diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index a77211e..69a48c3 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.myfaces.core</groupId>
         <artifactId>myfaces-core-project</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3-next-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.3-next-M3</version>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/assembly/pom.xml b/assembly/pom.xml
index fd23968..6c9290e 100644
--- a/assembly/pom.xml
+++ b/assembly/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.myfaces.core</groupId>
         <artifactId>myfaces-core-project</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3-next-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.3-next-M3</version>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/bundle/pom.xml b/bundle/pom.xml
index 484dd76..8a1aaba 100644
--- a/bundle/pom.xml
+++ b/bundle/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.myfaces.core</groupId>
         <artifactId>myfaces-core-project</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3-next-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.3-next-M3</version>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/extensions/pom.xml b/extensions/pom.xml
index 8f01e88..d2cdf15 100644
--- a/extensions/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.myfaces.core</groupId>
         <artifactId>myfaces-core-project</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3-next-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.3-next-M3</version>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/extensions/quarkus/deployment/pom.xml b/extensions/quarkus/deployment/pom.xml
index 315112c..2695958 100644
--- a/extensions/quarkus/deployment/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/quarkus/deployment/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.myfaces.core.extensions</groupId>
         <artifactId>myfaces-quarkus</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3-next-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.3-next-M3</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/extensions/quarkus/pom.xml b/extensions/quarkus/pom.xml
index fdb82bd..e9a26b2 100644
--- a/extensions/quarkus/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/quarkus/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.myfaces.core</groupId>
         <artifactId>myfaces-extensions</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3-next-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.3-next-M3</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/extensions/quarkus/runtime/pom.xml b/extensions/quarkus/runtime/pom.xml
index 2883382..0edec09 100644
--- a/extensions/quarkus/runtime/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/quarkus/runtime/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.myfaces.core.extensions</groupId>
         <artifactId>myfaces-quarkus</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3-next-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.3-next-M3</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/impl/pom.xml b/impl/pom.xml
index 51c67ea..8dae20b 100644
--- a/impl/pom.xml
+++ b/impl/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.myfaces.core</groupId>
         <artifactId>myfaces-core-project</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3-next-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.3-next-M3</version>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent> 
 
diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 82a5f58..a092985 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         This project is the home of the MyFaces implementation of the JavaServer Faces 2.3 specification, and
         consists of an API module (javax.faces.* classes) and an implementation module (org.apache.myfaces.* classes).
     </description>
-    <version>2.3-next-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.3-next-M3</version>
     <url>http://myfaces.apache.org/core23next</url>
 
     <issueManagement>
@@ -546,4 +546,8 @@
         <siteDeploy.url>file://${user.home}/myfaces-site/site/${siteModule.path}</siteDeploy.url>
         <siteScmPublish.url>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/myfaces/site/publish/</siteScmPublish.url>
     </properties>
+
+  <scm>
+    <tag>2.3-next-M3</tag>
+  </scm>
 </project>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 136e502..69229a6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         This project is the home of the MyFaces implementation of the JavaServer Faces 2.3 specification, and
         consists of an API module (javax.faces.* classes) and an implementation module (org.apache.myfaces.* classes).
     </description>
-    <version>2.3-next-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.3-next-M3</version>
     <url>http://myfaces.apache.org/core23next</url>
 
     <issueManagement>
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/myfaces.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/myfaces.git</developerConnection>
         <url>https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf?p=myfaces.git</url>
-        <tag>HEAD</tag>
+        <tag>2.3-next-M3</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <modules>
diff --git a/test/pom.xml b/test/pom.xml
index 2472cb2..7bfa8cc 100644
--- a/test/pom.xml
+++ b/test/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.myfaces.core</groupId>
         <artifactId>myfaces-core-project</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3-next-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.3-next-M3</version>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>