diff --git a/maven-scm-api/pom.xml b/maven-scm-api/pom.xml
index 4299481..1636f27 100644
--- a/maven-scm-api/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-scm-api/pom.xml
@@ -17,17 +17,16 @@
   ~ 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/maven-v4_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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-scm</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
-    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-scm-api</artifactId>
   <name>Maven SCM API</name>
-  <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
diff --git a/maven-scm-client/pom.xml b/maven-scm-client/pom.xml
index 64b618c..268f36c 100644
--- a/maven-scm-client/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-scm-client/pom.xml
@@ -17,67 +17,66 @@
   ~ 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/maven-v4_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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-scm</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
-    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-scm-client</artifactId>
   <name>Maven SCM Client</name>
-  <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-perforce</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-bazaar</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-manager-plexus</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-local</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-svnexe</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-clearcase</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-cvsexe</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-starteam</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-synergy</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-vss</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/maven-scm-managers/maven-scm-manager-plexus/pom.xml b/maven-scm-managers/maven-scm-manager-plexus/pom.xml
index fb75f87..84a3607 100644
--- a/maven-scm-managers/maven-scm-manager-plexus/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-scm-managers/maven-scm-manager-plexus/pom.xml
@@ -17,17 +17,16 @@
   ~ 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/maven-v4_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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-scm-managers</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
-    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-scm-manager-plexus</artifactId>
   <name>Maven SCM Manager for Plexus</name>
-  <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
diff --git a/maven-scm-managers/pom.xml b/maven-scm-managers/pom.xml
index 9488b00..ee43ed4 100644
--- a/maven-scm-managers/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-scm-managers/pom.xml
@@ -17,18 +17,17 @@
   ~ 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/maven-v4_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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-scm</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
-    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-scm-managers</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Maven SCM Managers</name>
-  <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
   <modules>
     <module>maven-scm-manager-plexus</module>
   </modules>
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-api</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/maven-scm-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-scm-plugin/pom.xml
index 4d24721..66b9e30 100644
--- a/maven-scm-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-scm-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -17,12 +17,11 @@
   ~ 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/maven-v4_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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-scm</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
-    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@
   <packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
   <name>Maven SCM Plugin</name>
   <description>Maven Plugin that allows accessing different SCMs</description>
-  <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
   <prerequisites>
     <maven>2.0.1</maven>
   </prerequisites>
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-plugin-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.1</version>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -79,52 +78,52 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-perforce</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-bazaar</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-manager-plexus</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-local</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-svnexe</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-clearcase</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-cvsexe</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-starteam</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-synergy</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-vss</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.shared</groupId>
@@ -135,7 +134,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-svntest</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-bazaar/pom.xml b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-bazaar/pom.xml
index 5fe33c0..9935113 100644
--- a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-bazaar/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-bazaar/pom.xml
@@ -17,17 +17,16 @@
   ~ 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/maven-v4_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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-scm-providers</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
-    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-bazaar</artifactId>
   <name>Maven SCM Bazaar Provider</name>
-  <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>regexp</groupId>
diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-clearcase/pom.xml b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-clearcase/pom.xml
index 119b8ec..2d548eb 100644
--- a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-clearcase/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-clearcase/pom.xml
@@ -17,17 +17,16 @@
   ~ 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/maven-v4_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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-scm-providers</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
-    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-clearcase</artifactId>
   <name>Maven SCM Clearcase Provider</name>
-  <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-local/pom.xml b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-local/pom.xml
index aa9fcc8..dc8832d 100644
--- a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-local/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-local/pom.xml
@@ -17,17 +17,16 @@
   ~ 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/maven-v4_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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-scm-providers</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
-    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-local</artifactId>
   <name>Maven SCM Local Provider</name>
-  <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-perforce/pom.xml b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-perforce/pom.xml
index 0ee4e31..14380db 100644
--- a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-perforce/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-perforce/pom.xml
@@ -17,17 +17,16 @@
   ~ 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/maven-v4_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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-scm-providers</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
-    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-perforce</artifactId>
   <name>Maven SCM Perforce Provider</name>
-  <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>regexp</groupId>
diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-starteam/pom.xml b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-starteam/pom.xml
index 7098641..8a7be57 100644
--- a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-starteam/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-starteam/pom.xml
@@ -17,17 +17,16 @@
   ~ 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/maven-v4_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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-scm-providers</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
-    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-starteam</artifactId>
   <name>Maven SCM Starteam Provider</name>
-  <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-synergy/pom.xml b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-synergy/pom.xml
index 53c0828..4f46a93 100644
--- a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-synergy/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-synergy/pom.xml
@@ -1,34 +1,12 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!--
-  ~ Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
-  ~ or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
-  ~ distributed with this work for additional information
-  ~ regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
-  ~ to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
-  ~ "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
-  ~ with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
-  ~
-  ~ http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-  ~
-  ~ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
-  ~ software distributed under the License is distributed on an
-  ~ "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
-  ~ KIND, either express or implied.  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/maven-v4_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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-scm-providers</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
-    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
   <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-synergy</artifactId>
   <name>Maven SCM Synergy Provider</name>
-  <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-vss/pom.xml b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-vss/pom.xml
index 01751d2..cdd9542 100644
--- a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-vss/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-vss/pom.xml
@@ -17,17 +17,16 @@
   ~ 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/maven-v4_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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-scm-providers</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
-    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-vss</artifactId>
   <name>Maven SCM Visual Source Safe Provider</name>
-  <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-cvs/maven-scm-provider-cvs-commons/pom.xml b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-cvs/maven-scm-provider-cvs-commons/pom.xml
index b950df8..5aff490 100644
--- a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-cvs/maven-scm-provider-cvs-commons/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-cvs/maven-scm-provider-cvs-commons/pom.xml
@@ -17,17 +17,16 @@
   ~ 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/maven-v4_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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-scm-providers-cvs</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
-    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-cvs-commons</artifactId>
   <name>Maven SCM CVS Provider - Common library</name>
-  <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-cvstest</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-cvs/maven-scm-provider-cvsexe/pom.xml b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-cvs/maven-scm-provider-cvsexe/pom.xml
index 324ebfd..2243f60 100644
--- a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-cvs/maven-scm-provider-cvsexe/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-cvs/maven-scm-provider-cvsexe/pom.xml
@@ -17,28 +17,27 @@
   ~ 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/maven-v4_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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-scm-providers-cvs</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
-    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-cvsexe</artifactId>
   <name>Maven SCM CVS Provider - CVS Executable Impl.</name>
-  <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-cvstest</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-cvs-commons</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-cvs/maven-scm-provider-cvstest/pom.xml b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-cvs/maven-scm-provider-cvstest/pom.xml
index c2a0bd4..74241e0 100644
--- a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-cvs/maven-scm-provider-cvstest/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-cvs/maven-scm-provider-cvstest/pom.xml
@@ -17,22 +17,21 @@
   ~ 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/maven-v4_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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-scm-providers-cvs</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
-    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-cvstest</artifactId>
   <name>Maven SCM CVS Provider TCK tests</name>
-  <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-test</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-cvs/pom.xml b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-cvs/pom.xml
index 432abd9..bdc2f22 100644
--- a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-cvs/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-cvs/pom.xml
@@ -17,18 +17,17 @@
   ~ 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/maven-v4_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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-scm-providers</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
-    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-scm-providers-cvs</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Maven SCM CVS Provider - Parent</name>
-  <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
   <modules>
     <module>maven-scm-provider-cvs-commons</module>
     <module>maven-scm-provider-cvsexe</module>
diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-svn/maven-scm-provider-svn-commons/pom.xml b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-svn/maven-scm-provider-svn-commons/pom.xml
index 428af3e..3caf5b3 100644
--- a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-svn/maven-scm-provider-svn-commons/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-svn/maven-scm-provider-svn-commons/pom.xml
@@ -17,17 +17,16 @@
   ~ 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/maven-v4_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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-scm-providers-svn</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
-    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-svn-commons</artifactId>
   <name>Maven SCM Subversion Provider - Common library</name>
-  <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-svn/maven-scm-provider-svnexe/pom.xml b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-svn/maven-scm-provider-svnexe/pom.xml
index 981b066..16bad76 100644
--- a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-svn/maven-scm-provider-svnexe/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-svn/maven-scm-provider-svnexe/pom.xml
@@ -17,27 +17,26 @@
   ~ 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/maven-v4_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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-scm-providers-svn</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
-    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-svnexe</artifactId>
   <name>Maven SCM Subversion Provider - SVN Executable Impl.</name>
-  <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-svn-commons</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-svntest</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-svn/maven-scm-provider-svntest/pom.xml b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-svn/maven-scm-provider-svntest/pom.xml
index 62d7637..f4af4f9 100644
--- a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-svn/maven-scm-provider-svntest/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-svn/maven-scm-provider-svntest/pom.xml
@@ -17,22 +17,21 @@
   ~ 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/maven-v4_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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-scm-providers-svn</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
-    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-svntest</artifactId>
   <name>Maven SCM Subversion Provider TCK Tests</name>
-  <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-test</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-svn/pom.xml b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-svn/pom.xml
index a05f9b0..1ae8c99 100644
--- a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-svn/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-svn/pom.xml
@@ -17,18 +17,17 @@
   ~ 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/maven-v4_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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-scm-providers</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
-    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-scm-providers-svn</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Maven SCM Subversion Provider - Parent</name>
-  <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
   <modules>
     <module>maven-scm-provider-svn-commons</module>
     <module>maven-scm-provider-svnexe</module>
diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/pom.xml b/maven-scm-providers/pom.xml
index 04fb145..243c86c 100644
--- a/maven-scm-providers/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/pom.xml
@@ -17,18 +17,17 @@
   ~ 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/maven-v4_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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-scm</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
-    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-scm-providers</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Maven SCM Providers</name>
-  <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
   <modules>
     <module>maven-scm-provider-bazaar</module>
     <module>maven-scm-provider-clearcase</module>
@@ -44,12 +43,12 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-api</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-test</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/maven-scm-test/pom.xml b/maven-scm-test/pom.xml
index 44e7436..4e8680d 100644
--- a/maven-scm-test/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-scm-test/pom.xml
@@ -17,27 +17,26 @@
   ~ 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/maven-v4_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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-scm</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
-    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-scm-test</artifactId>
   <name>Maven SCM Test</name>
-  <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-api</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-manager-plexus</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 03dd384..defec53 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
   ~ 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/maven-v4_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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-parent</artifactId>
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@
   <artifactId>maven-scm</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Maven SCM</name>
-  <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.0-beta-4</version>
   <issueManagement>
     <system>jira</system>
     <url>http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/SCM</url>
@@ -60,9 +59,9 @@
     </mailingList>
   </mailingLists>
   <scm>
-    <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/scm/trunk</connection>
-    <developerConnection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/scm/trunk</developerConnection>
-    <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/maven/scm</url>
+    <connection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/scm/tags/maven-scm-1.0-beta-4</connection>
+    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/scm/tags/maven-scm-1.0-beta-4</developerConnection>
+    <url>https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/scm/tags/maven-scm-1.0-beta-4</url>
   </scm>
   <build>
     <pluginManagement>
@@ -105,4 +104,46 @@
       <url>scp://people.apache.org/www/maven.apache.org/scm</url>
     </site>
   </distributionManagement>
+
+  <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <id>sharedResources</id>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <artifactId>maven-remote-resources-plugin</artifactId>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>process</goal>
+                </goals>
+                <configuration>
+                  <resourceBundles>
+                    <resourceBundle>org.apache:apache-jar-resource-bundle:1.0</resourceBundle>
+                  </resourceBundles>
+                </configuration>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
+    <profile>
+      <id>gpgsign</id>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>sign</goal>
+                </goals>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
+  </profiles>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file