[maven-release-plugin] prepare release parquet-1.6.0rc3
diff --git a/parquet-avro/pom.xml b/parquet-avro/pom.xml
index aeba102..6c6f579 100644
--- a/parquet-avro/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-avro/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <groupId>com.twitter</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.6.0rc3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0rc3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/parquet-cascading/pom.xml b/parquet-cascading/pom.xml
index 25e6e64..0edd251 100644
--- a/parquet-cascading/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-cascading/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <groupId>com.twitter</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.6.0rc3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0rc3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/parquet-column/pom.xml b/parquet-column/pom.xml
index 47c0202..ef92457 100644
--- a/parquet-column/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-column/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <groupId>com.twitter</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.6.0rc3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0rc3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/parquet-common/pom.xml b/parquet-common/pom.xml
index a12ea51..68b4c48 100644
--- a/parquet-common/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-common/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <groupId>com.twitter</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.6.0rc3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0rc3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/parquet-encoding/pom.xml b/parquet-encoding/pom.xml
index 7946294..531c63f 100644
--- a/parquet-encoding/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-encoding/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <groupId>com.twitter</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.6.0rc3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0rc3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/parquet-generator/pom.xml b/parquet-generator/pom.xml
index 525e929..1c869a4 100644
--- a/parquet-generator/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-generator/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <groupId>com.twitter</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.6.0rc3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0rc3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/parquet-hadoop-bundle/pom.xml b/parquet-hadoop-bundle/pom.xml
index a2fcb22..706ed5e 100644
--- a/parquet-hadoop-bundle/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-hadoop-bundle/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <groupId>com.twitter</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.6.0rc3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0rc3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/parquet-hadoop/pom.xml b/parquet-hadoop/pom.xml
index eab8ea8..e73ca1c 100644
--- a/parquet-hadoop/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-hadoop/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <groupId>com.twitter</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.6.0rc3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0rc3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/parquet-hive-bundle/pom.xml b/parquet-hive-bundle/pom.xml
index cee2e71..41ab5eb 100644
--- a/parquet-hive-bundle/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-hive-bundle/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <groupId>com.twitter</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.6.0rc3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0rc3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/parquet-hive/parquet-hive-binding/parquet-hive-0.10-binding/pom.xml b/parquet-hive/parquet-hive-binding/parquet-hive-0.10-binding/pom.xml
index 96546bd..ba18aef 100644
--- a/parquet-hive/parquet-hive-binding/parquet-hive-0.10-binding/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-hive/parquet-hive-binding/parquet-hive-0.10-binding/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <groupId>com.twitter</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet-hive-binding</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.6.0rc3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0rc3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/parquet-hive/parquet-hive-binding/parquet-hive-0.12-binding/pom.xml b/parquet-hive/parquet-hive-binding/parquet-hive-0.12-binding/pom.xml
index 8f4be2d..43f73d0 100644
--- a/parquet-hive/parquet-hive-binding/parquet-hive-0.12-binding/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-hive/parquet-hive-binding/parquet-hive-0.12-binding/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <groupId>com.twitter</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet-hive-binding</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.6.0rc3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0rc3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/parquet-hive/parquet-hive-binding/parquet-hive-binding-bundle/pom.xml b/parquet-hive/parquet-hive-binding/parquet-hive-binding-bundle/pom.xml
index 49f54da..b413752 100644
--- a/parquet-hive/parquet-hive-binding/parquet-hive-binding-bundle/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-hive/parquet-hive-binding/parquet-hive-binding-bundle/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <groupId>com.twitter</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet-hive-binding</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.6.0rc3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0rc3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/parquet-hive/parquet-hive-binding/parquet-hive-binding-factory/pom.xml b/parquet-hive/parquet-hive-binding/parquet-hive-binding-factory/pom.xml
index 9ccebb1..09b9aaa 100644
--- a/parquet-hive/parquet-hive-binding/parquet-hive-binding-factory/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-hive/parquet-hive-binding/parquet-hive-binding-factory/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <groupId>com.twitter</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet-hive-binding</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.6.0rc3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0rc3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/parquet-hive/parquet-hive-binding/parquet-hive-binding-interface/pom.xml b/parquet-hive/parquet-hive-binding/parquet-hive-binding-interface/pom.xml
index b3720dd..31f02c9 100644
--- a/parquet-hive/parquet-hive-binding/parquet-hive-binding-interface/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-hive/parquet-hive-binding/parquet-hive-binding-interface/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <groupId>com.twitter</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet-hive-binding</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.6.0rc3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0rc3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/parquet-hive/parquet-hive-binding/pom.xml b/parquet-hive/parquet-hive-binding/pom.xml
index f52c32b..f3e7afc 100644
--- a/parquet-hive/parquet-hive-binding/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-hive/parquet-hive-binding/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <groupId>com.twitter</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet-hive</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.6.0rc3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0rc3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/parquet-hive/parquet-hive-storage-handler/pom.xml b/parquet-hive/parquet-hive-storage-handler/pom.xml
index 71b779f..ed2765d 100644
--- a/parquet-hive/parquet-hive-storage-handler/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-hive/parquet-hive-storage-handler/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <groupId>com.twitter</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet-hive</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.6.0rc3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0rc3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/parquet-hive/pom.xml b/parquet-hive/pom.xml
index b4a3962..555115f 100644
--- a/parquet-hive/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-hive/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <groupId>com.twitter</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.6.0rc3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0rc3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/parquet-jackson/pom.xml b/parquet-jackson/pom.xml
index 98cfba9..a9bd3b9 100644
--- a/parquet-jackson/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-jackson/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <groupId>com.twitter</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.6.0rc3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0rc3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/parquet-pig-bundle/pom.xml b/parquet-pig-bundle/pom.xml
index 61b625b..e523e85 100644
--- a/parquet-pig-bundle/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-pig-bundle/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <groupId>com.twitter</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.6.0rc3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0rc3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/parquet-pig/pom.xml b/parquet-pig/pom.xml
index b93d4e1..f45c913 100644
--- a/parquet-pig/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-pig/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <groupId>com.twitter</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.6.0rc3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0rc3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/parquet-protobuf/pom.xml b/parquet-protobuf/pom.xml
index 4b930f9..6d0335f 100644
--- a/parquet-protobuf/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-protobuf/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <groupId>com.twitter</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.6.0rc3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0rc3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/parquet-scala/pom.xml b/parquet-scala/pom.xml
index 308b365..7582b40 100644
--- a/parquet-scala/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-scala/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <groupId>com.twitter</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.6.0rc3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0rc3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/parquet-scrooge/pom.xml b/parquet-scrooge/pom.xml
index 341a804..8d7e4bc 100644
--- a/parquet-scrooge/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-scrooge/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <groupId>com.twitter</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.6.0rc3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0rc3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/parquet-thrift/pom.xml b/parquet-thrift/pom.xml
index 08ba975..6994cde 100644
--- a/parquet-thrift/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-thrift/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <groupId>com.twitter</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.6.0rc3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0rc3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/parquet-tools/pom.xml b/parquet-tools/pom.xml
index ea6b88a..b83bbab 100644
--- a/parquet-tools/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-tools/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <groupId>com.twitter</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.6.0rc3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0rc3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1293a5d..440bebd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
   <groupId>com.twitter</groupId>
   <artifactId>parquet</artifactId>
-  <version>1.6.0rc3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.6.0rc3</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Parquet MR</name>
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
     <!-- scala.binary.version is used for projects that fetch dependencies that are in scala -->
     <scala.binary.version>2.10</scala.binary.version>
     <pig.version>0.11.1</pig.version>
-    <pig.classifier></pig.classifier>
+    <pig.classifier />
   </properties>
 
   <modules>