diff --git a/log4j-1.2-api/pom.xml b/log4j-1.2-api/pom.xml
index 3f0b923..ba8ee3e 100644
--- a/log4j-1.2-api/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-1.2-api/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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   <artifactId>log4j-1.2-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-api-java9/pom.xml b/log4j-api-java9/pom.xml
index 623a72a..93fce35 100644
--- a/log4j-api-java9/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-api-java9/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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   <artifactId>log4j-api-java9</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-api/pom.xml b/log4j-api/pom.xml
index cfdcd55..4245f81 100644
--- a/log4j-api/pom.xml
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   <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-appserver/pom.xml b/log4j-appserver/pom.xml
index 2328893..1910d14 100644
--- a/log4j-appserver/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
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diff --git a/log4j-bom/pom.xml b/log4j-bom/pom.xml
index 6549cef..d816c61 100644
--- a/log4j-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-bom/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
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   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
@@ -173,4 +173,8 @@
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
+
+  <scm>
+    <tag>log4j-2.11.2-rc3</tag>
+  </scm>
 </project>
diff --git a/log4j-cassandra/pom.xml b/log4j-cassandra/pom.xml
index 7d97004..3a97e1a 100644
--- a/log4j-cassandra/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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diff --git a/log4j-core-its/pom.xml b/log4j-core-its/pom.xml
index 19c8b54..f193416 100644
--- a/log4j-core-its/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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   <artifactId>log4j-core-its</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-core-java9/pom.xml b/log4j-core-java9/pom.xml
index d193111..18e8f7f 100644
--- a/log4j-core-java9/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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   <artifactId>log4j-core-java9</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-core/pom.xml b/log4j-core/pom.xml
index 1a6148e..24221cd 100644
--- a/log4j-core/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
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   <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-couchdb/pom.xml b/log4j-couchdb/pom.xml
index f013255..039ac8f 100644
--- a/log4j-couchdb/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
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+    <version>2.11.2</version>
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diff --git a/log4j-distribution/pom.xml b/log4j-distribution/pom.xml
index 8891588..d65a078 100644
--- a/log4j-distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-distribution/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.12.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
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   <artifactId>log4j-distribution</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-flume-ng/pom.xml b/log4j-flume-ng/pom.xml
index 10d8403..4b8bc14 100644
--- a/log4j-flume-ng/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-flume-ng/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
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   <artifactId>log4j-flume-ng</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-iostreams/pom.xml b/log4j-iostreams/pom.xml
index 3fed60a..1dd22ee 100644
--- a/log4j-iostreams/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
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   <artifactId>log4j-iostreams</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-jcl/pom.xml b/log4j-jcl/pom.xml
index fe8c8dc..43ddea8 100644
--- a/log4j-jcl/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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   <artifactId>log4j-jcl</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-jdbc-dbcp2/pom.xml b/log4j-jdbc-dbcp2/pom.xml
index b4f7f54..c7e5d3e 100644
--- a/log4j-jdbc-dbcp2/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-jdbc-dbcp2/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
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diff --git a/log4j-jmx-gui/pom.xml b/log4j-jmx-gui/pom.xml
index 3a87c87..e3b3f3b 100644
--- a/log4j-jmx-gui/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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   <artifactId>log4j-jmx-gui</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-jpa/pom.xml b/log4j-jpa/pom.xml
index 4359963..681a6c1 100644
--- a/log4j-jpa/pom.xml
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@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
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   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/log4j-jul/pom.xml b/log4j-jul/pom.xml
index a58a408..54b5cf8 100644
--- a/log4j-jul/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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diff --git a/log4j-liquibase/pom.xml b/log4j-liquibase/pom.xml
index 0f255d4..8a129ba 100644
--- a/log4j-liquibase/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-liquibase/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
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   <artifactId>log4j-liquibase</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-mongodb2/pom.xml b/log4j-mongodb2/pom.xml
index 2b4f8c6..9a4c15d 100644
--- a/log4j-mongodb2/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/log4j-mongodb3/pom.xml b/log4j-mongodb3/pom.xml
index 6ec29e6..e65e624 100644
--- a/log4j-mongodb3/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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diff --git a/log4j-osgi/pom.xml b/log4j-osgi/pom.xml
index 11fdf77..c09ee61 100644
--- a/log4j-osgi/pom.xml
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diff --git a/log4j-perf/pom.xml b/log4j-perf/pom.xml
index ddd6e46..e397e5d 100644
--- a/log4j-perf/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
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-      <version>2.12.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>2.11.2</version>
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     <dependency>
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diff --git a/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-configuration/pom.xml b/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-configuration/pom.xml
index 003f16a..ab27b4d 100644
--- a/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-configuration/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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+    <version>2.11.2</version>
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   <artifactId>log4j-samples-configuration</artifactId>
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diff --git a/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-common/pom.xml b/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-common/pom.xml
index 69a063d..9cb30cd 100644
--- a/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-common/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-common/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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diff --git a/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-embedded/pom.xml b/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-embedded/pom.xml
index 43982a1..175a2b2 100644
--- a/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-embedded/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-embedded/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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diff --git a/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-remote/pom.xml b/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-remote/pom.xml
index 8f33337..74d433f 100644
--- a/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-remote/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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diff --git a/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-loggerProperties/pom.xml b/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-loggerProperties/pom.xml
index cd3376f..74cebbb 100644
--- a/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-loggerProperties/pom.xml
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diff --git a/log4j-samples/pom.xml b/log4j-samples/pom.xml
index e2276f3..16f9af5 100644
--- a/log4j-samples/pom.xml
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diff --git a/log4j-slf4j-impl/pom.xml b/log4j-slf4j-impl/pom.xml
index de3ec3c..1124c55 100644
--- a/log4j-slf4j-impl/pom.xml
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diff --git a/log4j-slf4j18-impl/pom.xml b/log4j-slf4j18-impl/pom.xml
index fe22019..f5df4b3 100644
--- a/log4j-slf4j18-impl/pom.xml
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diff --git a/log4j-taglib/pom.xml b/log4j-taglib/pom.xml
index 943e9cb..b4edec4 100644
--- a/log4j-taglib/pom.xml
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diff --git a/log4j-to-slf4j/pom.xml b/log4j-to-slf4j/pom.xml
index 7dc607c..6c1ef98 100644
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diff --git a/log4j-web/pom.xml b/log4j-web/pom.xml
index 07ef929..1d9a08f 100644
--- a/log4j-web/pom.xml
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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index df33a12..5ab44d9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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-  <version>2.12.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.11.2</version>
   <parent>
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     <artifactId>apache</artifactId>
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+    <tag>log4j-2.11.2-rc3</tag>
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