[maven-release-plugin] prepare release apache-parquet-1.8.0
diff --git a/parquet-avro/pom.xml b/parquet-avro/pom.xml
index ea4c37a..40aacde 100644
--- a/parquet-avro/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-avro/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.parquet</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.8.0rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/parquet-benchmarks/pom.xml b/parquet-benchmarks/pom.xml
index feddb0b..86abdd7 100644
--- a/parquet-benchmarks/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-benchmarks/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.parquet</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.8.0rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/parquet-cascading/pom.xml b/parquet-cascading/pom.xml
index 0f97dbf..0e6932a 100644
--- a/parquet-cascading/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-cascading/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.parquet</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.8.0rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/parquet-column/pom.xml b/parquet-column/pom.xml
index a0a5fdd..250451f 100644
--- a/parquet-column/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-column/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.parquet</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.8.0rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/parquet-common/pom.xml b/parquet-common/pom.xml
index d026d9d..f452957 100644
--- a/parquet-common/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-common/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.parquet</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.8.0rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/parquet-encoding/pom.xml b/parquet-encoding/pom.xml
index 1825dca..cce8511 100644
--- a/parquet-encoding/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-encoding/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.parquet</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.8.0rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/parquet-generator/pom.xml b/parquet-generator/pom.xml
index f73a3d7..31679b4 100644
--- a/parquet-generator/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-generator/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.parquet</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.8.0rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/parquet-hadoop-bundle/pom.xml b/parquet-hadoop-bundle/pom.xml
index 7752aab..79f4140 100644
--- a/parquet-hadoop-bundle/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-hadoop-bundle/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.parquet</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.8.0rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/parquet-hadoop/pom.xml b/parquet-hadoop/pom.xml
index 38271df..3cc6491 100644
--- a/parquet-hadoop/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-hadoop/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.parquet</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.8.0rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/parquet-hive-bundle/pom.xml b/parquet-hive-bundle/pom.xml
index 06adb74..a448839 100644
--- a/parquet-hive-bundle/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-hive-bundle/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.parquet</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.8.0rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0</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 55fee4a..10a1043 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
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.parquet</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet-hive-binding</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.8.0rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0</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 1fd36fb..bdee8f0 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
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.parquet</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet-hive-binding</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.8.0rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0</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 5c83800..0b83b99 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
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.parquet</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet-hive-binding</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.8.0rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0</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 098f21c..39dd593 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
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.parquet</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet-hive-binding</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.8.0rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0</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 38a4baa..550266c 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
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.parquet</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet-hive-binding</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.8.0rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0</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 4a877ac..dc733db 100644
--- a/parquet-hive/parquet-hive-binding/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-hive/parquet-hive-binding/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.parquet</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet-hive</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.8.0rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0</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 edd0664..dcab0d9 100644
--- a/parquet-hive/parquet-hive-storage-handler/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-hive/parquet-hive-storage-handler/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.parquet</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet-hive</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.8.0rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/parquet-hive/pom.xml b/parquet-hive/pom.xml
index e260757..951e5d7 100644
--- a/parquet-hive/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-hive/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.parquet</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.8.0rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/parquet-jackson/pom.xml b/parquet-jackson/pom.xml
index cd7f6d9..28de371 100644
--- a/parquet-jackson/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-jackson/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.parquet</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.8.0rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/parquet-pig-bundle/pom.xml b/parquet-pig-bundle/pom.xml
index abc114e..3ec6907 100644
--- a/parquet-pig-bundle/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-pig-bundle/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.parquet</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.8.0rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/parquet-pig/pom.xml b/parquet-pig/pom.xml
index 5d5e692..fe536df 100644
--- a/parquet-pig/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-pig/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.parquet</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.8.0rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/parquet-protobuf/pom.xml b/parquet-protobuf/pom.xml
index 2e4a5aa..7b11024 100644
--- a/parquet-protobuf/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-protobuf/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.parquet</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.8.0rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/parquet-scala/pom.xml b/parquet-scala/pom.xml
index 764ccd3..e44dddb 100644
--- a/parquet-scala/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-scala/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.parquet</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.8.0rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/parquet-scrooge/pom.xml b/parquet-scrooge/pom.xml
index aaf4c3c..c3551d0 100644
--- a/parquet-scrooge/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-scrooge/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.parquet</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.8.0rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/parquet-thrift/pom.xml b/parquet-thrift/pom.xml
index 6e86dd8..708328e 100644
--- a/parquet-thrift/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-thrift/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.parquet</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.8.0rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/parquet-tools/pom.xml b/parquet-tools/pom.xml
index 27ed431..8044e9f 100644
--- a/parquet-tools/pom.xml
+++ b/parquet-tools/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.parquet</groupId>
     <artifactId>parquet</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.8.0rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 088f9d2..4cfec2d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.apache.parquet</groupId>
   <artifactId>parquet</artifactId>
-  <version>1.8.0rc2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.8.0</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Apache Parquet MR</name>
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:apache/parquet-mr.git</connection>
     <url>scm:git:git@github.com:apache/parquet-mr.git</url>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/parquet-mr.git</developerConnection>
+    <tag>apache-parquet-1.8.0</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <licenses>