diff --git a/log4j-1.2-api/pom.xml b/log4j-1.2-api/pom.xml
index c230dbc..625ae35 100644
--- a/log4j-1.2-api/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-1.2-api/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.14.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.14.0</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-1.2-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-api-java9/pom.xml b/log4j-api-java9/pom.xml
index 6c97020..f405c34 100644
--- a/log4j-api-java9/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-api-java9/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.14.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.14.0</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-api-java9</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-api/pom.xml b/log4j-api/pom.xml
index 8ee0aeb..5a3f500 100644
--- a/log4j-api/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-api/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
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     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.14.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.14.0</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-appserver/pom.xml b/log4j-appserver/pom.xml
index d6ee40d..5b532cd 100644
--- a/log4j-appserver/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-appserver/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
-    <version>2.14.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.14.0</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/log4j-bom/pom.xml b/log4j-bom/pom.xml
index 6bf13cd..cca1b61 100644
--- a/log4j-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-bom/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   <description>Apache Log4j Bill of Materials</description>
   <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
   <artifactId>log4j-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>2.14.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.14.0</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
@@ -215,4 +215,8 @@
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
+
+  <scm>
+    <tag>log4j-2.14.0-rc1</tag>
+  </scm>
 </project>
diff --git a/log4j-cassandra/pom.xml b/log4j-cassandra/pom.xml
index 186150b..ec478db 100644
--- a/log4j-cassandra/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-cassandra/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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+    <version>2.14.0</version>
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   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/log4j-core-its/pom.xml b/log4j-core-its/pom.xml
index 30af9f7..6935369 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 ef3dc0b..80569c7 100644
--- a/log4j-core-java9/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-core-java9/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
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   <artifactId>log4j-core-java9</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-core/pom.xml b/log4j-core/pom.xml
index 77904be..3c3500f 100644
--- a/log4j-core/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-core/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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-    <version>2.14.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.14.0</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-couchdb/pom.xml b/log4j-couchdb/pom.xml
index 68e94ed..549d4ab 100644
--- a/log4j-couchdb/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-couchdb/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
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-    <version>2.14.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.14.0</version>
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diff --git a/log4j-distribution/pom.xml b/log4j-distribution/pom.xml
index 6293d0e..4c23aeb 100644
--- a/log4j-distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-distribution/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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-    <version>2.14.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-distribution</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-docker/pom.xml b/log4j-docker/pom.xml
index 929978e..9e66888 100644
--- a/log4j-docker/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-docker/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.14.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.14.0</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-docker</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-flume-ng/pom.xml b/log4j-flume-ng/pom.xml
index 1ca6d3b..c875fcb 100644
--- a/log4j-flume-ng/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-flume-ng/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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-    <version>2.14.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.14.0</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-flume-ng</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-iostreams/pom.xml b/log4j-iostreams/pom.xml
index 193fbd7..098502c 100644
--- a/log4j-iostreams/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-iostreams/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
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-    <version>2.14.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.14.0</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-iostreams</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-jcl/pom.xml b/log4j-jcl/pom.xml
index b010572..33f84a3 100644
--- a/log4j-jcl/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-jcl/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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-    <version>2.14.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.14.0</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-jcl</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-jdbc-dbcp2/pom.xml b/log4j-jdbc-dbcp2/pom.xml
index 70804d5..15be59d 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 5730d1d..70a2a4d 100644
--- a/log4j-jmx-gui/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-jmx-gui/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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diff --git a/log4j-jpa/pom.xml b/log4j-jpa/pom.xml
index 79f01f4..4a703a1 100644
--- a/log4j-jpa/pom.xml
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@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
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diff --git a/log4j-jpl/pom.xml b/log4j-jpl/pom.xml
index 5405ee0..25e0f23 100644
--- a/log4j-jpl/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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diff --git a/log4j-jul/pom.xml b/log4j-jul/pom.xml
index 605d3b4..afd06cd 100644
--- a/log4j-jul/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-jul/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
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+    <version>2.14.0</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/log4j-kubernetes/pom.xml b/log4j-kubernetes/pom.xml
index 2980e94..cb0971a 100644
--- a/log4j-kubernetes/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-kubernetes/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
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-    <version>2.14.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-kubernetes</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-layout-template-json/pom.xml b/log4j-layout-template-json/pom.xml
index e19dcd7..f378fa8 100644
--- a/log4j-layout-template-json/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-layout-template-json/pom.xml
@@ -15,16 +15,14 @@
   ~ See the license for the specific language governing permissions and
   ~ limitations under the license.
   -->
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.14.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.14.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>log4j-layout-template-json</artifactId>
@@ -387,16 +385,16 @@
                         <arg>
                           input {
                             gelf {
-                              host => "logstash"
-                              use_tcp => true
-                              use_udp => false
-                              port => 12222
-                              type => "gelf"
+                              host =&gt; "logstash"
+                              use_tcp =&gt; true
+                              use_udp =&gt; false
+                              port =&gt; 12222
+                              type =&gt; "gelf"
                             }
                             tcp {
-                              port => 12345
-                              codec => json
-                              type => "tcp"
+                              port =&gt; 12345
+                              codec =&gt; json
+                              type =&gt; "tcp"
                             }
                           }
 
@@ -405,17 +403,17 @@
                               # These are GELF/Syslog logging levels as defined in RFC 3164.
                               # Map the integer level to its human readable format.
                               translate {
-                                field => "[level]"
-                                destination => "[levelName]"
-                                dictionary => {
-                                  "0" => "EMERG"
-                                  "1" => "ALERT"
-                                  "2" => "CRITICAL"
-                                  "3" => "ERROR"
-                                  "4" => "WARN"
-                                  "5" => "NOTICE"
-                                  "6" => "INFO"
-                                  "7" => "DEBUG"
+                                field =&gt; "[level]"
+                                destination =&gt; "[levelName]"
+                                dictionary =&gt; {
+                                  "0" =&gt; "EMERG"
+                                  "1" =&gt; "ALERT"
+                                  "2" =&gt; "CRITICAL"
+                                  "3" =&gt; "ERROR"
+                                  "4" =&gt; "WARN"
+                                  "5" =&gt; "NOTICE"
+                                  "6" =&gt; "INFO"
+                                  "7" =&gt; "DEBUG"
                                 }
                               }
                             }
@@ -423,10 +421,10 @@
 
                           output {
                             # (Un)comment for debugging purposes
-                            # stdout { codec => rubydebug }
+                            # stdout { codec =&gt; rubydebug }
                             elasticsearch {
-                              hosts => ["http://elasticsearch:9200"]
-                              index => "log4j"
+                              hosts =&gt; ["http://elasticsearch:9200"]
+                              index =&gt; "log4j"
                             }
                           }
                         </arg>
diff --git a/log4j-liquibase/pom.xml b/log4j-liquibase/pom.xml
index ea7ec4b..a8e29d9 100644
--- a/log4j-liquibase/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-liquibase/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.14.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-liquibase</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-mongodb3/pom.xml b/log4j-mongodb3/pom.xml
index 81ea7b3..15830c1 100644
--- a/log4j-mongodb3/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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diff --git a/log4j-mongodb4/pom.xml b/log4j-mongodb4/pom.xml
index 88db2bd..5acd1e5 100644
--- a/log4j-mongodb4/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 db8d717..79a4050 100644
--- a/log4j-osgi/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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diff --git a/log4j-perf/pom.xml b/log4j-perf/pom.xml
index a192ba9..fe580d3 100644
--- a/log4j-perf/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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diff --git a/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-configuration/pom.xml b/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-configuration/pom.xml
index 9a24333..e79af97 100644
--- a/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-configuration/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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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 cf7ea62..7fb420b 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 4d24706..ec55c95 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 79b50f6..029eb8f 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 966ca8c..d087af0 100644
--- a/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-loggerProperties/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-loggerProperties/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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+    <version>2.14.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-samples-loggerProperties</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-samples/pom.xml b/log4j-samples/pom.xml
index dc0b925..d8f09e0 100644
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diff --git a/log4j-slf4j-impl/pom.xml b/log4j-slf4j-impl/pom.xml
index 16fd0b6..65c7a39 100644
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diff --git a/log4j-slf4j18-impl/pom.xml b/log4j-slf4j18-impl/pom.xml
index 8e64675..5898881 100644
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diff --git a/log4j-spring-boot/pom.xml b/log4j-spring-boot/pom.xml
index de7a24a..8a5bfe3 100644
--- a/log4j-spring-boot/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-spring-boot/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.14.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.14.0</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-spring-boot</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-client/pom.xml b/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-client/pom.xml
index 73a9d51..9746fde 100644
--- a/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-client/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-client/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j-spring-cloud-config</artifactId>
-    <version>2.14.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.14.0</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-spring-cloud-config-client</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/log4j-spring-cloud-config-sample-application/pom.xml b/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/log4j-spring-cloud-config-sample-application/pom.xml
index e993b15..0ba2b00 100644
--- a/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/log4j-spring-cloud-config-sample-application/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/log4j-spring-cloud-config-sample-application/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j.samples</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples</artifactId>
-    <version>2.14.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.14.0</version>
     <relativePath>..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/log4j-spring-cloud-config-sample-server/pom.xml b/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/log4j-spring-cloud-config-sample-server/pom.xml
index caa8722..9ef9fd9 100644
--- a/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/log4j-spring-cloud-config-sample-server/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/log4j-spring-cloud-config-sample-server/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j.samples</groupId>
   <artifactId>log4j-spring-cloud-config-sample-server</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>2.14.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.14.0</version>
 
   <name>Log4j Sample Configuration Service</name>
   <description>Sample Cloud Config Server</description>
@@ -287,4 +287,8 @@
       </build>
     </profile>
   </profiles>
+
+  <scm>
+    <tag>log4j-2.14.0-rc1</tag>
+  </scm>
 </project>
diff --git a/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/pom.xml b/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/pom.xml
index 4d66afb..7bdf7aa 100644
--- a/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j-spring-cloud-config</artifactId>
-    <version>2.14.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.14.0</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j.samples</groupId>
diff --git a/log4j-spring-cloud-config/pom.xml b/log4j-spring-cloud-config/pom.xml
index e5586de..4d36729 100644
--- a/log4j-spring-cloud-config/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-spring-cloud-config/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.14.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.14.0</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
diff --git a/log4j-taglib/pom.xml b/log4j-taglib/pom.xml
index 49370ed..2bf5a70 100644
--- a/log4j-taglib/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-taglib/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.14.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.14.0</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-taglib</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-to-slf4j/pom.xml b/log4j-to-slf4j/pom.xml
index 52acc05..119af37 100644
--- a/log4j-to-slf4j/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-to-slf4j/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.14.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.14.0</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-to-slf4j</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-web/pom.xml b/log4j-web/pom.xml
index 073ffa1..663f732 100644
--- a/log4j-web/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-web/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
-    <version>2.14.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.14.0</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2ba42a9..2b47f9e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
   <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Apache Log4j 2</name>
-  <version>2.14.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.14.0</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging</groupId>
     <artifactId>logging-parent</artifactId>
     <version>3</version>
-    <relativePath/>
+    <relativePath />
   </parent>
   <description>Apache Log4j 2</description>
   <url>https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/</url>
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/logging-log4j2.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/logging-log4j2.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf?p=logging-log4j2.git</url>
-    <tag>log4j-${Log4jReleaseVersion}</tag>
+    <tag>log4j-2.14.0-rc1</tag>
   </scm>
   <properties>
     <!-- make sure to update these for each release! -->