[maven-release-plugin] prepare release apache-lens-2.5.0-beta
diff --git a/checkstyle/pom.xml b/checkstyle/pom.xml
index 2b3eda0..7309f56 100644
--- a/checkstyle/pom.xml
+++ b/checkstyle/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   <groupId>org.apache.lens</groupId>
   <artifactId>checkstyle</artifactId>
   <name>Lens Checkstyle Rules</name>
-  <version>2.5.0-beta-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.5.0-beta</version>
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
@@ -49,4 +49,8 @@
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
+
+  <scm>
+    <tag>apache-lens-2.5.0-beta</tag>
+  </scm>
 </project>
diff --git a/lens-api/pom.xml b/lens-api/pom.xml
index 1704b62..76323af 100644
--- a/lens-api/pom.xml
+++ b/lens-api/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>apache-lens</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.lens</groupId>
-    <version>2.5.0-beta-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.5.0-beta</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>lens-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/lens-cli/pom.xml b/lens-cli/pom.xml
index 9082417..a2d33e6 100644
--- a/lens-cli/pom.xml
+++ b/lens-cli/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>apache-lens</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.lens</groupId>
-    <version>2.5.0-beta-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.5.0-beta</version>
   </parent>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/lens-client/pom.xml b/lens-client/pom.xml
index 5f2f3a9..4e4ccce 100644
--- a/lens-client/pom.xml
+++ b/lens-client/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>apache-lens</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.lens</groupId>
-    <version>2.5.0-beta-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.5.0-beta</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>lens-client</artifactId>
diff --git a/lens-cube/pom.xml b/lens-cube/pom.xml
index 0212725..98fcde2 100644
--- a/lens-cube/pom.xml
+++ b/lens-cube/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>apache-lens</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.lens</groupId>
-    <version>2.5.0-beta-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.5.0-beta</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>lens-cube</artifactId>
diff --git a/lens-dist/pom.xml b/lens-dist/pom.xml
index f987438..1d8a882 100644
--- a/lens-dist/pom.xml
+++ b/lens-dist/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>apache-lens</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.lens</groupId>
-    <version>2.5.0-beta-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.5.0-beta</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>lens-dist</artifactId>
diff --git a/lens-driver-es/pom.xml b/lens-driver-es/pom.xml
index 5705cd2..795f2b6 100644
--- a/lens-driver-es/pom.xml
+++ b/lens-driver-es/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.lens</groupId>
         <artifactId>apache-lens</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.0-beta-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.5.0-beta</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>lens-driver-es</artifactId>
diff --git a/lens-driver-hive/pom.xml b/lens-driver-hive/pom.xml
index 48007dd..c3dc215 100644
--- a/lens-driver-hive/pom.xml
+++ b/lens-driver-hive/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>apache-lens</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.lens</groupId>
-    <version>2.5.0-beta-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.5.0-beta</version>
   </parent>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/lens-driver-jdbc/pom.xml b/lens-driver-jdbc/pom.xml
index f84513b..86e4172 100644
--- a/lens-driver-jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/lens-driver-jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>apache-lens</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.lens</groupId>
-    <version>2.5.0-beta-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.5.0-beta</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>lens-driver-jdbc</artifactId>
diff --git a/lens-examples/pom.xml b/lens-examples/pom.xml
index 0a5a744..683d688 100644
--- a/lens-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/lens-examples/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>apache-lens</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.lens</groupId>
-    <version>2.5.0-beta-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.5.0-beta</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>lens-examples</artifactId>
diff --git a/lens-ml-dist/pom.xml b/lens-ml-dist/pom.xml
index 5bd48a8..7357d3f 100644
--- a/lens-ml-dist/pom.xml
+++ b/lens-ml-dist/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>apache-lens</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.lens</groupId>
-    <version>2.5.0-beta-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.5.0-beta</version>
   </parent>
     
   <artifactId>lens-ml-dist</artifactId>
diff --git a/lens-ml-lib/pom.xml b/lens-ml-lib/pom.xml
index 67215e1..c9fe9ec 100644
--- a/lens-ml-lib/pom.xml
+++ b/lens-ml-lib/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>apache-lens</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.lens</groupId>
-    <version>2.5.0-beta-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.5.0-beta</version>
   </parent>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/lens-query-lib/pom.xml b/lens-query-lib/pom.xml
index 2eec781..9075bcb 100644
--- a/lens-query-lib/pom.xml
+++ b/lens-query-lib/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>apache-lens</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.lens</groupId>
-    <version>2.5.0-beta-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.5.0-beta</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>lens-query-lib</artifactId>
diff --git a/lens-regression/pom.xml b/lens-regression/pom.xml
index 807d3b2..4691fea 100644
--- a/lens-regression/pom.xml
+++ b/lens-regression/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>apache-lens</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.lens</groupId>
-    <version>2.5.0-beta-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.5.0-beta</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>lens-regression</artifactId>
diff --git a/lens-server-api/pom.xml b/lens-server-api/pom.xml
index d836c16..d559999 100644
--- a/lens-server-api/pom.xml
+++ b/lens-server-api/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>apache-lens</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.lens</groupId>
-    <version>2.5.0-beta-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.5.0-beta</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>lens-server-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/lens-server/pom.xml b/lens-server/pom.xml
index 064197d..373e02a 100644
--- a/lens-server/pom.xml
+++ b/lens-server/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>apache-lens</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.lens</groupId>
-    <version>2.5.0-beta-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.5.0-beta</version>
   </parent>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/lens-ship-jars/pom.xml b/lens-ship-jars/pom.xml
index ece22a1..edfd005 100644
--- a/lens-ship-jars/pom.xml
+++ b/lens-ship-jars/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>apache-lens</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.lens</groupId>
-    <version>2.5.0-beta-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.5.0-beta</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>lens-ship-jars</artifactId>
diff --git a/lens-storage-db/pom.xml b/lens-storage-db/pom.xml
index 0272be5..034909f 100644
--- a/lens-storage-db/pom.xml
+++ b/lens-storage-db/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>apache-lens</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.lens</groupId>
-    <version>2.5.0-beta-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.5.0-beta</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>lens-storage-db</artifactId>
diff --git a/lens-ui/pom.xml b/lens-ui/pom.xml
index ab3f576..a8134fc 100644
--- a/lens-ui/pom.xml
+++ b/lens-ui/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>apache-lens</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.lens</groupId>
-    <version>2.5.0-beta-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.5.0-beta</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>lens-ui</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 349b71c..1ccc61e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.apache.lens</groupId>
   <artifactId>apache-lens</artifactId>
-  <version>2.5.0-beta-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.5.0-beta</version>
   <name>Lens</name>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <description>Unified Analytics Platform</description>
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/lens.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/lens.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/lens.git</url>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>apache-lens-2.5.0-beta</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <reporting>
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@
           <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.lens</groupId>
             <artifactId>checkstyle</artifactId>
-            <version>2.5.0-beta-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>2.5.0-beta</version>
           </dependency>
         </dependencies>
         <executions>
@@ -1703,7 +1703,7 @@
               <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.lens</groupId>
                 <artifactId>checkstyle</artifactId>
-                <version>2.5.0-beta-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>2.5.0-beta</version>
               </dependency>
             </dependencies>
             <executions>