[maven-release-plugin] prepare release jclouds-1.3.0-rc-1
diff --git a/all/pom.xml b/all/pom.xml
index 1ab0d93..3c67497 100644
--- a/all/pom.xml
+++ b/all/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>        
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>jclouds-all</artifactId>
diff --git a/allblobstore/pom.xml b/allblobstore/pom.xml
index e8208dd..235e235 100644
--- a/allblobstore/pom.xml
+++ b/allblobstore/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>        
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>jclouds-allblobstore</artifactId>
diff --git a/allcompute/pom.xml b/allcompute/pom.xml
index e7261eb..de26f87 100644
--- a/allcompute/pom.xml
+++ b/allcompute/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>        
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>jclouds-allcompute</artifactId>
diff --git a/allloadbalancer/pom.xml b/allloadbalancer/pom.xml
index 1a1c365..c793bc3 100644
--- a/allloadbalancer/pom.xml
+++ b/allloadbalancer/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>        
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>jclouds-allloadbalancer</artifactId>
diff --git a/antcontrib/pom.xml b/antcontrib/pom.xml
index c2bc993..efa389f 100644
--- a/antcontrib/pom.xml
+++ b/antcontrib/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>jclouds-antcontrib</artifactId>
diff --git a/apis/atmos/pom.xml b/apis/atmos/pom.xml
index 7b18e5e..cd7fdb8 100644
--- a/apis/atmos/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/atmos/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/apis/byon/pom.xml b/apis/byon/pom.xml
index 19a98f2..3cb9ebc 100644
--- a/apis/byon/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/byon/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <test.byon.endpoint>file://c:/test.txt</test.byon.endpoint>
-    <test.byon.sudo-password></test.byon.sudo-password>
+    <test.byon.sudo-password />
   </properties>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/apis/cloudfiles/pom.xml b/apis/cloudfiles/pom.xml
index cc1fac2..b129377 100644
--- a/apis/cloudfiles/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/cloudfiles/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
diff --git a/apis/cloudloadbalancers/pom.xml b/apis/cloudloadbalancers/pom.xml
index 744e6ac..a472ad0 100644
--- a/apis/cloudloadbalancers/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/cloudloadbalancers/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
diff --git a/apis/cloudservers/pom.xml b/apis/cloudservers/pom.xml
index 4e76992..fabde3c 100644
--- a/apis/cloudservers/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/cloudservers/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@
     <test.cloudservers.apiversion>1.0</test.cloudservers.apiversion>
     <test.cloudservers.identity>${test.rackspace.identity}</test.cloudservers.identity>
     <test.cloudservers.credential>${test.rackspace.credential}</test.cloudservers.credential>
-    <test.cloudservers.image-id></test.cloudservers.image-id>
-    <test.cloudservers.image.login-user></test.cloudservers.image.login-user>
-    <test.cloudservers.image.authenticate-sudo></test.cloudservers.image.authenticate-sudo>
+    <test.cloudservers.image-id />
+    <test.cloudservers.image.login-user />
+    <test.cloudservers.image.authenticate-sudo />
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/apis/cloudsigma/pom.xml b/apis/cloudsigma/pom.xml
index 66a68ee..2e67f3b 100644
--- a/apis/cloudsigma/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/cloudsigma/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@
     <test.cloudsigma.apiversion>1.0</test.cloudsigma.apiversion>
     <test.cloudsigma.identity>FIXME</test.cloudsigma.identity>
     <test.cloudsigma.credential>FIXME</test.cloudsigma.credential>
-    <test.cloudsigma.image-id></test.cloudsigma.image-id>
-    <test.cloudsigma.image.login-user></test.cloudsigma.image.login-user>
-    <test.cloudsigma.image.authenticate-sudo></test.cloudsigma.image.authenticate-sudo>
+    <test.cloudsigma.image-id />
+    <test.cloudsigma.image.login-user />
+    <test.cloudsigma.image.authenticate-sudo />
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/apis/cloudstack/pom.xml b/apis/cloudstack/pom.xml
index 0793830..81f11d9 100644
--- a/apis/cloudstack/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/cloudstack/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@
     <test.cloudstack.apiversion>2.2.12</test.cloudstack.apiversion>
     <test.cloudstack.identity>FIXME_apiKey</test.cloudstack.identity>
     <test.cloudstack.credential>FIXME_secretKey</test.cloudstack.credential>
-    <test.cloudstack.domainAdminIdentity></test.cloudstack.domainAdminIdentity>
-    <test.cloudstack.domainAdminCredential></test.cloudstack.domainAdminCredential>
-    <test.cloudstack.image-id></test.cloudstack.image-id>
-    <test.cloudstack.image.login-user></test.cloudstack.image.login-user>
-    <test.cloudstack.image.authenticate-sudo></test.cloudstack.image.authenticate-sudo>
+    <test.cloudstack.domainAdminIdentity />
+    <test.cloudstack.domainAdminCredential />
+    <test.cloudstack.image-id />
+    <test.cloudstack.image.login-user />
+    <test.cloudstack.image.authenticate-sudo />
   </properties>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/apis/cloudwatch/pom.xml b/apis/cloudwatch/pom.xml
index bf0b2aa..c1c47ce 100644
--- a/apis/cloudwatch/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/cloudwatch/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
diff --git a/apis/deltacloud/pom.xml b/apis/deltacloud/pom.xml
index 22f18bb..035047b 100644
--- a/apis/deltacloud/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/deltacloud/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@
     <test.deltacloud.apiversion>0.3.0</test.deltacloud.apiversion>
     <test.deltacloud.identity>mockuser</test.deltacloud.identity>
     <test.deltacloud.credential>mockpassword</test.deltacloud.credential>
-    <test.deltacloud.image-id></test.deltacloud.image-id>
-    <test.deltacloud.image.login-user></test.deltacloud.image.login-user>
-    <test.deltacloud.image.authenticate-sudo></test.deltacloud.image.authenticate-sudo>
+    <test.deltacloud.image-id />
+    <test.deltacloud.image.login-user />
+    <test.deltacloud.image.authenticate-sudo />
   </properties>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/apis/ec2/pom.xml b/apis/ec2/pom.xml
index 308adc5..191d261 100644
--- a/apis/ec2/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/ec2/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@
     <test.ec2.apiversion>2010-06-15</test.ec2.apiversion>
     <test.ec2.identity>${test.aws.identity}</test.ec2.identity>
     <test.ec2.credential>${test.aws.credential}</test.ec2.credential>
-    <test.ec2.image-id></test.ec2.image-id>
-    <test.ec2.image.login-user></test.ec2.image.login-user>
-    <test.ec2.image.authenticate-sudo></test.ec2.image.authenticate-sudo>
+    <test.ec2.image-id />
+    <test.ec2.image.login-user />
+    <test.ec2.image.authenticate-sudo />
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/apis/elasticstack/pom.xml b/apis/elasticstack/pom.xml
index 03ac365..6b7e004 100644
--- a/apis/elasticstack/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/elasticstack/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@
     <test.elasticstack.apiversion>1.0</test.elasticstack.apiversion>
     <test.elasticstack.identity>FIXME</test.elasticstack.identity>
     <test.elasticstack.credential>FIXME</test.elasticstack.credential>
-    <test.elasticstack.image-id></test.elasticstack.image-id>
-    <test.elasticstack.image.login-user></test.elasticstack.image.login-user>
-    <test.elasticstack.image.authenticate-sudo></test.elasticstack.image.authenticate-sudo>
+    <test.elasticstack.image-id />
+    <test.elasticstack.image.login-user />
+    <test.elasticstack.image.authenticate-sudo />
   </properties>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/apis/eucalyptus/pom.xml b/apis/eucalyptus/pom.xml
index 78e6ff1..e0dfc46 100644
--- a/apis/eucalyptus/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/eucalyptus/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@
     <test.eucalyptus.apiversion>2010-06-15</test.eucalyptus.apiversion>
     <test.eucalyptus.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.eucalyptus.identity>
     <test.eucalyptus.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIAL</test.eucalyptus.credential>
-    <test.eucalyptus.image-id></test.eucalyptus.image-id>
-    <test.eucalyptus.image.login-user></test.eucalyptus.image.login-user>
-    <test.eucalyptus.image.authenticate-sudo></test.eucalyptus.image.authenticate-sudo>
+    <test.eucalyptus.image-id />
+    <test.eucalyptus.image.login-user />
+    <test.eucalyptus.image.authenticate-sudo />
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/apis/filesystem/pom.xml b/apis/filesystem/pom.xml
index 429b6d3..b99e326 100644
--- a/apis/filesystem/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/filesystem/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
diff --git a/apis/nova/pom.xml b/apis/nova/pom.xml
index a888bcc..d7aaa5e 100644
--- a/apis/nova/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/nova/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>

     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>

     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>

-    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>

+    <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>

     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>

   </parent>

   <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>

@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@
     <test.nova.apiversion>1.1</test.nova.apiversion>

     <test.nova.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.nova.identity>

     <test.nova.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIALS</test.nova.credential>

-    <test.nova.image-id></test.nova.image-id>

-    <test.nova.image.login-user></test.nova.image.login-user>

-    <test.nova.image.authenticate-sudo></test.nova.image.authenticate-sudo>

-    <test.ssh.keyfile.public></test.ssh.keyfile.public>

-    <test.ssh.keyfile.private></test.ssh.keyfile.private>

+    <test.nova.image-id />

+    <test.nova.image.login-user />

+    <test.nova.image.authenticate-sudo />

+    <test.ssh.keyfile.public />

+    <test.ssh.keyfile.private />

   </properties>

 

   <dependencies>

diff --git a/apis/pom.xml b/apis/pom.xml
index f35c1a5..3cebda5 100644
--- a/apis/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
diff --git a/apis/s3/pom.xml b/apis/s3/pom.xml
index 59af2a8..19030a3 100644
--- a/apis/s3/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/s3/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
diff --git a/apis/swift/pom.xml b/apis/swift/pom.xml
index 3290e70..dd0d925 100644
--- a/apis/swift/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/swift/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
diff --git a/apis/vcloud/pom.xml b/apis/vcloud/pom.xml
index f7cfef9..6b526ba 100644
--- a/apis/vcloud/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/vcloud/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@
     <test.vcloud.apiversion>1.0</test.vcloud.apiversion>
     <test.vcloud.identity>FIXME</test.vcloud.identity>
     <test.vcloud.credential>FIXME</test.vcloud.credential>
-    <test.vcloud.image-id></test.vcloud.image-id>
-    <test.vcloud.image.login-user></test.vcloud.image.login-user>
-    <test.vcloud.image.authenticate-sudo></test.vcloud.image.authenticate-sudo>
+    <test.vcloud.image-id />
+    <test.vcloud.image.login-user />
+    <test.vcloud.image.authenticate-sudo />
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/apis/walrus/pom.xml b/apis/walrus/pom.xml
index 5080196..c1647d9 100644
--- a/apis/walrus/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/walrus/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
diff --git a/archetypes/compute-service-archetype/pom.xml b/archetypes/compute-service-archetype/pom.xml
index f99da22..f25e228 100644
--- a/archetypes/compute-service-archetype/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/compute-service-archetype/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>jclouds-compute-service-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/archetypes/pom.xml b/archetypes/pom.xml
index 6741550..06655d6 100644
--- a/archetypes/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>jclouds-archetypes</artifactId>
diff --git a/archetypes/rest-client-archetype/pom.xml b/archetypes/rest-client-archetype/pom.xml
index aa513e8..0d1f596 100644
--- a/archetypes/rest-client-archetype/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/rest-client-archetype/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>jclouds-rest-client-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/assemblies/pom.xml b/assemblies/pom.xml
index 45e85e0..4b1418a 100644
--- a/assemblies/pom.xml
+++ b/assemblies/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>    
     <artifactId>jclouds-assemblies</artifactId>
diff --git a/blobstore/pom.xml b/blobstore/pom.xml
index f17abcf..960437d 100644
--- a/blobstore/pom.xml
+++ b/blobstore/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>jclouds-blobstore</artifactId>
diff --git a/common/aws/pom.xml b/common/aws/pom.xml
index 96566077..40e5af8 100644
--- a/common/aws/pom.xml
+++ b/common/aws/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.common</groupId>
diff --git a/common/azure/pom.xml b/common/azure/pom.xml
index f17c4fc..5ea9a7b 100644
--- a/common/azure/pom.xml
+++ b/common/azure/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.common</groupId>
diff --git a/common/openstack/pom.xml b/common/openstack/pom.xml
index e88ed75..4a9551d 100644
--- a/common/openstack/pom.xml
+++ b/common/openstack/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/common/pom.xml b/common/pom.xml
index 27dc592..a3dcf65 100644
--- a/common/pom.xml
+++ b/common/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.common</groupId>
diff --git a/common/trmk/pom.xml b/common/trmk/pom.xml
index a5bb48e..c68c7a6 100644
--- a/common/trmk/pom.xml
+++ b/common/trmk/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/compute/pom.xml b/compute/pom.xml
index 50cf9a4..1dafd7d 100644
--- a/compute/pom.xml
+++ b/compute/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 143e27b..f37cdce 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/drivers/apachehc/pom.xml b/drivers/apachehc/pom.xml
index 895e812..b394cd6 100644
--- a/drivers/apachehc/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/apachehc/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
diff --git a/drivers/bouncycastle/pom.xml b/drivers/bouncycastle/pom.xml
index 1368279..60413a1 100644
--- a/drivers/bouncycastle/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/bouncycastle/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
diff --git a/drivers/enterprise/pom.xml b/drivers/enterprise/pom.xml
index 461782f..aaaa866 100644
--- a/drivers/enterprise/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/enterprise/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
diff --git a/drivers/gae/pom.xml b/drivers/gae/pom.xml
index f62159e..4138110 100644
--- a/drivers/gae/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/gae/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
diff --git a/drivers/joda/pom.xml b/drivers/joda/pom.xml
index b5006ab..938a178 100644
--- a/drivers/joda/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/joda/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
diff --git a/drivers/jsch/pom.xml b/drivers/jsch/pom.xml
index e445231..fb9ff87 100644
--- a/drivers/jsch/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/jsch/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
diff --git a/drivers/log4j/pom.xml b/drivers/log4j/pom.xml
index a2d8ec6..9319471 100644
--- a/drivers/log4j/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/log4j/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
diff --git a/drivers/netty/pom.xml b/drivers/netty/pom.xml
index eb3a43a..e34a345 100644
--- a/drivers/netty/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/netty/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
diff --git a/drivers/pom.xml b/drivers/pom.xml
index c621a7b..e9270db 100644
--- a/drivers/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>jclouds-drivers-project</artifactId>
diff --git a/drivers/slf4j/pom.xml b/drivers/slf4j/pom.xml
index 081e033..3973ce0 100644
--- a/drivers/slf4j/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/slf4j/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
diff --git a/drivers/sshj/pom.xml b/drivers/sshj/pom.xml
index d47ecfc..8bbec2f 100644
--- a/drivers/sshj/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/sshj/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
diff --git a/loadbalancer/pom.xml b/loadbalancer/pom.xml
index 4dc4e57..2de8766 100644
--- a/loadbalancer/pom.xml
+++ b/loadbalancer/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>jclouds-loadbalancer</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 67a1fc5..b30e8e0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>        
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>jclouds-multi</artifactId>
diff --git a/project/pom.xml b/project/pom.xml
index dbbc587..fe9da15 100644
--- a/project/pom.xml
+++ b/project/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>jclouds Project</name>
     <url>http://www.jclouds.org</url>
diff --git a/providers/aws-cloudwatch/pom.xml b/providers/aws-cloudwatch/pom.xml
index 013a1b7..bbeacb3 100644
--- a/providers/aws-cloudwatch/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/aws-cloudwatch/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
diff --git a/providers/aws-ec2/pom.xml b/providers/aws-ec2/pom.xml
index 61d6067..d60a044 100644
--- a/providers/aws-ec2/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/aws-ec2/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@
     <test.aws-ec2.apiversion>2011-05-15</test.aws-ec2.apiversion>
     <test.aws-ec2.identity>${test.aws.identity}</test.aws-ec2.identity>
     <test.aws-ec2.credential>${test.aws.credential}</test.aws-ec2.credential>
-    <test.aws-ec2.image-id></test.aws-ec2.image-id>
-    <test.aws-ec2.image.login-user></test.aws-ec2.image.login-user>
-    <test.aws-ec2.image.authenticate-sudo></test.aws-ec2.image.authenticate-sudo>
+    <test.aws-ec2.image-id />
+    <test.aws-ec2.image.login-user />
+    <test.aws-ec2.image.authenticate-sudo />
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/providers/aws-s3/pom.xml b/providers/aws-s3/pom.xml
index a332487..2be9eb5 100644
--- a/providers/aws-s3/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/aws-s3/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
diff --git a/providers/azureblob/pom.xml b/providers/azureblob/pom.xml
index f7d398f..abecf20 100644
--- a/providers/azureblob/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/azureblob/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
diff --git a/providers/bluelock-vcloud-zone01/pom.xml b/providers/bluelock-vcloud-zone01/pom.xml
index a71d30a..f1cb469 100644
--- a/providers/bluelock-vcloud-zone01/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/bluelock-vcloud-zone01/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@
     <test.bluelock-vcloud-zone01.apiversion>1.0</test.bluelock-vcloud-zone01.apiversion>
     <test.bluelock-vcloud-zone01.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.bluelock-vcloud-zone01.identity>
     <test.bluelock-vcloud-zone01.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIAL</test.bluelock-vcloud-zone01.credential>
-    <test.bluelock-vcloud-zone01.image-id></test.bluelock-vcloud-zone01.image-id>
-    <test.bluelock-vcloud-zone01.image.login-user></test.bluelock-vcloud-zone01.image.login-user>
-    <test.bluelock-vcloud-zone01.image.authenticate-sudo></test.bluelock-vcloud-zone01.image.authenticate-sudo>
+    <test.bluelock-vcloud-zone01.image-id />
+    <test.bluelock-vcloud-zone01.image.login-user />
+    <test.bluelock-vcloud-zone01.image.authenticate-sudo />
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/providers/cloudfiles-uk/pom.xml b/providers/cloudfiles-uk/pom.xml
index 866ed52..dcfdd9f 100644
--- a/providers/cloudfiles-uk/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/cloudfiles-uk/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
diff --git a/providers/cloudfiles-us/pom.xml b/providers/cloudfiles-us/pom.xml
index 5a1ee41..5ea752b 100644
--- a/providers/cloudfiles-us/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/cloudfiles-us/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
diff --git a/providers/cloudloadbalancers-uk/pom.xml b/providers/cloudloadbalancers-uk/pom.xml
index cff5c9e..cfadd9e 100644
--- a/providers/cloudloadbalancers-uk/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/cloudloadbalancers-uk/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
diff --git a/providers/cloudloadbalancers-us/pom.xml b/providers/cloudloadbalancers-us/pom.xml
index efc0c4a..59e7fd0 100644
--- a/providers/cloudloadbalancers-us/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/cloudloadbalancers-us/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
diff --git a/providers/cloudonestorage/pom.xml b/providers/cloudonestorage/pom.xml
index 4c43998..60d692f 100644
--- a/providers/cloudonestorage/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/cloudonestorage/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
diff --git a/providers/cloudservers-uk/pom.xml b/providers/cloudservers-uk/pom.xml
index 22ead7c..51a6cde 100644
--- a/providers/cloudservers-uk/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/cloudservers-uk/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@
     <test.cloudservers-uk.apiversion>1.0</test.cloudservers-uk.apiversion>
     <test.cloudservers-uk.identity>${test.rackspace-uk.identity}</test.cloudservers-uk.identity>
     <test.cloudservers-uk.credential>${test.rackspace-uk.credential}</test.cloudservers-uk.credential>
-    <test.cloudservers-uk.image-id></test.cloudservers-uk.image-id>
-    <test.cloudservers-uk.image.login-user></test.cloudservers-uk.image.login-user>
-    <test.cloudservers-uk.image.authenticate-sudo></test.cloudservers-uk.image.authenticate-sudo>
+    <test.cloudservers-uk.image-id />
+    <test.cloudservers-uk.image.login-user />
+    <test.cloudservers-uk.image.authenticate-sudo />
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/providers/cloudservers-us/pom.xml b/providers/cloudservers-us/pom.xml
index 6c9e4d2..819221c 100644
--- a/providers/cloudservers-us/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/cloudservers-us/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@
     <test.cloudservers-us.apiversion>1.0</test.cloudservers-us.apiversion>
     <test.cloudservers-us.identity>${test.rackspace-us.identity}</test.cloudservers-us.identity>
     <test.cloudservers-us.credential>${test.rackspace-us.credential}</test.cloudservers-us.credential>
-    <test.cloudservers-us.image-id></test.cloudservers-us.image-id>
-    <test.cloudservers-us.image.login-user></test.cloudservers-us.image.login-user>
-    <test.cloudservers-us.image.authenticate-sudo></test.cloudservers-us.image.authenticate-sudo>
+    <test.cloudservers-us.image-id />
+    <test.cloudservers-us.image.login-user />
+    <test.cloudservers-us.image.authenticate-sudo />
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/providers/cloudsigma-lvs/pom.xml b/providers/cloudsigma-lvs/pom.xml
index 492fe13..9197b20 100644
--- a/providers/cloudsigma-lvs/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/cloudsigma-lvs/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@
     <test.cloudsigma-lvs.apiversion>1.0</test.cloudsigma-lvs.apiversion>
     <test.cloudsigma-lvs.identity>FIXME</test.cloudsigma-lvs.identity>
     <test.cloudsigma-lvs.credential>FIXME</test.cloudsigma-lvs.credential>
-    <test.cloudsigma-lvs.image-id></test.cloudsigma-lvs.image-id>
-    <test.cloudsigma-lvs.image.login-user></test.cloudsigma-lvs.image.login-user>
-    <test.cloudsigma-lvs.image.authenticate-sudo></test.cloudsigma-lvs.image.authenticate-sudo>
+    <test.cloudsigma-lvs.image-id />
+    <test.cloudsigma-lvs.image.login-user />
+    <test.cloudsigma-lvs.image.authenticate-sudo />
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/providers/cloudsigma-zrh/pom.xml b/providers/cloudsigma-zrh/pom.xml
index 0358a03..6491f67 100644
--- a/providers/cloudsigma-zrh/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/cloudsigma-zrh/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@
     <test.cloudsigma-zrh.apiversion>1.0</test.cloudsigma-zrh.apiversion>
     <test.cloudsigma-zrh.identity>FIXME</test.cloudsigma-zrh.identity>
     <test.cloudsigma-zrh.credential>FIXME</test.cloudsigma-zrh.credential>
-    <test.cloudsigma-zrh.image-id></test.cloudsigma-zrh.image-id>
-    <test.cloudsigma-zrh.image.login-user></test.cloudsigma-zrh.image.login-user>
-    <test.cloudsigma-zrh.image.authenticate-sudo></test.cloudsigma-zrh.image.authenticate-sudo>
+    <test.cloudsigma-zrh.image-id />
+    <test.cloudsigma-zrh.image.login-user />
+    <test.cloudsigma-zrh.image.authenticate-sudo />
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/providers/elastichosts-lax-p/pom.xml b/providers/elastichosts-lax-p/pom.xml
index 96ebd24..7f2a10e 100644
--- a/providers/elastichosts-lax-p/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/elastichosts-lax-p/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         <test.elastichosts-lax-p.apiversion>2.0</test.elastichosts-lax-p.apiversion>
         <test.elastichosts-lax-p.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.elastichosts-lax-p.identity>
         <test.elastichosts-lax-p.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIAL</test.elastichosts-lax-p.credential>
-        <test.elastichosts-lax-p.image-id></test.elastichosts-lax-p.image-id>
+        <test.elastichosts-lax-p.image-id />
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/providers/elastichosts-lon-b/pom.xml b/providers/elastichosts-lon-b/pom.xml
index 1225634..80697bf 100644
--- a/providers/elastichosts-lon-b/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/elastichosts-lon-b/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         <test.elastichosts-lon-b.apiversion>2.0</test.elastichosts-lon-b.apiversion>
         <test.elastichosts-lon-b.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.elastichosts-lon-b.identity>
         <test.elastichosts-lon-b.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIAL</test.elastichosts-lon-b.credential>
-        <test.elastichosts-lon-b.image-id></test.elastichosts-lon-b.image-id>
+        <test.elastichosts-lon-b.image-id />
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/providers/elastichosts-lon-p/pom.xml b/providers/elastichosts-lon-p/pom.xml
index dd88a8c..35e024c 100644
--- a/providers/elastichosts-lon-p/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/elastichosts-lon-p/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         <test.elastichosts-lon-p.apiversion>2.0</test.elastichosts-lon-p.apiversion>
         <test.elastichosts-lon-p.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.elastichosts-lon-p.identity>
         <test.elastichosts-lon-p.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIAL</test.elastichosts-lon-p.credential>
-        <test.elastichosts-lon-p.image-id></test.elastichosts-lon-p.image-id>
+        <test.elastichosts-lon-p.image-id />
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/providers/elastichosts-sat-p/pom.xml b/providers/elastichosts-sat-p/pom.xml
index e31160b..f503345 100644
--- a/providers/elastichosts-sat-p/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/elastichosts-sat-p/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         <test.elastichosts-sat-p.apiversion>2.0</test.elastichosts-sat-p.apiversion>
         <test.elastichosts-sat-p.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.elastichosts-sat-p.identity>
         <test.elastichosts-sat-p.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIAL</test.elastichosts-sat-p.credential>
-        <test.elastichosts-sat-p.image-id></test.elastichosts-sat-p.image-id>
+        <test.elastichosts-sat-p.image-id />
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/providers/elastichosts-tor-p/pom.xml b/providers/elastichosts-tor-p/pom.xml
index d36af77..f55bf77 100644
--- a/providers/elastichosts-tor-p/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/elastichosts-tor-p/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         <test.elastichosts-tor-p.apiversion>2.0</test.elastichosts-tor-p.apiversion>
         <test.elastichosts-tor-p.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.elastichosts-tor-p.identity>
         <test.elastichosts-tor-p.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIAL</test.elastichosts-tor-p.credential>
-        <test.elastichosts-tor-p.image-id></test.elastichosts-tor-p.image-id>
+        <test.elastichosts-tor-p.image-id />
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/providers/eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2/pom.xml b/providers/eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2/pom.xml
index 828a86b..1528751 100644
--- a/providers/eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         <test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2.apiversion>2010-06-15</test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2.apiversion>
         <test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2.identity>
         <test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIAL</test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2.credential>
-        <test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2.image-id></test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2.image-id>
+        <test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2.image-id />
         <!--  corresponds to image manifest and also virt + "-cluster" zone -->
         <test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2.virtualization-type>kvm</test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2.virtualization-type>
     </properties>
diff --git a/providers/eucalyptus-partnercloud-s3/pom.xml b/providers/eucalyptus-partnercloud-s3/pom.xml
index 2aba40b..6982b59 100644
--- a/providers/eucalyptus-partnercloud-s3/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/eucalyptus-partnercloud-s3/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
diff --git a/providers/go2cloud-jhb1/pom.xml b/providers/go2cloud-jhb1/pom.xml
index b16ce6f..8372c64 100644
--- a/providers/go2cloud-jhb1/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/go2cloud-jhb1/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         <test.go2cloud-jhb1.apiversion>2.0</test.go2cloud-jhb1.apiversion>
         <test.go2cloud-jhb1.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.go2cloud-jhb1.identity>
         <test.go2cloud-jhb1.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIAL</test.go2cloud-jhb1.credential>
-        <test.go2cloud-jhb1.image-id></test.go2cloud-jhb1.image-id>
+        <test.go2cloud-jhb1.image-id />
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/providers/gogrid/pom.xml b/providers/gogrid/pom.xml
index f6c986a..64750f3 100644
--- a/providers/gogrid/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/gogrid/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         <test.gogrid.apiversion>1.5</test.gogrid.apiversion>
         <test.gogrid.identity>FIXME</test.gogrid.identity>
         <test.gogrid.credential>FIXME</test.gogrid.credential>
-        <test.gogrid.image-id></test.gogrid.image-id>
+        <test.gogrid.image-id />
     </properties>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/providers/greenhousedata-element-vcloud/pom.xml b/providers/greenhousedata-element-vcloud/pom.xml
index 03937a2..0b84f32 100644
--- a/providers/greenhousedata-element-vcloud/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/greenhousedata-element-vcloud/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         <test.greenhousedata-element-vcloud.apiversion>1.0</test.greenhousedata-element-vcloud.apiversion>
         <test.greenhousedata-element-vcloud.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.greenhousedata-element-vcloud.identity>
         <test.greenhousedata-element-vcloud.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIAL</test.greenhousedata-element-vcloud.credential>
-        <test.greenhousedata-element-vcloud.image-id></test.greenhousedata-element-vcloud.image-id>
+        <test.greenhousedata-element-vcloud.image-id />
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/providers/hpcloud-objectstorage-lvs/pom.xml b/providers/hpcloud-objectstorage-lvs/pom.xml
index be4778e..dc374a5 100644
--- a/providers/hpcloud-objectstorage-lvs/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/hpcloud-objectstorage-lvs/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
diff --git a/providers/ninefold-compute/pom.xml b/providers/ninefold-compute/pom.xml
index 6ed69b9..09cefa6 100644
--- a/providers/ninefold-compute/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/ninefold-compute/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
diff --git a/providers/ninefold-storage/pom.xml b/providers/ninefold-storage/pom.xml
index f6e4623..be3c243 100644
--- a/providers/ninefold-storage/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/ninefold-storage/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
diff --git a/providers/openhosting-east1/pom.xml b/providers/openhosting-east1/pom.xml
index 89e4e39..f339af3 100644
--- a/providers/openhosting-east1/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/openhosting-east1/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         <test.openhosting-east1.apiversion>2.0</test.openhosting-east1.apiversion>
         <test.openhosting-east1.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.openhosting-east1.identity>
         <test.openhosting-east1.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIAL</test.openhosting-east1.credential>
-        <test.openhosting-east1.image-id></test.openhosting-east1.image-id>
+        <test.openhosting-east1.image-id />
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/providers/pom.xml b/providers/pom.xml
index d487de2..4c6062a 100644
--- a/providers/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
diff --git a/providers/rimuhosting/pom.xml b/providers/rimuhosting/pom.xml
index 43cfa53..90d7220 100644
--- a/providers/rimuhosting/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/rimuhosting/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         <test.rimuhosting.endpoint>https://api.rimuhosting.com/r</test.rimuhosting.endpoint>
         <test.rimuhosting.apiversion>1.0</test.rimuhosting.apiversion>
         <test.rimuhosting.identity>FIXME</test.rimuhosting.identity>
-        <test.rimuhosting.image-id></test.rimuhosting.image-id>
+        <test.rimuhosting.image-id />
     </properties>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/providers/savvis-symphonyvpdc/pom.xml b/providers/savvis-symphonyvpdc/pom.xml
index d46ade8..fa3a1c4 100644
--- a/providers/savvis-symphonyvpdc/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/savvis-symphonyvpdc/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
         <test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.apiversion>1.0</test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.apiversion>
         <test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.identity>FIXME</test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.identity>
         <test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.credential>FIXME</test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.credential>
-        <test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.image-id></test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.image-id>
+        <test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.image-id />
         <test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.vdc-email>FIXME</test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.vdc-email>
         <test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.loginUser>FIXME</test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.loginUser>
         <test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.loginPassword>FIXME</test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.loginPassword>
diff --git a/providers/serverlove-z1-man/pom.xml b/providers/serverlove-z1-man/pom.xml
index 8885fd2..4bd7ac8 100644
--- a/providers/serverlove-z1-man/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/serverlove-z1-man/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         <test.serverlove-z1-man.apiversion>1.0</test.serverlove-z1-man.apiversion>
         <test.serverlove-z1-man.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.serverlove-z1-man.identity>
         <test.serverlove-z1-man.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIAL</test.serverlove-z1-man.credential>
-        <test.serverlove-z1-man.image-id></test.serverlove-z1-man.image-id>
+        <test.serverlove-z1-man.image-id />
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/providers/skalicloud-sdg-my/pom.xml b/providers/skalicloud-sdg-my/pom.xml
index 2b8d7c8..ddfcf54 100644
--- a/providers/skalicloud-sdg-my/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/skalicloud-sdg-my/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         <test.skalicloud-sdg-my.apiversion>1.0</test.skalicloud-sdg-my.apiversion>
         <test.skalicloud-sdg-my.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.skalicloud-sdg-my.identity>
         <test.skalicloud-sdg-my.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIAL</test.skalicloud-sdg-my.credential>
-        <test.skalicloud-sdg-my.image-id></test.skalicloud-sdg-my.image-id>
+        <test.skalicloud-sdg-my.image-id />
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/providers/slicehost/pom.xml b/providers/slicehost/pom.xml
index 856f4dd..9730db6 100644
--- a/providers/slicehost/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/slicehost/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         <test.slicehost.endpoint>https://api.slicehost.com</test.slicehost.endpoint>
         <test.slicehost.apiversion>1.4.1.1</test.slicehost.apiversion>
         <test.slicehost.identity>FIXME</test.slicehost.identity>
-        <test.slicehost.image-id></test.slicehost.image-id>
+        <test.slicehost.image-id />
     </properties>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/providers/softlayer/pom.xml b/providers/softlayer/pom.xml
index ebffd1b..78a8d3c 100644
--- a/providers/softlayer/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/softlayer/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@
     <test.softlayer.apiversion>3</test.softlayer.apiversion>
     <test.softlayer.identity>FIXME</test.softlayer.identity>
     <test.softlayer.credential>FIXME</test.softlayer.credential>
-    <test.softlayer.image-id></test.softlayer.image-id>
-    <test.softlayer.image.login-user></test.softlayer.image.login-user>
-    <test.softlayer.image.authenticate-sudo></test.softlayer.image.authenticate-sudo>
+    <test.softlayer.image-id />
+    <test.softlayer.image.login-user />
+    <test.softlayer.image.authenticate-sudo />
   </properties>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/providers/stratogen-vcloud-mycloud/pom.xml b/providers/stratogen-vcloud-mycloud/pom.xml
index c2dd91a..08c240b 100644
--- a/providers/stratogen-vcloud-mycloud/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/stratogen-vcloud-mycloud/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         <test.stratogen-vcloud-mycloud.apiversion>1.0</test.stratogen-vcloud-mycloud.apiversion>
         <test.stratogen-vcloud-mycloud.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.stratogen-vcloud-mycloud.identity>
         <test.stratogen-vcloud-mycloud.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIAL</test.stratogen-vcloud-mycloud.credential>
-        <test.stratogen-vcloud-mycloud.image-id></test.stratogen-vcloud-mycloud.image-id>
+        <test.stratogen-vcloud-mycloud.image-id />
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/providers/synaptic-storage/pom.xml b/providers/synaptic-storage/pom.xml
index 82d16c3..df56504 100644
--- a/providers/synaptic-storage/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/synaptic-storage/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
diff --git a/providers/trmk-ecloud/pom.xml b/providers/trmk-ecloud/pom.xml
index dab5555..f5bdd78 100644
--- a/providers/trmk-ecloud/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/trmk-ecloud/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         <test.trmk-ecloud.apiversion>0.8b-ext2.8</test.trmk-ecloud.apiversion>
         <test.trmk-ecloud.identity>FIXME</test.trmk-ecloud.identity>
         <test.trmk-ecloud.credential>FIXME</test.trmk-ecloud.credential>
-        <test.trmk-ecloud.image-id></test.trmk-ecloud.image-id>
+        <test.trmk-ecloud.image-id />
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/providers/trmk-vcloudexpress/pom.xml b/providers/trmk-vcloudexpress/pom.xml
index dce7361..4eb0c68 100644
--- a/providers/trmk-vcloudexpress/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/trmk-vcloudexpress/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         <test.trmk-vcloudexpress.apiversion>0.8a-ext1.6</test.trmk-vcloudexpress.apiversion>
         <test.trmk-vcloudexpress.identity>FIXME</test.trmk-vcloudexpress.identity>
         <test.trmk-vcloudexpress.credential>FIXME</test.trmk-vcloudexpress.credential>
-        <test.trmk-vcloudexpress.image-id></test.trmk-vcloudexpress.image-id>
+        <test.trmk-vcloudexpress.image-id />
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/resources/pom.xml b/resources/pom.xml
index 326ccfc..8269574 100644
--- a/resources/pom.xml
+++ b/resources/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>    
     <artifactId>jclouds-resources</artifactId>
diff --git a/scriptbuilder/pom.xml b/scriptbuilder/pom.xml
index 9c155a9..ac6d983 100644
--- a/scriptbuilder/pom.xml
+++ b/scriptbuilder/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>jclouds-scriptbuilder</artifactId>
diff --git a/skeletons/pom.xml b/skeletons/pom.xml
index 26b7de0..1eeab26 100644
--- a/skeletons/pom.xml
+++ b/skeletons/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/skeletons/standalone-compute/pom.xml b/skeletons/standalone-compute/pom.xml
index c416987..825a715 100644
--- a/skeletons/standalone-compute/pom.xml
+++ b/skeletons/standalone-compute/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc-1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>