[maven-release-plugin] prepare release maven-resolver-2.0.0-alpha-5
diff --git a/maven-resolver-api/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-api/pom.xml
index ed32bfb..e5cb6fd 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-api/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-api/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-5</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-connector-basic/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-connector-basic/pom.xml
index 4cae1a5..b199da2 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-connector-basic/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-connector-basic/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-5</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-connector-basic</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-demos/maven-resolver-demo-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-demos/maven-resolver-demo-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 620acba..4947f43 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-demos/maven-resolver-demo-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-demos/maven-resolver-demo-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver-demos</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-5</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>resolver-demo-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-demos/maven-resolver-demo-snippets/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-demos/maven-resolver-demo-snippets/pom.xml
index 3cd6eb8..b2605a1 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-demos/maven-resolver-demo-snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-demos/maven-resolver-demo-snippets/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver-demos</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-5</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-demo-snippets</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-demos/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-demos/pom.xml
index 9342a79..757925f 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-demos/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-demos/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-5</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-demos</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-impl/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-impl/pom.xml
index 6b8923f..0c49409 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-impl/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-impl/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-5</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-impl</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-named-locks-hazelcast/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-named-locks-hazelcast/pom.xml
index e5c696c..be53b8a 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-named-locks-hazelcast/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-named-locks-hazelcast/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-5</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-named-locks-hazelcast</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-named-locks-redisson/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-named-locks-redisson/pom.xml
index 4079dd6..899b303 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-named-locks-redisson/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-named-locks-redisson/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-5</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-named-locks-redisson</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-named-locks/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-named-locks/pom.xml
index 3aca02f..a7f76e2 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-named-locks/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-named-locks/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-5</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-named-locks</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-spi/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-spi/pom.xml
index ee2ad0f..ba0ad13 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-spi/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-spi/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-5</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-spi</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-supplier/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-supplier/pom.xml
index 81de91f..8333ed8 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-supplier/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-supplier/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-5</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-supplier</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-test-http/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-test-http/pom.xml
index 45aff03..fd81007 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-test-http/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-test-http/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-5</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-test-http</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-test-util/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-test-util/pom.xml
index 73e7575..bb55b5d 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-test-util/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-test-util/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-5</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-test-util</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-tools/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-tools/pom.xml
index 79b4387..1f2f8ec 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-tools/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-tools/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-5</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-tools</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-transport-apache/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-transport-apache/pom.xml
index ba6a19b..5867ada 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-transport-apache/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-transport-apache/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-5</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-transport-apache</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-transport-classpath/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-transport-classpath/pom.xml
index 5d13c00..0539155 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-transport-classpath/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-transport-classpath/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-5</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-transport-classpath</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-transport-file/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-transport-file/pom.xml
index 5664ea7..d278ab8 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-transport-file/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-transport-file/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-5</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-transport-file</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-11/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-11/pom.xml
index a07653c..8debeff 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-11/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-11/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-5</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-transport-jdk-11</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-21/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-21/pom.xml
index ddee711..bfa2bf5 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-21/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-21/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-5</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-transport-jdk-21</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-8/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-8/pom.xml
index 90c3be4..f45d040 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-8/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-8/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-5</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-transport-jdk-8</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent/maven-resolver-transport-jdk/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent/maven-resolver-transport-jdk/pom.xml
index 5d38bb4..0bcdeae 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent/maven-resolver-transport-jdk/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent/maven-resolver-transport-jdk/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-5</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-transport-jdk</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent/pom.xml
index 0e547a8..8bd2ea5 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-5</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-transport-jetty/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-transport-jetty/pom.xml
index cbd0c5a..4b6cd00 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-transport-jetty/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-transport-jetty/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-5</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-transport-jetty</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-transport-wagon/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-transport-wagon/pom.xml
index d303734..9cbbfa2 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-transport-wagon/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-transport-wagon/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-5</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-transport-wagon</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-util/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-util/pom.xml
index 905a48e..e44b117 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-util/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-util/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-5</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-util</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9a12f34..68f3d95 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
   <artifactId>maven-resolver</artifactId>
-  <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.0.0-alpha-5</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Maven Artifact Resolver</name>
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
   <scm>
     <connection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-resolver.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-resolver.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>maven-resolver-1.9.14</tag>
+    <tag>maven-resolver-2.0.0-alpha-5</tag>
     <url>https://github.com/apache/maven-resolver/tree/${project.scm.tag}</url>
   </scm>
   <issueManagement>
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
     <minimalMavenBuildVersion>[3.8.8,)</minimalMavenBuildVersion>
     <!-- MRESOLVER-422: keep this in sync with Javadoc plugin configuration (but cannot directly, as this below is range) -->
     <minimalJavaBuildVersion>[21,)</minimalJavaBuildVersion>
-    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2023-12-13T22:58:50Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2023-12-14T17:38:49Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
     <!-- site fixes: skip PMD as it does not support Java 21 -->
     <pmd.skip>true</pmd.skip>
   </properties>