diff --git a/maven-scm-api/pom.xml b/maven-scm-api/pom.xml
index ee9fef8..285a961 100644
--- a/maven-scm-api/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-scm-api/pom.xml
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-scm</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
-    <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-scm-api</artifactId>
   <name>Maven SCM API</name>
-  <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
diff --git a/maven-scm-api/release-pom.xml b/maven-scm-api/release-pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4aed847
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-scm-api/release-pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+<project>
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+  <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+  <artifactId>maven-scm-api</artifactId>
+  <name>Maven SCM API</name>
+  <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+  <ciManagement>
+    <notifiers>
+      <notifier>
+        <address>scm-dev@maven.apache.org</address>
+      </notifier>
+    </notifiers>
+  </ciManagement>
+  <inceptionYear>2003</inceptionYear>
+  <developers>
+    <developer>
+      <id>evenisse</id>
+      <name>Emmanuel Venisse</name>
+      <email>emmanuel@venisse.net</email>
+      <organization></organization>
+      <roles>
+        <role>Creator</role>
+      </roles>
+    </developer>
+    <developer>
+      <id>trygvis</id>
+      <name>Trygve Laugstol</name>
+      <email>trygvis@apache.org</email>
+      <organization></organization>
+      <roles>
+        <role>Developer</role>
+      </roles>
+    </developer>
+  </developers>
+  <scm>
+    <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/scm/trunk/maven-scm-api</connection>
+    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/scm/trunk/maven-scm-api</developerConnection>
+    <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/maven/scm/maven-scm-api</url>
+  </scm>
+  <organization>
+    <name>Apache Software Foundation</name>
+    <url>http://www.apache.org/</url>
+  </organization>
+  <build>
+    <sourceDirectory>src/main/java</sourceDirectory>
+    <scriptSourceDirectory>src/main/scripts</scriptSourceDirectory>
+    <testSourceDirectory>src/test/java</testSourceDirectory>
+    <outputDirectory>target/classes</outputDirectory>
+    <testOutputDirectory>target/test-classes</testOutputDirectory>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>src/main/resources</directory>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+    <testResources>
+      <testResource>
+        <directory>src/test/resources</directory>
+      </testResource>
+    </testResources>
+    <directory>target</directory>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+  <repositories>
+    <repository>
+      <releases>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </releases>
+      <id>snapshots</id>
+      <name>Maven Snapshot Development Repository</name>
+      <url>http://snapshots.maven.codehaus.org/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
+    <repository>
+      <snapshots>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </snapshots>
+      <id>central</id>
+      <name>Maven Repository Switchboard</name>
+      <url>http://repo1.maven.org/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
+  </repositories>
+  <pluginRepositories>
+    <pluginRepository>
+      <releases>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </releases>
+      <id>snapshots-plugins</id>
+      <name>Maven Snapshot Plugins Development Repository</name>
+      <url>http://snapshots.maven.codehaus.org/maven2/plugins</url>
+    </pluginRepository>
+    <pluginRepository>
+      <snapshots>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </snapshots>
+      <id>central</id>
+      <name>Maven Plugin Repository</name>
+      <url>http://repo1.maven.org/maven2</url>
+    </pluginRepository>
+  </pluginRepositories>
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>junit</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+      <version>3.8.1</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>plexus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0.3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+  <reporting>
+    <outputDirectory>target/site</outputDirectory>
+  </reporting>
+  <distributionManagement>
+    <repository>
+      <id>repo1</id>
+      <name>Maven Central Repository</name>
+      <url>scp://repo1.maven.org/home/projects/maven/repository-staging/to-ibiblio/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
+    <snapshotRepository>
+      <id>snapshots</id>
+      <name>Maven Central Development Repository</name>
+      <url>scp://repo1.maven.org/home/projects/maven/repository-staging/snapshots/maven2</url>
+    </snapshotRepository>
+    <site>
+      <id>website</id>
+      <url>scp://minotaur.apache.org/www/maven.apache.org/maven2/scm/maven-scm-api</url>
+    </site>
+  </distributionManagement>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/maven-scm-client/pom.xml b/maven-scm-client/pom.xml
index 2cccd8a..90120d7 100644
--- a/maven-scm-client/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-scm-client/pom.xml
@@ -2,47 +2,47 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-scm</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
-    <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-scm-client</artifactId>
   <name>Maven SCM Client</name>
-  <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-perforce</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-manager-plexus</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-local</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-clearcase</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-starteam</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-cvs</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-svn</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/maven-scm-client/release-pom.xml b/maven-scm-client/release-pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da57c64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-scm-client/release-pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+<project>
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+  <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+  <artifactId>maven-scm-client</artifactId>
+  <name>Maven SCM Client</name>
+  <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+  <ciManagement>
+    <notifiers>
+      <notifier>
+        <address>scm-dev@maven.apache.org</address>
+      </notifier>
+    </notifiers>
+  </ciManagement>
+  <inceptionYear>2003</inceptionYear>
+  <developers>
+    <developer>
+      <id>evenisse</id>
+      <name>Emmanuel Venisse</name>
+      <email>emmanuel@venisse.net</email>
+      <organization></organization>
+      <roles>
+        <role>Creator</role>
+      </roles>
+    </developer>
+    <developer>
+      <id>trygvis</id>
+      <name>Trygve Laugstol</name>
+      <email>trygvis@apache.org</email>
+      <organization></organization>
+      <roles>
+        <role>Developer</role>
+      </roles>
+    </developer>
+  </developers>
+  <scm>
+    <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/scm/trunk/maven-scm-client</connection>
+    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/scm/trunk/maven-scm-client</developerConnection>
+    <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/maven/scm/maven-scm-client</url>
+  </scm>
+  <organization>
+    <name>Apache Software Foundation</name>
+    <url>http://www.apache.org/</url>
+  </organization>
+  <build>
+    <sourceDirectory>src/main/java</sourceDirectory>
+    <scriptSourceDirectory>src/main/scripts</scriptSourceDirectory>
+    <testSourceDirectory>src/test/java</testSourceDirectory>
+    <outputDirectory>target/classes</outputDirectory>
+    <testOutputDirectory>target/test-classes</testOutputDirectory>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>src/main/resources</directory>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+    <testResources>
+      <testResource>
+        <directory>src/test/resources</directory>
+      </testResource>
+    </testResources>
+    <directory>target</directory>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+  <repositories>
+    <repository>
+      <releases>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </releases>
+      <id>snapshots</id>
+      <name>Maven Snapshot Development Repository</name>
+      <url>http://snapshots.maven.codehaus.org/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
+    <repository>
+      <snapshots>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </snapshots>
+      <id>central</id>
+      <name>Maven Repository Switchboard</name>
+      <url>http://repo1.maven.org/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
+  </repositories>
+  <pluginRepositories>
+    <pluginRepository>
+      <releases>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </releases>
+      <id>snapshots-plugins</id>
+      <name>Maven Snapshot Plugins Development Repository</name>
+      <url>http://snapshots.maven.codehaus.org/maven2/plugins</url>
+    </pluginRepository>
+    <pluginRepository>
+      <snapshots>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </snapshots>
+      <id>central</id>
+      <name>Maven Plugin Repository</name>
+      <url>http://repo1.maven.org/maven2</url>
+    </pluginRepository>
+  </pluginRepositories>
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>plexus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0.3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>junit</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+      <version>3.8.1</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-perforce</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>classworlds</groupId>
+      <artifactId>classworlds</artifactId>
+      <version>1.1-alpha-2</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-scm-api</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-scm-manager-plexus</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-clearcase</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>plexus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>plexus-container-default</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-5</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-local</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-starteam</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-cvs</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>regexp</groupId>
+      <artifactId>regexp</artifactId>
+      <version>1.3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-svn</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+  <reporting>
+    <outputDirectory>target/site</outputDirectory>
+  </reporting>
+  <distributionManagement>
+    <repository>
+      <id>repo1</id>
+      <name>Maven Central Repository</name>
+      <url>scp://repo1.maven.org/home/projects/maven/repository-staging/to-ibiblio/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
+    <snapshotRepository>
+      <id>snapshots</id>
+      <name>Maven Central Development Repository</name>
+      <url>scp://repo1.maven.org/home/projects/maven/repository-staging/snapshots/maven2</url>
+    </snapshotRepository>
+    <site>
+      <id>website</id>
+      <url>scp://minotaur.apache.org/www/maven.apache.org/maven2/scm/maven-scm-client</url>
+    </site>
+  </distributionManagement>
+</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 7342b2e..70642c0 100644
--- a/maven-scm-managers/maven-scm-manager-plexus/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-scm-managers/maven-scm-manager-plexus/pom.xml
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-scm-managers</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
-    <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-scm-manager-plexus</artifactId>
   <name>Maven SCM Manager for Plexus</name>
-  <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>plexus</groupId>
diff --git a/maven-scm-managers/maven-scm-manager-plexus/release-pom.xml b/maven-scm-managers/maven-scm-manager-plexus/release-pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a87fcb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-scm-managers/maven-scm-manager-plexus/release-pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+<project>
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+  <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+  <artifactId>maven-scm-manager-plexus</artifactId>
+  <name>Maven SCM Manager for Plexus</name>
+  <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+  <ciManagement>
+    <notifiers>
+      <notifier>
+        <address>scm-dev@maven.apache.org</address>
+      </notifier>
+    </notifiers>
+  </ciManagement>
+  <inceptionYear>2003</inceptionYear>
+  <developers>
+    <developer>
+      <id>evenisse</id>
+      <name>Emmanuel Venisse</name>
+      <email>emmanuel@venisse.net</email>
+      <organization></organization>
+      <roles>
+        <role>Creator</role>
+      </roles>
+    </developer>
+    <developer>
+      <id>trygvis</id>
+      <name>Trygve Laugstol</name>
+      <email>trygvis@apache.org</email>
+      <organization></organization>
+      <roles>
+        <role>Developer</role>
+      </roles>
+    </developer>
+  </developers>
+  <scm>
+    <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/scm/trunk/maven-scm-managers/maven-scm-manager-plexus</connection>
+    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/scm/trunk/maven-scm-managers/maven-scm-manager-plexus</developerConnection>
+    <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/maven/scm/maven-scm-managers/maven-scm-manager-plexus</url>
+  </scm>
+  <organization>
+    <name>Apache Software Foundation</name>
+    <url>http://www.apache.org/</url>
+  </organization>
+  <build>
+    <sourceDirectory>src/main/java</sourceDirectory>
+    <scriptSourceDirectory>src/main/scripts</scriptSourceDirectory>
+    <testSourceDirectory>src/test/java</testSourceDirectory>
+    <outputDirectory>target/classes</outputDirectory>
+    <testOutputDirectory>target/test-classes</testOutputDirectory>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>src/main/resources</directory>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+    <testResources>
+      <testResource>
+        <directory>src/test/resources</directory>
+      </testResource>
+    </testResources>
+    <directory>target</directory>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+  <repositories>
+    <repository>
+      <releases>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </releases>
+      <id>snapshots</id>
+      <name>Maven Snapshot Development Repository</name>
+      <url>http://snapshots.maven.codehaus.org/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
+    <repository>
+      <snapshots>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </snapshots>
+      <id>central</id>
+      <name>Maven Repository Switchboard</name>
+      <url>http://repo1.maven.org/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
+  </repositories>
+  <pluginRepositories>
+    <pluginRepository>
+      <releases>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </releases>
+      <id>snapshots-plugins</id>
+      <name>Maven Snapshot Plugins Development Repository</name>
+      <url>http://snapshots.maven.codehaus.org/maven2/plugins</url>
+    </pluginRepository>
+    <pluginRepository>
+      <snapshots>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </snapshots>
+      <id>central</id>
+      <name>Maven Plugin Repository</name>
+      <url>http://repo1.maven.org/maven2</url>
+    </pluginRepository>
+  </pluginRepositories>
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>plexus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>plexus-container-default</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-5</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>plexus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0.3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>junit</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+      <version>3.8.1</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>classworlds</groupId>
+      <artifactId>classworlds</artifactId>
+      <version>1.1-alpha-2</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-scm-api</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+  <reporting>
+    <outputDirectory>target/site</outputDirectory>
+  </reporting>
+  <distributionManagement>
+    <repository>
+      <id>repo1</id>
+      <name>Maven Central Repository</name>
+      <url>scp://repo1.maven.org/home/projects/maven/repository-staging/to-ibiblio/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
+    <snapshotRepository>
+      <id>snapshots</id>
+      <name>Maven Central Development Repository</name>
+      <url>scp://repo1.maven.org/home/projects/maven/repository-staging/snapshots/maven2</url>
+    </snapshotRepository>
+    <site>
+      <id>website</id>
+      <url>scp://minotaur.apache.org/www/maven.apache.org/maven2/scm/maven-scm-managers/maven-scm-manager-plexus</url>
+    </site>
+  </distributionManagement>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/maven-scm-managers/maven-scm-manager-plexus/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/manager/plexus/DefaultScmManager.java b/maven-scm-managers/maven-scm-manager-plexus/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/manager/plexus/DefaultScmManager.java
index 30edfb0..52b8b86 100644
--- a/maven-scm-managers/maven-scm-manager-plexus/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/manager/plexus/DefaultScmManager.java
+++ b/maven-scm-managers/maven-scm-manager-plexus/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/manager/plexus/DefaultScmManager.java
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
 {
     private Map scmProviders;
 
+    private PlexusLogger logger;
+
     private final static String ILLEGAL_SCM_URL = "The scm url must be on the form "
                                                   + "'scm:<scm provider><delimiter><provider specific part>' "
                                                   + "where <delimiter> can be either ':' or '|'.";
@@ -94,6 +96,13 @@
             throw new NoSuchScmProviderException( providerType );
         }
 
+        if ( logger == null )
+        {
+            logger = new PlexusLogger( getLogger() );
+
+            scmProvider.addListener( logger );
+        }
+
         return scmProvider;
     }
 
diff --git a/maven-scm-managers/maven-scm-manager-plexus/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/manager/plexus/PlexusLogger.java b/maven-scm-managers/maven-scm-manager-plexus/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/manager/plexus/PlexusLogger.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11ad55a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-scm-managers/maven-scm-manager-plexus/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/manager/plexus/PlexusLogger.java
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+package org.apache.maven.scm.manager.plexus;
+
+/*
+ * Copyright 2001-2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * Licensed 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.
+ */
+
+import org.apache.maven.scm.log.ScmLogger;
+import org.codehaus.plexus.logging.Logger;
+
+/**
+ * @author <a href="mailto:evenisse@apache.org">Emmanuel Venisse</a>
+ * @version $Id$
+ */
+public class PlexusLogger
+    implements ScmLogger
+{
+    private Logger logger;
+
+    public PlexusLogger( Logger logger )
+    {
+        this.logger = logger;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see org.apache.maven.scm.log.ScmLogger#isDebugEnabled()
+     */
+    public boolean isDebugEnabled()
+    {
+        return logger.isDebugEnabled();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see org.apache.maven.scm.log.ScmLogger#debug(java.lang.String)
+     */
+    public void debug( String content )
+    {
+        logger.debug( content );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see org.apache.maven.scm.log.ScmLogger#debug(java.lang.String, java.lang.Throwable)
+     */
+    public void debug( String content, Throwable error )
+    {
+        logger.debug( content, error );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see org.apache.maven.scm.log.ScmLogger#debug(java.lang.Throwable)
+     */
+    public void debug( Throwable error )
+    {
+        logger.debug( "", error );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see org.apache.maven.scm.log.ScmLogger#isInfoEnabled()
+     */
+    public boolean isInfoEnabled()
+    {
+        return logger.isInfoEnabled();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see org.apache.maven.scm.log.ScmLogger#info(java.lang.String)
+     */
+    public void info( String content )
+    {
+        logger.info( content );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see org.apache.maven.scm.log.ScmLogger#info(java.lang.String, java.lang.Throwable)
+     */
+    public void info( String content, Throwable error )
+    {
+        logger.info( content, error );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see org.apache.maven.scm.log.ScmLogger#info(java.lang.Throwable)
+     */
+    public void info( Throwable error )
+    {
+        logger.info( "", error );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see org.apache.maven.scm.log.ScmLogger#isWarnEnabled()
+     */
+    public boolean isWarnEnabled()
+    {
+        return logger.isWarnEnabled();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see org.apache.maven.scm.log.ScmLogger#warn(java.lang.String)
+     */
+    public void warn( String content )
+    {
+        logger.warn( content );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see org.apache.maven.scm.log.ScmLogger#warn(java.lang.String, java.lang.Throwable)
+     */
+    public void warn( String content, Throwable error )
+    {
+        logger.warn( content, error );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see org.apache.maven.scm.log.ScmLogger#warn(java.lang.Throwable)
+     */
+    public void warn( Throwable error )
+    {
+        logger.warn( "", error );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see org.apache.maven.scm.log.ScmLogger#isErrorEnabled()
+     */
+    public boolean isErrorEnabled()
+    {
+        return logger.isErrorEnabled();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see org.apache.maven.scm.log.ScmLogger#error(java.lang.String)
+     */
+    public void error( String content )
+    {
+        logger.error( content );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see org.apache.maven.scm.log.ScmLogger#error(java.lang.String, java.lang.Throwable)
+     */
+    public void error( String content, Throwable error )
+    {
+        logger.error( content, error );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see org.apache.maven.scm.log.ScmLogger#error(java.lang.Throwable)
+     */
+    public void error( Throwable error )
+    {
+        logger.error( "", error );
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/maven-scm-managers/pom.xml b/maven-scm-managers/pom.xml
index 78f54c6..4f9f454 100644
--- a/maven-scm-managers/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-scm-managers/pom.xml
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-scm</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
-    <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-scm-managers</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Maven SCM Managers</name>
-  <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
   <modules>
     <module>maven-scm-manager-plexus</module>
   </modules>
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-api</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/maven-scm-managers/release-pom.xml b/maven-scm-managers/release-pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d02f16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-scm-managers/release-pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+<project>
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+  <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+  <artifactId>maven-scm-managers</artifactId>
+  <packaging>pom</packaging>
+  <name>Maven SCM Managers</name>
+  <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+  <ciManagement>
+    <notifiers>
+      <notifier>
+        <address>scm-dev@maven.apache.org</address>
+      </notifier>
+    </notifiers>
+  </ciManagement>
+  <inceptionYear>2003</inceptionYear>
+  <developers>
+    <developer>
+      <id>evenisse</id>
+      <name>Emmanuel Venisse</name>
+      <email>emmanuel@venisse.net</email>
+      <organization></organization>
+      <roles>
+        <role>Creator</role>
+      </roles>
+    </developer>
+    <developer>
+      <id>trygvis</id>
+      <name>Trygve Laugstol</name>
+      <email>trygvis@apache.org</email>
+      <organization></organization>
+      <roles>
+        <role>Developer</role>
+      </roles>
+    </developer>
+  </developers>
+  <scm>
+    <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/scm/trunk/maven-scm-managers</connection>
+    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/scm/trunk/maven-scm-managers</developerConnection>
+    <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/maven/scm/maven-scm-managers</url>
+  </scm>
+  <organization>
+    <name>Apache Software Foundation</name>
+    <url>http://www.apache.org/</url>
+  </organization>
+  <build>
+    <sourceDirectory>src/main/java</sourceDirectory>
+    <scriptSourceDirectory>src/main/scripts</scriptSourceDirectory>
+    <testSourceDirectory>src/test/java</testSourceDirectory>
+    <outputDirectory>target/classes</outputDirectory>
+    <testOutputDirectory>target/test-classes</testOutputDirectory>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>src/main/resources</directory>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+    <testResources>
+      <testResource>
+        <directory>src/test/resources</directory>
+      </testResource>
+    </testResources>
+    <directory>target</directory>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+  <modules>
+    <module>maven-scm-manager-plexus</module>
+  </modules>
+  <repositories>
+    <repository>
+      <releases>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </releases>
+      <id>snapshots</id>
+      <name>Maven Snapshot Development Repository</name>
+      <url>http://snapshots.maven.codehaus.org/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
+    <repository>
+      <snapshots>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </snapshots>
+      <id>central</id>
+      <name>Maven Repository Switchboard</name>
+      <url>http://repo1.maven.org/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
+  </repositories>
+  <pluginRepositories>
+    <pluginRepository>
+      <releases>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </releases>
+      <id>snapshots-plugins</id>
+      <name>Maven Snapshot Plugins Development Repository</name>
+      <url>http://snapshots.maven.codehaus.org/maven2/plugins</url>
+    </pluginRepository>
+    <pluginRepository>
+      <snapshots>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </snapshots>
+      <id>central</id>
+      <name>Maven Plugin Repository</name>
+      <url>http://repo1.maven.org/maven2</url>
+    </pluginRepository>
+  </pluginRepositories>
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>junit</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+      <version>3.8.1</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>plexus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0.3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-scm-api</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+  <reporting>
+    <outputDirectory>target/site</outputDirectory>
+  </reporting>
+  <distributionManagement>
+    <repository>
+      <id>repo1</id>
+      <name>Maven Central Repository</name>
+      <url>scp://repo1.maven.org/home/projects/maven/repository-staging/to-ibiblio/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
+    <snapshotRepository>
+      <id>snapshots</id>
+      <name>Maven Central Development Repository</name>
+      <url>scp://repo1.maven.org/home/projects/maven/repository-staging/snapshots/maven2</url>
+    </snapshotRepository>
+    <site>
+      <id>website</id>
+      <url>scp://minotaur.apache.org/www/maven.apache.org/maven2/scm/maven-scm-managers</url>
+    </site>
+  </distributionManagement>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/maven-scm-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-scm-plugin/pom.xml
index 44cc666..2119c25 100644
--- a/maven-scm-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-scm-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-scm</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
-    <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
   <artifactId>maven-scm-plugin</artifactId>
   <packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
   <name>Maven SCM Plugin</name>
-  <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
@@ -19,37 +19,37 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-perforce</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-manager-plexus</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-local</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-clearcase</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-starteam</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-cvs</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-svn</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
-</project>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/maven-scm-plugin/release-pom.xml b/maven-scm-plugin/release-pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2239208
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-scm-plugin/release-pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
+<project>
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+  <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+  <artifactId>maven-scm-plugin</artifactId>
+  <packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
+  <name>Maven SCM Plugin</name>
+  <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+  <ciManagement>
+    <notifiers>
+      <notifier>
+        <address>scm-dev@maven.apache.org</address>
+      </notifier>
+    </notifiers>
+  </ciManagement>
+  <inceptionYear>2003</inceptionYear>
+  <developers>
+    <developer>
+      <id>evenisse</id>
+      <name>Emmanuel Venisse</name>
+      <email>emmanuel@venisse.net</email>
+      <organization></organization>
+      <roles>
+        <role>Creator</role>
+      </roles>
+    </developer>
+    <developer>
+      <id>trygvis</id>
+      <name>Trygve Laugstol</name>
+      <email>trygvis@apache.org</email>
+      <organization></organization>
+      <roles>
+        <role>Developer</role>
+      </roles>
+    </developer>
+  </developers>
+  <scm>
+    <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/scm/trunk/maven-scm-plugin</connection>
+    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/scm/trunk/maven-scm-plugin</developerConnection>
+    <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/maven/scm/maven-scm-plugin</url>
+  </scm>
+  <organization>
+    <name>Apache Software Foundation</name>
+    <url>http://www.apache.org/</url>
+  </organization>
+  <build>
+    <sourceDirectory>src/main/java</sourceDirectory>
+    <scriptSourceDirectory>src/main/scripts</scriptSourceDirectory>
+    <testSourceDirectory>src/test/java</testSourceDirectory>
+    <outputDirectory>target/classes</outputDirectory>
+    <testOutputDirectory>target/test-classes</testOutputDirectory>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>src/main/resources</directory>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+    <testResources>
+      <testResource>
+        <directory>src/test/resources</directory>
+      </testResource>
+    </testResources>
+    <directory>target</directory>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+  <repositories>
+    <repository>
+      <releases>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </releases>
+      <id>snapshots</id>
+      <name>Maven Snapshot Development Repository</name>
+      <url>http://snapshots.maven.codehaus.org/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
+    <repository>
+      <snapshots>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </snapshots>
+      <id>central</id>
+      <name>Maven Repository Switchboard</name>
+      <url>http://repo1.maven.org/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
+  </repositories>
+  <pluginRepositories>
+    <pluginRepository>
+      <releases>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </releases>
+      <id>snapshots-plugins</id>
+      <name>Maven Snapshot Plugins Development Repository</name>
+      <url>http://snapshots.maven.codehaus.org/maven2/plugins</url>
+    </pluginRepository>
+    <pluginRepository>
+      <snapshots>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </snapshots>
+      <id>central</id>
+      <name>Maven Plugin Repository</name>
+      <url>http://repo1.maven.org/maven2</url>
+    </pluginRepository>
+  </pluginRepositories>
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>plexus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0.3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>junit</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+      <version>3.8.1</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-clearcase</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-starteam</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>classworlds</groupId>
+      <artifactId>classworlds</artifactId>
+      <version>1.1-alpha-2</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-perforce</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
+      <version>2.0-beta-1</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-local</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>plexus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>plexus-container-default</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-5</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-scm-manager-plexus</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-cvs</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>regexp</groupId>
+      <artifactId>regexp</artifactId>
+      <version>1.3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-scm-api</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-svn</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+  <reporting>
+    <outputDirectory>target/site</outputDirectory>
+  </reporting>
+  <distributionManagement>
+    <repository>
+      <id>repo1</id>
+      <name>Maven Central Repository</name>
+      <url>scp://repo1.maven.org/home/projects/maven/repository-staging/to-ibiblio/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
+    <snapshotRepository>
+      <id>snapshots</id>
+      <name>Maven Central Development Repository</name>
+      <url>scp://repo1.maven.org/home/projects/maven/repository-staging/snapshots/maven2</url>
+    </snapshotRepository>
+    <site>
+      <id>website</id>
+      <url>scp://minotaur.apache.org/www/maven.apache.org/maven2/scm/maven-scm-plugin</url>
+    </site>
+  </distributionManagement>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-clearcase/pom.xml b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-clearcase/pom.xml
index c89897f..1360b63 100644
--- a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-clearcase/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-clearcase/pom.xml
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-scm-providers</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
-    <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-clearcase</artifactId>
   <name>Maven SCM Clearcase Provider</name>
-  <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-clearcase/release-pom.xml b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-clearcase/release-pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9eadc0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-clearcase/release-pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+<project>
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+  <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+  <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-clearcase</artifactId>
+  <name>Maven SCM Clearcase Provider</name>
+  <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+  <ciManagement>
+    <notifiers>
+      <notifier>
+        <address>scm-dev@maven.apache.org</address>
+      </notifier>
+    </notifiers>
+  </ciManagement>
+  <inceptionYear>2003</inceptionYear>
+  <developers>
+    <developer>
+      <id>evenisse</id>
+      <name>Emmanuel Venisse</name>
+      <email>emmanuel@venisse.net</email>
+      <organization></organization>
+      <roles>
+        <role>Creator</role>
+      </roles>
+    </developer>
+    <developer>
+      <id>trygvis</id>
+      <name>Trygve Laugstol</name>
+      <email>trygvis@apache.org</email>
+      <organization></organization>
+      <roles>
+        <role>Developer</role>
+      </roles>
+    </developer>
+  </developers>
+  <scm>
+    <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/scm/trunk/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-clearcase</connection>
+    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/scm/trunk/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-clearcase</developerConnection>
+    <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/maven/scm/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-clearcase</url>
+  </scm>
+  <organization>
+    <name>Apache Software Foundation</name>
+    <url>http://www.apache.org/</url>
+  </organization>
+  <build>
+    <sourceDirectory>src/main/java</sourceDirectory>
+    <scriptSourceDirectory>src/main/scripts</scriptSourceDirectory>
+    <testSourceDirectory>src/test/java</testSourceDirectory>
+    <outputDirectory>target/classes</outputDirectory>
+    <testOutputDirectory>target/test-classes</testOutputDirectory>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>src/main/resources</directory>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+    <testResources>
+      <testResource>
+        <directory>src/test/resources</directory>
+      </testResource>
+    </testResources>
+    <directory>target</directory>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+  <repositories>
+    <repository>
+      <releases>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </releases>
+      <id>snapshots</id>
+      <name>Maven Snapshot Development Repository</name>
+      <url>http://snapshots.maven.codehaus.org/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
+    <repository>
+      <snapshots>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </snapshots>
+      <id>central</id>
+      <name>Maven Repository Switchboard</name>
+      <url>http://repo1.maven.org/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
+  </repositories>
+  <pluginRepositories>
+    <pluginRepository>
+      <releases>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </releases>
+      <id>snapshots-plugins</id>
+      <name>Maven Snapshot Plugins Development Repository</name>
+      <url>http://snapshots.maven.codehaus.org/maven2/plugins</url>
+    </pluginRepository>
+    <pluginRepository>
+      <snapshots>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </snapshots>
+      <id>central</id>
+      <name>Maven Plugin Repository</name>
+      <url>http://repo1.maven.org/maven2</url>
+    </pluginRepository>
+  </pluginRepositories>
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>plexus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0.3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>plexus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>plexus-container-default</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-5</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>junit</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+      <version>3.8.1</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-scm-test</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>classworlds</groupId>
+      <artifactId>classworlds</artifactId>
+      <version>1.1-alpha-2</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-scm-api</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-scm-manager-plexus</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+  <reporting>
+    <outputDirectory>target/site</outputDirectory>
+  </reporting>
+  <distributionManagement>
+    <repository>
+      <id>repo1</id>
+      <name>Maven Central Repository</name>
+      <url>scp://repo1.maven.org/home/projects/maven/repository-staging/to-ibiblio/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
+    <snapshotRepository>
+      <id>snapshots</id>
+      <name>Maven Central Development Repository</name>
+      <url>scp://repo1.maven.org/home/projects/maven/repository-staging/snapshots/maven2</url>
+    </snapshotRepository>
+    <site>
+      <id>website</id>
+      <url>scp://minotaur.apache.org/www/maven.apache.org/maven2/scm/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-clearcase</url>
+    </site>
+  </distributionManagement>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-cvs/pom.xml b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-cvs/pom.xml
index 6595cbe..e1ffd47 100644
--- a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-cvs/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-cvs/pom.xml
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-scm-providers</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
-    <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-cvs</artifactId>
   <name>Maven SCM CVS Provider</name>
-  <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-cvs/release-pom.xml b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-cvs/release-pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09f18ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-cvs/release-pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+<project>
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+  <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+  <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-cvs</artifactId>
+  <name>Maven SCM CVS Provider</name>
+  <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+  <ciManagement>
+    <notifiers>
+      <notifier>
+        <address>scm-dev@maven.apache.org</address>
+      </notifier>
+    </notifiers>
+  </ciManagement>
+  <inceptionYear>2003</inceptionYear>
+  <developers>
+    <developer>
+      <id>evenisse</id>
+      <name>Emmanuel Venisse</name>
+      <email>emmanuel@venisse.net</email>
+      <organization></organization>
+      <roles>
+        <role>Creator</role>
+      </roles>
+    </developer>
+    <developer>
+      <id>trygvis</id>
+      <name>Trygve Laugstol</name>
+      <email>trygvis@apache.org</email>
+      <organization></organization>
+      <roles>
+        <role>Developer</role>
+      </roles>
+    </developer>
+  </developers>
+  <scm>
+    <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/scm/trunk/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-cvs</connection>
+    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/scm/trunk/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-cvs</developerConnection>
+    <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/maven/scm/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-cvs</url>
+  </scm>
+  <organization>
+    <name>Apache Software Foundation</name>
+    <url>http://www.apache.org/</url>
+  </organization>
+  <build>
+    <sourceDirectory>src/main/java</sourceDirectory>
+    <scriptSourceDirectory>src/main/scripts</scriptSourceDirectory>
+    <testSourceDirectory>src/test/java</testSourceDirectory>
+    <outputDirectory>target/classes</outputDirectory>
+    <testOutputDirectory>target/test-classes</testOutputDirectory>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>src/main/resources</directory>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+    <testResources>
+      <testResource>
+        <directory>src/test/resources</directory>
+      </testResource>
+    </testResources>
+    <directory>target</directory>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+  <repositories>
+    <repository>
+      <releases>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </releases>
+      <id>snapshots</id>
+      <name>Maven Snapshot Development Repository</name>
+      <url>http://snapshots.maven.codehaus.org/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
+    <repository>
+      <snapshots>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </snapshots>
+      <id>central</id>
+      <name>Maven Repository Switchboard</name>
+      <url>http://repo1.maven.org/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
+  </repositories>
+  <pluginRepositories>
+    <pluginRepository>
+      <releases>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </releases>
+      <id>snapshots-plugins</id>
+      <name>Maven Snapshot Plugins Development Repository</name>
+      <url>http://snapshots.maven.codehaus.org/maven2/plugins</url>
+    </pluginRepository>
+    <pluginRepository>
+      <snapshots>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </snapshots>
+      <id>central</id>
+      <name>Maven Plugin Repository</name>
+      <url>http://repo1.maven.org/maven2</url>
+    </pluginRepository>
+  </pluginRepositories>
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-scm-api</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>plexus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>plexus-container-default</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-5</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>plexus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0.3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>junit</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+      <version>3.8.1</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-scm-manager-plexus</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-scm-test</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>classworlds</groupId>
+      <artifactId>classworlds</artifactId>
+      <version>1.1-alpha-2</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+  <reporting>
+    <outputDirectory>target/site</outputDirectory>
+  </reporting>
+  <distributionManagement>
+    <repository>
+      <id>repo1</id>
+      <name>Maven Central Repository</name>
+      <url>scp://repo1.maven.org/home/projects/maven/repository-staging/to-ibiblio/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
+    <snapshotRepository>
+      <id>snapshots</id>
+      <name>Maven Central Development Repository</name>
+      <url>scp://repo1.maven.org/home/projects/maven/repository-staging/snapshots/maven2</url>
+    </snapshotRepository>
+    <site>
+      <id>website</id>
+      <url>scp://minotaur.apache.org/www/maven.apache.org/maven2/scm/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-cvs</url>
+    </site>
+  </distributionManagement>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-cvs/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/cvslib/CvsScmProvider.java b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-cvs/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/cvslib/CvsScmProvider.java
index b01f942..4ebac9e 100644
--- a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-cvs/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/cvslib/CvsScmProvider.java
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-cvs/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/cvslib/CvsScmProvider.java
@@ -246,6 +246,9 @@
 
         if ( transport.equalsIgnoreCase( TRANSPORT_PSERVER ) )
         {
+            // set default port, it's necessary for checking entries in .cvspass
+            port = 2401;
+
             if ( tokens.length == 4 )
             {
                 String userhost = tokens[1];
@@ -316,7 +319,7 @@
 
                     port = new Integer( tokens[2] ).intValue();
                 }
-                else if ( tokens[2].indexOf( "@" ) > 0 )
+                else if ( tokens[2].indexOf( "@" ) >= 0 )
                 {
                     //<username>:<password>@<hostname>
                     user = tokens[1];
@@ -350,16 +353,22 @@
                 module = tokens[4];
             }
 
-            String userHostPort = host;
+            String userHost = host;
+
             if ( user != null )
             {
-                userHostPort = user + "@" + host;
+                userHost = user + "@" + host;
             }
+
+            // cvsroot format is :pserver:[user@]host:[port]path
+            cvsroot = ":" + transport + ":" + userHost + ":";
+
             if ( port != -1 )
             {
-                userHostPort += ":" + port;
+                cvsroot += port;
             }
-            cvsroot = ":" + transport + ":" + userHostPort + ":" + path;
+
+            cvsroot += path;
         }
         else
         {
diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-cvs/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/cvslib/command/login/CvsPass.java b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-cvs/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/cvslib/command/login/CvsPass.java
index cf8f81f..d372a1c 100644
--- a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-cvs/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/cvslib/command/login/CvsPass.java
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-cvs/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/cvslib/command/login/CvsPass.java
@@ -109,14 +109,13 @@
 
                 while ( ( line = reader.readLine() ) != null )
                 {
-                    if ( !line.startsWith( cvsRoot ) )
+                    if ( !line.startsWith( cvsRoot ) && !line.startsWith( "/1 " + cvsRoot ) )
                     {
-//                        buf.append( line ).append( System.getProperty("line.separator") );
                         buf.append( line ).append( "\n" );
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        logger.debug( "cvsroot " + cvsRoot + " already exist in " + passFile.getAbsolutePath() );
+                        logger.debug( "cvsroot " + cvsRoot + " already exist in " + passFile.getAbsolutePath() + ". SKIPPED." );
 
                         return;
                     }
@@ -130,7 +129,7 @@
 
             //logger.debug( "password: " + password );
 
-            String pwdfile = buf.toString() + cvsRoot + " A" + mangle( password );
+            String pwdfile = buf.toString() + "/1 " + cvsRoot + " A" + mangle( password );
 
             logger.debug( "Writing -> " + pwdfile );
 
diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-cvs/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/cvslib/repository/CvsScmProviderRepositoryTest.java b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-cvs/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/cvslib/repository/CvsScmProviderRepositoryTest.java
index af7634a..652a351 100644
--- a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-cvs/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/cvslib/repository/CvsScmProviderRepositoryTest.java
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-cvs/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/cvslib/repository/CvsScmProviderRepositoryTest.java
@@ -74,14 +74,13 @@
 
         assertEquals( "/home/cvspublic", repo.getPath() );
 
-        assertEquals( ":pserver:anoncvs@cvs.apache.org:/home/cvspublic", repo.getCvsRoot() );
-
+        assertEquals( ":pserver:anoncvs@cvs.apache.org:2401/home/cvspublic", repo.getCvsRoot() );
     }
 
-    public void testParseRemotePserverConnectionWithPort()
+    public void testParseRemotePserverConnection2()
         throws Exception
     {
-        String url = "pserver:anoncvs@cvs.apache.org:2401:/home/cvspublic:maven";
+        String url = "pserver:anoncvs:@cvs.apache.org:/home/cvspublic:maven";
 
         CvsScmProviderRepository repo = testUrl( url );
 
@@ -93,10 +92,29 @@
 
         assertEquals( "/home/cvspublic", repo.getPath() );
 
+        assertEquals( ":pserver:anoncvs@cvs.apache.org:2401/home/cvspublic", repo.getCvsRoot() );
+    }
+
+    public void testParseRemotePserverConnectionWithPort()
+        throws Exception
+    {
+        String url = "pserver:anoncvs:@cvs.apache.org:2401:/home/cvspublic:maven";
+
+        CvsScmProviderRepository repo = testUrl( url );
+
+        assertEquals( "pserver", repo.getTransport() );
+
+        assertEquals( "anoncvs", repo.getUser() );
+
+        assertEquals( "", repo.getPassword() );
+
+        assertEquals( "cvs.apache.org", repo.getHost() );
+
+        assertEquals( "/home/cvspublic", repo.getPath() );
+
         assertEquals( 2401, repo.getPort() );
 
-        assertEquals( ":pserver:anoncvs@cvs.apache.org:2401:/home/cvspublic", repo.getCvsRoot() );
-
+        assertEquals( ":pserver:anoncvs@cvs.apache.org:2401/home/cvspublic", repo.getCvsRoot() );
     }
 
     public void testParseRemotePserverConnectionWithPassword()
@@ -116,7 +134,7 @@
 
         assertEquals( "/home/cvspublic", repo.getPath() );
 
-        assertEquals( ":pserver:anoncvs@cvs.apache.org:/home/cvspublic", repo.getCvsRoot() );
+        assertEquals( ":pserver:anoncvs@cvs.apache.org:2401/home/cvspublic", repo.getCvsRoot() );
     }
 
     public void testParseRemotePserverConnectionWithPortAndPassword()
@@ -138,7 +156,7 @@
 
         assertEquals( 2401, repo.getPort() );
 
-        assertEquals( ":pserver:anoncvs@cvs.apache.org:2401:/home/cvspublic", repo.getCvsRoot() );
+        assertEquals( ":pserver:anoncvs@cvs.apache.org:2401/home/cvspublic", repo.getCvsRoot() );
     }
 
     public void testParseRemotePserverConnectionWithBarsAsDelimiter()
@@ -156,7 +174,7 @@
 
         assertEquals( "/home/cvspublic", repo.getPath() );
 
-        assertEquals( ":pserver:anoncvs@cvs.apache.org:/home/cvspublic", repo.getCvsRoot() );
+        assertEquals( ":pserver:anoncvs@cvs.apache.org:2401/home/cvspublic", repo.getCvsRoot() );
     }
 
     public void testIllegalRepository()
@@ -185,9 +203,11 @@
     //
     // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    private CvsScmProviderRepository testUrl( String url, char delimiter )
+    private CvsScmProviderRepository testUrl( String url, char delimiter, int nbErrorMessages )
         throws Exception
     {
+        assertEquals( nbErrorMessages, scmManager.validateScmRepository( "scm:cvs" + delimiter + url ).size() );
+
         ScmRepository repository = scmManager.makeScmRepository( "scm:cvs" + delimiter + url );
 
         assertNotNull( "ScmManager.makeScmRepository() returned null", repository );
@@ -203,7 +223,13 @@
     private CvsScmProviderRepository testUrl( String url )
         throws Exception
     {
-        return testUrl( url, ':' );
+        return testUrl( url, ':', 0 );
+    }
+
+    private CvsScmProviderRepository testUrl( String url, char delimiter )
+        throws Exception
+    {
+        return testUrl( url, delimiter, 0 );
     }
 
     private void testIllegalUrl( String url )
@@ -211,7 +237,7 @@
     {
         try
         {
-            testUrl( "scm:cvs:" + url );
+            testUrl( "scm:cvs:" + url, ':', 1 );
 
             fail( "Expected a ScmRepositoryException while testing the url '" + url + "'." );
         }
diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-local/pom.xml b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-local/pom.xml
index 041302a..4c8f7c9 100644
--- a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-local/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-local/pom.xml
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-scm-providers</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
-    <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-local</artifactId>
   <name>Maven SCM Local Provider</name>
-  <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-local/release-pom.xml b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-local/release-pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..732317f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-local/release-pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+<project>
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+  <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+  <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-local</artifactId>
+  <name>Maven SCM Local Provider</name>
+  <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+  <ciManagement>
+    <notifiers>
+      <notifier>
+        <address>scm-dev@maven.apache.org</address>
+      </notifier>
+    </notifiers>
+  </ciManagement>
+  <inceptionYear>2003</inceptionYear>
+  <developers>
+    <developer>
+      <id>evenisse</id>
+      <name>Emmanuel Venisse</name>
+      <email>emmanuel@venisse.net</email>
+      <organization></organization>
+      <roles>
+        <role>Creator</role>
+      </roles>
+    </developer>
+    <developer>
+      <id>trygvis</id>
+      <name>Trygve Laugstol</name>
+      <email>trygvis@apache.org</email>
+      <organization></organization>
+      <roles>
+        <role>Developer</role>
+      </roles>
+    </developer>
+  </developers>
+  <scm>
+    <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/scm/trunk/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-local</connection>
+    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/scm/trunk/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-local</developerConnection>
+    <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/maven/scm/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-local</url>
+  </scm>
+  <organization>
+    <name>Apache Software Foundation</name>
+    <url>http://www.apache.org/</url>
+  </organization>
+  <build>
+    <sourceDirectory>src/main/java</sourceDirectory>
+    <scriptSourceDirectory>src/main/scripts</scriptSourceDirectory>
+    <testSourceDirectory>src/test/java</testSourceDirectory>
+    <outputDirectory>target/classes</outputDirectory>
+    <testOutputDirectory>target/test-classes</testOutputDirectory>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>src/main/resources</directory>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+    <testResources>
+      <testResource>
+        <directory>src/test/resources</directory>
+      </testResource>
+    </testResources>
+    <directory>target</directory>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+  <repositories>
+    <repository>
+      <releases>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </releases>
+      <id>snapshots</id>
+      <name>Maven Snapshot Development Repository</name>
+      <url>http://snapshots.maven.codehaus.org/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
+    <repository>
+      <snapshots>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </snapshots>
+      <id>central</id>
+      <name>Maven Repository Switchboard</name>
+      <url>http://repo1.maven.org/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
+  </repositories>
+  <pluginRepositories>
+    <pluginRepository>
+      <releases>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </releases>
+      <id>snapshots-plugins</id>
+      <name>Maven Snapshot Plugins Development Repository</name>
+      <url>http://snapshots.maven.codehaus.org/maven2/plugins</url>
+    </pluginRepository>
+    <pluginRepository>
+      <snapshots>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </snapshots>
+      <id>central</id>
+      <name>Maven Plugin Repository</name>
+      <url>http://repo1.maven.org/maven2</url>
+    </pluginRepository>
+  </pluginRepositories>
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>plexus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0.3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>plexus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>plexus-container-default</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-5</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>junit</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+      <version>3.8.1</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>classworlds</groupId>
+      <artifactId>classworlds</artifactId>
+      <version>1.1-alpha-2</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-scm-manager-plexus</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-scm-test</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-scm-api</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+  <reporting>
+    <outputDirectory>target/site</outputDirectory>
+  </reporting>
+  <distributionManagement>
+    <repository>
+      <id>repo1</id>
+      <name>Maven Central Repository</name>
+      <url>scp://repo1.maven.org/home/projects/maven/repository-staging/to-ibiblio/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
+    <snapshotRepository>
+      <id>snapshots</id>
+      <name>Maven Central Development Repository</name>
+      <url>scp://repo1.maven.org/home/projects/maven/repository-staging/snapshots/maven2</url>
+    </snapshotRepository>
+    <site>
+      <id>website</id>
+      <url>scp://minotaur.apache.org/www/maven.apache.org/maven2/scm/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-local</url>
+    </site>
+  </distributionManagement>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-perforce/pom.xml b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-perforce/pom.xml
index 99cc5d1..e1cc09c 100644
--- a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-perforce/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-perforce/pom.xml
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-scm-providers</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
-    <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-perforce</artifactId>
   <name>Maven SCM Perforce Provider</name>
-  <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>regexp</groupId>
diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-perforce/release-pom.xml b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-perforce/release-pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..51cc877
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-perforce/release-pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+<project>
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+  <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+  <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-perforce</artifactId>
+  <name>Maven SCM Perforce Provider</name>
+  <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+  <ciManagement>
+    <notifiers>
+      <notifier>
+        <address>scm-dev@maven.apache.org</address>
+      </notifier>
+    </notifiers>
+  </ciManagement>
+  <inceptionYear>2003</inceptionYear>
+  <developers>
+    <developer>
+      <id>evenisse</id>
+      <name>Emmanuel Venisse</name>
+      <email>emmanuel@venisse.net</email>
+      <organization></organization>
+      <roles>
+        <role>Creator</role>
+      </roles>
+    </developer>
+    <developer>
+      <id>trygvis</id>
+      <name>Trygve Laugstol</name>
+      <email>trygvis@apache.org</email>
+      <organization></organization>
+      <roles>
+        <role>Developer</role>
+      </roles>
+    </developer>
+  </developers>
+  <scm>
+    <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/scm/trunk/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-perforce</connection>
+    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/scm/trunk/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-perforce</developerConnection>
+    <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/maven/scm/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-perforce</url>
+  </scm>
+  <organization>
+    <name>Apache Software Foundation</name>
+    <url>http://www.apache.org/</url>
+  </organization>
+  <build>
+    <sourceDirectory>src/main/java</sourceDirectory>
+    <scriptSourceDirectory>src/main/scripts</scriptSourceDirectory>
+    <testSourceDirectory>src/test/java</testSourceDirectory>
+    <outputDirectory>target/classes</outputDirectory>
+    <testOutputDirectory>target/test-classes</testOutputDirectory>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>src/main/resources</directory>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+    <testResources>
+      <testResource>
+        <directory>src/test/resources</directory>
+      </testResource>
+    </testResources>
+    <directory>target</directory>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+  <repositories>
+    <repository>
+      <releases>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </releases>
+      <id>snapshots</id>
+      <name>Maven Snapshot Development Repository</name>
+      <url>http://snapshots.maven.codehaus.org/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
+    <repository>
+      <snapshots>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </snapshots>
+      <id>central</id>
+      <name>Maven Repository Switchboard</name>
+      <url>http://repo1.maven.org/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
+  </repositories>
+  <pluginRepositories>
+    <pluginRepository>
+      <releases>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </releases>
+      <id>snapshots-plugins</id>
+      <name>Maven Snapshot Plugins Development Repository</name>
+      <url>http://snapshots.maven.codehaus.org/maven2/plugins</url>
+    </pluginRepository>
+    <pluginRepository>
+      <snapshots>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </snapshots>
+      <id>central</id>
+      <name>Maven Plugin Repository</name>
+      <url>http://repo1.maven.org/maven2</url>
+    </pluginRepository>
+  </pluginRepositories>
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-scm-manager-plexus</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>plexus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>plexus-container-default</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-5</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>plexus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0.3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>junit</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+      <version>3.8.1</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-scm-api</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>classworlds</groupId>
+      <artifactId>classworlds</artifactId>
+      <version>1.1-alpha-2</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>regexp</groupId>
+      <artifactId>regexp</artifactId>
+      <version>1.3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-scm-test</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+  <reporting>
+    <outputDirectory>target/site</outputDirectory>
+  </reporting>
+  <distributionManagement>
+    <repository>
+      <id>repo1</id>
+      <name>Maven Central Repository</name>
+      <url>scp://repo1.maven.org/home/projects/maven/repository-staging/to-ibiblio/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
+    <snapshotRepository>
+      <id>snapshots</id>
+      <name>Maven Central Development Repository</name>
+      <url>scp://repo1.maven.org/home/projects/maven/repository-staging/snapshots/maven2</url>
+    </snapshotRepository>
+    <site>
+      <id>website</id>
+      <url>scp://minotaur.apache.org/www/maven.apache.org/maven2/scm/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-perforce</url>
+    </site>
+  </distributionManagement>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-starteam/pom.xml b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-starteam/pom.xml
index aad4a74..ea15335 100644
--- a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-starteam/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-starteam/pom.xml
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-scm-providers</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
-    <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-starteam</artifactId>
   <name>Maven SCM Starteam Provider</name>
-  <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-starteam/release-pom.xml b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-starteam/release-pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c137244
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-starteam/release-pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+<project>
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+  <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+  <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-starteam</artifactId>
+  <name>Maven SCM Starteam Provider</name>
+  <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+  <ciManagement>
+    <notifiers>
+      <notifier>
+        <address>scm-dev@maven.apache.org</address>
+      </notifier>
+    </notifiers>
+  </ciManagement>
+  <inceptionYear>2003</inceptionYear>
+  <developers>
+    <developer>
+      <id>evenisse</id>
+      <name>Emmanuel Venisse</name>
+      <email>emmanuel@venisse.net</email>
+      <organization></organization>
+      <roles>
+        <role>Creator</role>
+      </roles>
+    </developer>
+    <developer>
+      <id>trygvis</id>
+      <name>Trygve Laugstol</name>
+      <email>trygvis@apache.org</email>
+      <organization></organization>
+      <roles>
+        <role>Developer</role>
+      </roles>
+    </developer>
+  </developers>
+  <scm>
+    <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/scm/trunk/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-starteam</connection>
+    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/scm/trunk/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-starteam</developerConnection>
+    <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/maven/scm/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-starteam</url>
+  </scm>
+  <organization>
+    <name>Apache Software Foundation</name>
+    <url>http://www.apache.org/</url>
+  </organization>
+  <build>
+    <sourceDirectory>src/main/java</sourceDirectory>
+    <scriptSourceDirectory>src/main/scripts</scriptSourceDirectory>
+    <testSourceDirectory>src/test/java</testSourceDirectory>
+    <outputDirectory>target/classes</outputDirectory>
+    <testOutputDirectory>target/test-classes</testOutputDirectory>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>src/main/resources</directory>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+    <testResources>
+      <testResource>
+        <directory>src/test/resources</directory>
+      </testResource>
+    </testResources>
+    <directory>target</directory>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+  <repositories>
+    <repository>
+      <releases>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </releases>
+      <id>snapshots</id>
+      <name>Maven Snapshot Development Repository</name>
+      <url>http://snapshots.maven.codehaus.org/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
+    <repository>
+      <snapshots>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </snapshots>
+      <id>central</id>
+      <name>Maven Repository Switchboard</name>
+      <url>http://repo1.maven.org/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
+  </repositories>
+  <pluginRepositories>
+    <pluginRepository>
+      <releases>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </releases>
+      <id>snapshots-plugins</id>
+      <name>Maven Snapshot Plugins Development Repository</name>
+      <url>http://snapshots.maven.codehaus.org/maven2/plugins</url>
+    </pluginRepository>
+    <pluginRepository>
+      <snapshots>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </snapshots>
+      <id>central</id>
+      <name>Maven Plugin Repository</name>
+      <url>http://repo1.maven.org/maven2</url>
+    </pluginRepository>
+  </pluginRepositories>
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>plexus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>plexus-container-default</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-5</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>junit</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+      <version>3.8.1</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-scm-test</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>plexus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0.3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-scm-api</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>classworlds</groupId>
+      <artifactId>classworlds</artifactId>
+      <version>1.1-alpha-2</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-scm-manager-plexus</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+  <reporting>
+    <outputDirectory>target/site</outputDirectory>
+  </reporting>
+  <distributionManagement>
+    <repository>
+      <id>repo1</id>
+      <name>Maven Central Repository</name>
+      <url>scp://repo1.maven.org/home/projects/maven/repository-staging/to-ibiblio/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
+    <snapshotRepository>
+      <id>snapshots</id>
+      <name>Maven Central Development Repository</name>
+      <url>scp://repo1.maven.org/home/projects/maven/repository-staging/snapshots/maven2</url>
+    </snapshotRepository>
+    <site>
+      <id>website</id>
+      <url>scp://minotaur.apache.org/www/maven.apache.org/maven2/scm/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-starteam</url>
+    </site>
+  </distributionManagement>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-svn/pom.xml b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-svn/pom.xml
index 7192c0a..2d7a9e3 100644
--- a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-svn/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-svn/pom.xml
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-scm-providers</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
-    <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-svn</artifactId>
   <name>Maven SCM Subversion Provider</name>
-  <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>regexp</groupId>
diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-svn/release-pom.xml b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-svn/release-pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a809535
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-svn/release-pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+<project>
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+  <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+  <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-svn</artifactId>
+  <name>Maven SCM Subversion Provider</name>
+  <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+  <ciManagement>
+    <notifiers>
+      <notifier>
+        <address>scm-dev@maven.apache.org</address>
+      </notifier>
+    </notifiers>
+  </ciManagement>
+  <inceptionYear>2003</inceptionYear>
+  <developers>
+    <developer>
+      <id>evenisse</id>
+      <name>Emmanuel Venisse</name>
+      <email>emmanuel@venisse.net</email>
+      <organization></organization>
+      <roles>
+        <role>Creator</role>
+      </roles>
+    </developer>
+    <developer>
+      <id>trygvis</id>
+      <name>Trygve Laugstol</name>
+      <email>trygvis@apache.org</email>
+      <organization></organization>
+      <roles>
+        <role>Developer</role>
+      </roles>
+    </developer>
+  </developers>
+  <scm>
+    <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/scm/trunk/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-svn</connection>
+    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/scm/trunk/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-svn</developerConnection>
+    <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/maven/scm/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-svn</url>
+  </scm>
+  <organization>
+    <name>Apache Software Foundation</name>
+    <url>http://www.apache.org/</url>
+  </organization>
+  <build>
+    <sourceDirectory>src/main/java</sourceDirectory>
+    <scriptSourceDirectory>src/main/scripts</scriptSourceDirectory>
+    <testSourceDirectory>src/test/java</testSourceDirectory>
+    <outputDirectory>target/classes</outputDirectory>
+    <testOutputDirectory>target/test-classes</testOutputDirectory>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>src/main/resources</directory>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+    <testResources>
+      <testResource>
+        <directory>src/test/resources</directory>
+      </testResource>
+    </testResources>
+    <directory>target</directory>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+  <repositories>
+    <repository>
+      <releases>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </releases>
+      <id>snapshots</id>
+      <name>Maven Snapshot Development Repository</name>
+      <url>http://snapshots.maven.codehaus.org/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
+    <repository>
+      <snapshots>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </snapshots>
+      <id>central</id>
+      <name>Maven Repository Switchboard</name>
+      <url>http://repo1.maven.org/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
+  </repositories>
+  <pluginRepositories>
+    <pluginRepository>
+      <releases>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </releases>
+      <id>snapshots-plugins</id>
+      <name>Maven Snapshot Plugins Development Repository</name>
+      <url>http://snapshots.maven.codehaus.org/maven2/plugins</url>
+    </pluginRepository>
+    <pluginRepository>
+      <snapshots>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </snapshots>
+      <id>central</id>
+      <name>Maven Plugin Repository</name>
+      <url>http://repo1.maven.org/maven2</url>
+    </pluginRepository>
+  </pluginRepositories>
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>plexus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0.3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>junit</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+      <version>3.8.1</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>plexus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>plexus-container-default</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-5</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-scm-manager-plexus</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>classworlds</groupId>
+      <artifactId>classworlds</artifactId>
+      <version>1.1-alpha-2</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-scm-test</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-scm-api</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>regexp</groupId>
+      <artifactId>regexp</artifactId>
+      <version>1.3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+  <reporting>
+    <outputDirectory>target/site</outputDirectory>
+  </reporting>
+  <distributionManagement>
+    <repository>
+      <id>repo1</id>
+      <name>Maven Central Repository</name>
+      <url>scp://repo1.maven.org/home/projects/maven/repository-staging/to-ibiblio/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
+    <snapshotRepository>
+      <id>snapshots</id>
+      <name>Maven Central Development Repository</name>
+      <url>scp://repo1.maven.org/home/projects/maven/repository-staging/snapshots/maven2</url>
+    </snapshotRepository>
+    <site>
+      <id>website</id>
+      <url>scp://minotaur.apache.org/www/maven.apache.org/maven2/scm/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-provider-svn</url>
+    </site>
+  </distributionManagement>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/pom.xml b/maven-scm-providers/pom.xml
index 6240b10..d45bb6e 100644
--- a/maven-scm-providers/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/pom.xml
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-scm</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
-    <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-scm-providers</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Maven SCM Providers</name>
-  <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
   <modules>
     <module>maven-scm-provider-clearcase</module>
     <module>maven-scm-provider-cvs</module>
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-api</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-test</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/release-pom.xml b/maven-scm-providers/release-pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c5d6fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/release-pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+<project>
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+  <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+  <artifactId>maven-scm-providers</artifactId>
+  <packaging>pom</packaging>
+  <name>Maven SCM Providers</name>
+  <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+  <ciManagement>
+    <notifiers>
+      <notifier>
+        <address>scm-dev@maven.apache.org</address>
+      </notifier>
+    </notifiers>
+  </ciManagement>
+  <inceptionYear>2003</inceptionYear>
+  <developers>
+    <developer>
+      <id>evenisse</id>
+      <name>Emmanuel Venisse</name>
+      <email>emmanuel@venisse.net</email>
+      <organization></organization>
+      <roles>
+        <role>Creator</role>
+      </roles>
+    </developer>
+    <developer>
+      <id>trygvis</id>
+      <name>Trygve Laugstol</name>
+      <email>trygvis@apache.org</email>
+      <organization></organization>
+      <roles>
+        <role>Developer</role>
+      </roles>
+    </developer>
+  </developers>
+  <scm>
+    <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/scm/trunk/maven-scm-providers</connection>
+    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/scm/trunk/maven-scm-providers</developerConnection>
+    <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/maven/scm/maven-scm-providers</url>
+  </scm>
+  <organization>
+    <name>Apache Software Foundation</name>
+    <url>http://www.apache.org/</url>
+  </organization>
+  <build>
+    <sourceDirectory>src/main/java</sourceDirectory>
+    <scriptSourceDirectory>src/main/scripts</scriptSourceDirectory>
+    <testSourceDirectory>src/test/java</testSourceDirectory>
+    <outputDirectory>target/classes</outputDirectory>
+    <testOutputDirectory>target/test-classes</testOutputDirectory>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>src/main/resources</directory>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+    <testResources>
+      <testResource>
+        <directory>src/test/resources</directory>
+      </testResource>
+    </testResources>
+    <directory>target</directory>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+  <modules>
+    <module>maven-scm-provider-clearcase</module>
+    <module>maven-scm-provider-cvs</module>
+    <module>maven-scm-provider-local</module>
+    <module>maven-scm-provider-perforce</module>
+    <module>maven-scm-provider-starteam</module>
+    <module>maven-scm-provider-svn</module>
+  </modules>
+  <repositories>
+    <repository>
+      <releases>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </releases>
+      <id>snapshots</id>
+      <name>Maven Snapshot Development Repository</name>
+      <url>http://snapshots.maven.codehaus.org/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
+    <repository>
+      <snapshots>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </snapshots>
+      <id>central</id>
+      <name>Maven Repository Switchboard</name>
+      <url>http://repo1.maven.org/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
+  </repositories>
+  <pluginRepositories>
+    <pluginRepository>
+      <releases>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </releases>
+      <id>snapshots-plugins</id>
+      <name>Maven Snapshot Plugins Development Repository</name>
+      <url>http://snapshots.maven.codehaus.org/maven2/plugins</url>
+    </pluginRepository>
+    <pluginRepository>
+      <snapshots>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </snapshots>
+      <id>central</id>
+      <name>Maven Plugin Repository</name>
+      <url>http://repo1.maven.org/maven2</url>
+    </pluginRepository>
+  </pluginRepositories>
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-scm-test</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>junit</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+      <version>3.8.1</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>plexus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>plexus-container-default</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-5</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>plexus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0.3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>classworlds</groupId>
+      <artifactId>classworlds</artifactId>
+      <version>1.1-alpha-2</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-scm-api</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-scm-manager-plexus</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+  <reporting>
+    <outputDirectory>target/site</outputDirectory>
+  </reporting>
+  <distributionManagement>
+    <repository>
+      <id>repo1</id>
+      <name>Maven Central Repository</name>
+      <url>scp://repo1.maven.org/home/projects/maven/repository-staging/to-ibiblio/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
+    <snapshotRepository>
+      <id>snapshots</id>
+      <name>Maven Central Development Repository</name>
+      <url>scp://repo1.maven.org/home/projects/maven/repository-staging/snapshots/maven2</url>
+    </snapshotRepository>
+    <site>
+      <id>website</id>
+      <url>scp://minotaur.apache.org/www/maven.apache.org/maven2/scm/maven-scm-providers</url>
+    </site>
+  </distributionManagement>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/maven-scm-test/pom.xml b/maven-scm-test/pom.xml
index 3dd83d3..8772fdd 100644
--- a/maven-scm-test/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-scm-test/pom.xml
@@ -2,22 +2,22 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-scm</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
-    <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>maven-scm-test</artifactId>
   <name>Maven SCM Test</name>
-  <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-api</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-manager-plexus</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/maven-scm-test/release-pom.xml b/maven-scm-test/release-pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1972e0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-scm-test/release-pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+<project>
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+  <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+  <artifactId>maven-scm-test</artifactId>
+  <name>Maven SCM Test</name>
+  <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+  <ciManagement>
+    <notifiers>
+      <notifier>
+        <address>scm-dev@maven.apache.org</address>
+      </notifier>
+    </notifiers>
+  </ciManagement>
+  <inceptionYear>2003</inceptionYear>
+  <developers>
+    <developer>
+      <id>evenisse</id>
+      <name>Emmanuel Venisse</name>
+      <email>emmanuel@venisse.net</email>
+      <organization></organization>
+      <roles>
+        <role>Creator</role>
+      </roles>
+    </developer>
+    <developer>
+      <id>trygvis</id>
+      <name>Trygve Laugstol</name>
+      <email>trygvis@apache.org</email>
+      <organization></organization>
+      <roles>
+        <role>Developer</role>
+      </roles>
+    </developer>
+  </developers>
+  <scm>
+    <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/scm/trunk/maven-scm-test</connection>
+    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/scm/trunk/maven-scm-test</developerConnection>
+    <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/maven/scm/maven-scm-test</url>
+  </scm>
+  <organization>
+    <name>Apache Software Foundation</name>
+    <url>http://www.apache.org/</url>
+  </organization>
+  <build>
+    <sourceDirectory>src/main/java</sourceDirectory>
+    <scriptSourceDirectory>src/main/scripts</scriptSourceDirectory>
+    <testSourceDirectory>src/test/java</testSourceDirectory>
+    <outputDirectory>target/classes</outputDirectory>
+    <testOutputDirectory>target/test-classes</testOutputDirectory>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>src/main/resources</directory>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+    <testResources>
+      <testResource>
+        <directory>src/test/resources</directory>
+      </testResource>
+    </testResources>
+    <directory>target</directory>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+  <repositories>
+    <repository>
+      <releases>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </releases>
+      <id>snapshots</id>
+      <name>Maven Snapshot Development Repository</name>
+      <url>http://snapshots.maven.codehaus.org/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
+    <repository>
+      <snapshots>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </snapshots>
+      <id>central</id>
+      <name>Maven Repository Switchboard</name>
+      <url>http://repo1.maven.org/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
+  </repositories>
+  <pluginRepositories>
+    <pluginRepository>
+      <releases>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </releases>
+      <id>snapshots-plugins</id>
+      <name>Maven Snapshot Plugins Development Repository</name>
+      <url>http://snapshots.maven.codehaus.org/maven2/plugins</url>
+    </pluginRepository>
+    <pluginRepository>
+      <snapshots>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </snapshots>
+      <id>central</id>
+      <name>Maven Plugin Repository</name>
+      <url>http://repo1.maven.org/maven2</url>
+    </pluginRepository>
+  </pluginRepositories>
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>plexus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>plexus-container-default</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-5</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>junit</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+      <version>3.8.1</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>plexus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0.3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-scm-manager-plexus</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>classworlds</groupId>
+      <artifactId>classworlds</artifactId>
+      <version>1.1-alpha-2</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-scm-api</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+  <reporting>
+    <outputDirectory>target/site</outputDirectory>
+  </reporting>
+  <distributionManagement>
+    <repository>
+      <id>repo1</id>
+      <name>Maven Central Repository</name>
+      <url>scp://repo1.maven.org/home/projects/maven/repository-staging/to-ibiblio/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
+    <snapshotRepository>
+      <id>snapshots</id>
+      <name>Maven Central Development Repository</name>
+      <url>scp://repo1.maven.org/home/projects/maven/repository-staging/snapshots/maven2</url>
+    </snapshotRepository>
+    <site>
+      <id>website</id>
+      <url>scp://minotaur.apache.org/www/maven.apache.org/maven2/scm/maven-scm-test</url>
+    </site>
+  </distributionManagement>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index aa6f0f9..80addc1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <artifactId>maven-scm</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Maven SCM</name>
-  <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
   <ciManagement>
     <notifiers>
       <notifier>
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
     </developer>
   </developers>
   <scm>
-    <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/scm/trunk/</connection>
-    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/scm/trunk/</developerConnection>
+    <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/scm/tags/maven-scm-1.0-alpha-3/</connection>
+    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/scm/tags/maven-scm-1.0-alpha-3/</developerConnection>
     <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/maven/scm/</url>
   </scm>
   <organization>
diff --git a/release-pom.xml b/release-pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c73846
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+<project>
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+  <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+  <artifactId>maven-scm</artifactId>
+  <packaging>pom</packaging>
+  <name>Maven SCM</name>
+  <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+  <ciManagement>
+    <notifiers>
+      <notifier>
+        <address>scm-dev@maven.apache.org</address>
+      </notifier>
+    </notifiers>
+  </ciManagement>
+  <inceptionYear>2003</inceptionYear>
+  <developers>
+    <developer>
+      <id>evenisse</id>
+      <name>Emmanuel Venisse</name>
+      <email>emmanuel@venisse.net</email>
+      <organization></organization>
+      <roles>
+        <role>Creator</role>
+      </roles>
+    </developer>
+    <developer>
+      <id>trygvis</id>
+      <name>Trygve Laugstol</name>
+      <email>trygvis@apache.org</email>
+      <organization></organization>
+      <roles>
+        <role>Developer</role>
+      </roles>
+    </developer>
+  </developers>
+  <scm>
+    <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/scm/trunk/</connection>
+    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/scm/trunk/</developerConnection>
+    <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/maven/scm/</url>
+  </scm>
+  <organization>
+    <name>Apache Software Foundation</name>
+    <url>http://www.apache.org/</url>
+  </organization>
+  <build>
+    <sourceDirectory>src/main/java</sourceDirectory>
+    <scriptSourceDirectory>src/main/scripts</scriptSourceDirectory>
+    <testSourceDirectory>src/test/java</testSourceDirectory>
+    <outputDirectory>target/classes</outputDirectory>
+    <testOutputDirectory>target/test-classes</testOutputDirectory>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>src/main/resources</directory>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+    <testResources>
+      <testResource>
+        <directory>src/test/resources</directory>
+      </testResource>
+    </testResources>
+    <directory>target</directory>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.0-rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.0-beta-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+  <modules>
+    <module>maven-scm-api</module>
+    <module>maven-scm-client</module>
+    <module>maven-scm-managers</module>
+    <module>maven-scm-plugin</module>
+    <module>maven-scm-providers</module>
+    <module>maven-scm-test</module>
+  </modules>
+  <repositories>
+    <repository>
+      <releases>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </releases>
+      <id>snapshots</id>
+      <name>Maven Snapshot Development Repository</name>
+      <url>http://snapshots.maven.codehaus.org/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
+    <repository>
+      <snapshots>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </snapshots>
+      <id>central</id>
+      <name>Maven Repository Switchboard</name>
+      <url>http://repo1.maven.org/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
+  </repositories>
+  <pluginRepositories>
+    <pluginRepository>
+      <releases>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </releases>
+      <id>snapshots-plugins</id>
+      <name>Maven Snapshot Plugins Development Repository</name>
+      <url>http://snapshots.maven.codehaus.org/maven2/plugins</url>
+    </pluginRepository>
+    <pluginRepository>
+      <snapshots>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </snapshots>
+      <id>central</id>
+      <name>Maven Plugin Repository</name>
+      <url>http://repo1.maven.org/maven2</url>
+    </pluginRepository>
+  </pluginRepositories>
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>plexus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0.3</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+  <reporting>
+    <outputDirectory>target/site</outputDirectory>
+  </reporting>
+  <distributionManagement>
+    <repository>
+      <id>repo1</id>
+      <name>Maven Central Repository</name>
+      <url>scp://repo1.maven.org/home/projects/maven/repository-staging/to-ibiblio/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
+    <snapshotRepository>
+      <id>snapshots</id>
+      <name>Maven Central Development Repository</name>
+      <url>scp://repo1.maven.org/home/projects/maven/repository-staging/snapshots/maven2</url>
+    </snapshotRepository>
+    <site>
+      <id>website</id>
+      <url>scp://minotaur.apache.org/www/maven.apache.org/maven2/scm/</url>
+    </site>
+  </distributionManagement>
+</project>
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