diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index 7673f97..ccd975d 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-M2</version>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/assembly/pom.xml b/assembly/pom.xml
index fd23968..6e1d0c4 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-M2</version>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/bundle/pom.xml b/bundle/pom.xml
index 484dd76..9f7090c 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-M2</version>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/extensions/pom.xml b/extensions/pom.xml
index 8f01e88..a43e5c5 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-M2</version>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/extensions/quarkus/deployment/pom.xml b/extensions/quarkus/deployment/pom.xml
index 3fbcaa0..8c3b728 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-M2</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/extensions/quarkus/pom.xml b/extensions/quarkus/pom.xml
index 4dfe0f7..c9b4621 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-M2</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/extensions/quarkus/runtime/pom.xml b/extensions/quarkus/runtime/pom.xml
index 66e7dec..df8cbff 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-M2</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/impl/pom.xml b/impl/pom.xml
index 334cef2..843d699 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-M2</version>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 82a5f58..1772c6b 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-M2</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-M2</tag>
+  </scm>
 </project>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6db029b..6b46e0c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         This project is the home of the MyFaces implementation of the JavaServer Faces 3.0 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-M2</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-M2</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <modules>
diff --git a/test/pom.xml b/test/pom.xml
index 2472cb2..8f33291 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-M2</version>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>