[maven-release-plugin] prepare release sshd-2.4.0
diff --git a/assembly/pom.xml b/assembly/pom.xml
index ae0b735..da41b4f 100644
--- a/assembly/pom.xml
+++ b/assembly/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.sshd</groupId>
         <artifactId>sshd</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.4.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>apache-sshd</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e804188..83c4825 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-    xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
 
     <!--
 
@@ -30,7 +28,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.apache.sshd</groupId>
     <artifactId>sshd</artifactId>
-    <version>2.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.0</version>
     <name>Apache Mina SSHD</name>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <inceptionYear>2008</inceptionYear>
@@ -78,7 +76,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/mina-sshd.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/mina-sshd.git</developerConnection>
         <url>https://github.com/apache/mina-sshd/tree/${project.scm.tag}</url>
-        <tag>master</tag>
+        <tag>sshd-2.4.0</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/sshd-cli/pom.xml b/sshd-cli/pom.xml
index 23c22ba..afb1f80 100644
--- a/sshd-cli/pom.xml
+++ b/sshd-cli/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.sshd</groupId>
         <artifactId>sshd</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.4.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>sshd-cli</artifactId>
diff --git a/sshd-common/pom.xml b/sshd-common/pom.xml
index 4a5dcf4..0b63a0e 100644
--- a/sshd-common/pom.xml
+++ b/sshd-common/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.sshd</groupId>
         <artifactId>sshd</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.4.0</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/sshd-contrib/pom.xml b/sshd-contrib/pom.xml
index 8eeb63e..8627944 100644
--- a/sshd-contrib/pom.xml
+++ b/sshd-contrib/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.sshd</groupId>
         <artifactId>sshd</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.4.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <!-- NOTE ::: NOTE ::: NOTE ::: NOTE ::: NOTE ::: NOTE ::: NOTE ::: NOTE :::
diff --git a/sshd-core/pom.xml b/sshd-core/pom.xml
index f3f06f0..06035b6 100644
--- a/sshd-core/pom.xml
+++ b/sshd-core/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.sshd</groupId>
         <artifactId>sshd</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.4.0</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/sshd-git/pom.xml b/sshd-git/pom.xml
index b33c55d..a8a92f5 100644
--- a/sshd-git/pom.xml
+++ b/sshd-git/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.sshd</groupId>
         <artifactId>sshd</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.4.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>sshd-git</artifactId>
diff --git a/sshd-ldap/pom.xml b/sshd-ldap/pom.xml
index 22d353f..7923275 100644
--- a/sshd-ldap/pom.xml
+++ b/sshd-ldap/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.sshd</groupId>
         <artifactId>sshd</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.4.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>sshd-ldap</artifactId>
diff --git a/sshd-mina/pom.xml b/sshd-mina/pom.xml
index 0e2de3b..f777ed2 100644
--- a/sshd-mina/pom.xml
+++ b/sshd-mina/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.sshd</groupId>
         <artifactId>sshd</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.4.0</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/sshd-netty/pom.xml b/sshd-netty/pom.xml
index 7c89178..19c8fcd 100644
--- a/sshd-netty/pom.xml
+++ b/sshd-netty/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.sshd</groupId>
         <artifactId>sshd</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.4.0</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/sshd-openpgp/pom.xml b/sshd-openpgp/pom.xml
index 18e8c54..b0e009f 100644
--- a/sshd-openpgp/pom.xml
+++ b/sshd-openpgp/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.sshd</groupId>
         <artifactId>sshd</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.4.0</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/sshd-osgi/pom.xml b/sshd-osgi/pom.xml
index 9404f00..7c08709 100644
--- a/sshd-osgi/pom.xml
+++ b/sshd-osgi/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.sshd</groupId>
         <artifactId>sshd</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.4.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>sshd-osgi</artifactId>
diff --git a/sshd-putty/pom.xml b/sshd-putty/pom.xml
index 368e0b5..628eea1 100644
--- a/sshd-putty/pom.xml
+++ b/sshd-putty/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.sshd</groupId>
         <artifactId>sshd</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.4.0</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/sshd-scp/pom.xml b/sshd-scp/pom.xml
index a1fffb1..5e5cb8c 100644
--- a/sshd-scp/pom.xml
+++ b/sshd-scp/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.sshd</groupId>
         <artifactId>sshd</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.4.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>sshd-scp</artifactId>
diff --git a/sshd-sftp/pom.xml b/sshd-sftp/pom.xml
index a8d8bd4..ab5b7b6 100644
--- a/sshd-sftp/pom.xml
+++ b/sshd-sftp/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.sshd</groupId>
         <artifactId>sshd</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.4.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>sshd-sftp</artifactId>
diff --git a/sshd-spring-sftp/pom.xml b/sshd-spring-sftp/pom.xml
index 96644d9..0a62df7 100644
--- a/sshd-spring-sftp/pom.xml
+++ b/sshd-spring-sftp/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.sshd</groupId>
         <artifactId>sshd</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.4.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>sshd-spring-sftp</artifactId>