.xml
index 2040657..5322949 100644
--- a/cdmi/pom.xml
+++ b/cdmi/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-labs</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
   </parent>
 
   <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.jclouds.api -->
@@ -57,26 +57,26 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-blobstore</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-blobstore</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-slf4j</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/dmtf/pom.xml b/dmtf/pom.xml
index 1dd0838..d6ea11f 100644
--- a/dmtf/pom.xml
+++ b/dmtf/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-labs</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
   </parent>
 
   <!-- TODO: consider merging this with vcloud-director as it is not used anywhere else -->
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/elb/pom.xml b/elb/pom.xml
index e2f444f..9e08b4a 100644
--- a/elb/pom.xml
+++ b/elb/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-labs</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
     </parent>
 
     <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.jclouds.api -->
@@ -60,51 +60,51 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
             <artifactId>sts</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-loadbalancer</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
             <type>jar</type>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
             <type>test-jar</type>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
             <type>test-jar</type>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
             <artifactId>aws-ec2</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-sshj</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-loadbalancer</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
             <type>test-jar</type>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-slf4j</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/fgcp-au/pom.xml b/fgcp-au/pom.xml
index ca66b7b..de6bbbf 100644
--- a/fgcp-au/pom.xml
+++ b/fgcp-au/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-labs</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
     </parent>
 
     <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.jclouds.provider -->
@@ -72,31 +72,31 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-sshj</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-log4j</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
             <type>test-jar</type>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
             <type>test-jar</type>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
diff --git a/fgcp-de/pom.xml b/fgcp-de/pom.xml
index 403a305..34f8618 100644
--- a/fgcp-de/pom.xml
+++ b/fgcp-de/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-labs</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
     </parent>
 
     <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.jclouds.provider -->
@@ -72,31 +72,31 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-sshj</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-log4j</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
             <type>test-jar</type>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
             <type>test-jar</type>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
diff --git a/fgcp/pom.xml b/fgcp/pom.xml
index 9e763af..439dc4c 100644
--- a/fgcp/pom.xml
+++ b/fgcp/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-labs</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
     </parent>
 
     <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.jclouds.api -->
@@ -73,31 +73,31 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-sshj</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-log4j</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
             <type>test-jar</type>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
             <type>test-jar</type>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
diff --git a/google-compute-engine/pom.xml b/google-compute-engine/pom.xml
index 373c82b..21c002f 100644
--- a/google-compute-engine/pom.xml
+++ b/google-compute-engine/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-labs</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
     </parent>
 
     <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.jclouds.provider -->
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
@@ -61,32 +61,32 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
             <type>test-jar</type>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
             <type>test-jar</type>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-slf4j</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-sshj</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/iam/pom.xml b/iam/pom.xml
index 8eb64be..88b5890 100644
--- a/iam/pom.xml
+++ b/iam/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-labs</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
   </parent>
 
   <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.jclouds.api -->
@@ -53,19 +53,19 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
       <artifactId>sts</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-slf4j</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/joyent-cloudapi/pom.xml b/joyent-cloudapi/pom.xml
index 37c8058..c33bde0 100644
--- a/joyent-cloudapi/pom.xml
+++ b/joyent-cloudapi/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-labs</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
   </parent>
 
   <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.jclouds.api -->
@@ -53,32 +53,32 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-slf4j</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-sshj</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/joyentcloud/pom.xml b/joyentcloud/pom.xml
index 63b26af..5f77ce0 100644
--- a/joyentcloud/pom.xml
+++ b/joyentcloud/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-labs</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
   </parent>
 
   <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.jclouds.provider -->
@@ -65,27 +65,27 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-slf4j</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-sshj</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/oauth/pom.xml b/oauth/pom.xml
index 1e9f6f9..3dc29d7 100644
--- a/oauth/pom.xml
+++ b/oauth/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-labs</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
     </parent>
 
     <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.jclouds.api -->
@@ -48,19 +48,19 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
             <type>test-jar</type>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-slf4j</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/openstack/openstack-glance/pom.xml b/openstack/openstack-glance/pom.xml
index 35ebc21..e5bbae2 100644
--- a/openstack/openstack-glance/pom.xml
+++ b/openstack/openstack-glance/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-labs-openstack</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
   </parent>
 
   <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.jclouds.api -->
@@ -57,31 +57,31 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
       <artifactId>openstack-keystone</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
       <artifactId>openstack-keystone</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-slf4j</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/openstack/openstack-quantum/pom.xml b/openstack/openstack-quantum/pom.xml
index 3c68004..a4153b7 100644
--- a/openstack/openstack-quantum/pom.xml
+++ b/openstack/openstack-quantum/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-labs-openstack</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
   </parent>
 
   <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.jclouds.api -->
@@ -56,31 +56,31 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
       <artifactId>openstack-keystone</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
       <artifactId>openstack-keystone</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-slf4j</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/openstack/openstack-swift/pom.xml b/openstack/openstack-swift/pom.xml
index 0e213fe..03dbad1 100644
--- a/openstack/openstack-swift/pom.xml
+++ b/openstack/openstack-swift/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-labs-openstack</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
   </parent>
 
   <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.jclouds.api -->
@@ -59,38 +59,38 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
       <artifactId>openstack-keystone</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-blobstore</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
       <artifactId>openstack-keystone</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-blobstore</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-slf4j</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/openstack/pom.xml b/openstack/pom.xml
index 71dc177..caa8284 100644
--- a/openstack/pom.xml
+++ b/openstack/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-labs</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-labs-openstack</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3434b5d..3bd5a47 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-labs</artifactId>
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/jclouds/jclouds-labs.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:ssh://git@github.com/jclouds/jclouds-labs.git</developerConnection>
         <url>https://github.com/jclouds/jclouds-labs</url>
-        <tag>HEAD</tag>
+        <tag>jclouds-labs-1.6.0-rc.4</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/rackspace-clouddns/pom.xml b/rackspace-clouddns/pom.xml
index 497dd77..04c96d7 100644
--- a/rackspace-clouddns/pom.xml
+++ b/rackspace-clouddns/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-labs</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
   </parent>
 
   <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.jclouds.provider -->
@@ -53,43 +53,43 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
       <artifactId>openstack-keystone</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
       <artifactId>rackspace-cloudidentity</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
       <artifactId>openstack-keystone</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
       <artifactId>rackspace-cloudidentity</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-slf4j</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/rds/pom.xml b/rds/pom.xml
index 286b3ad..499f39b 100644
--- a/rds/pom.xml
+++ b/rds/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-labs</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
     </parent>
 
     <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.jclouds.api -->
@@ -53,19 +53,19 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
             <artifactId>sts</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
             <type>test-jar</type>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
             <artifactId>jclouds-slf4j</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/vcloud-director/pom.xml b/vcloud-director/pom.xml
index 2cf5e72..9c34f9e 100644
--- a/vcloud-director/pom.xml
+++ b/vcloud-director/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-labs</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
   </parent>
 
   <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.jclouds.api -->
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
@@ -83,27 +83,27 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-sshj</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-slf4j</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/virtualbox/pom.xml b/virtualbox/pom.xml
index 24db5e9..a8988c7 100644
--- a/virtualbox/pom.xml
+++ b/virtualbox/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-labs</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
   </parent>
 
   <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.jclouds.api -->
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.virtualbox</groupId>
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
       <artifactId>byon</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
@@ -81,12 +81,12 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-sshj</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-slf4j</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
@@ -96,14 +96,14 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.6.0-rc.4</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>