[maven-release-plugin] prepare release release-0.7.1-rc0
diff --git a/pinot-broker/pom.xml b/pinot-broker/pom.xml
index 6e4c9e7..40f3398 100644
--- a/pinot-broker/pom.xml
+++ b/pinot-broker/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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     <groupId>org.apache.pinot</groupId>
-    <version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
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   <artifactId>pinot-broker</artifactId>
diff --git a/pinot-clients/pinot-java-client/pom.xml b/pinot-clients/pinot-java-client/pom.xml
index 29a846c..599a32c 100644
--- a/pinot-clients/pinot-java-client/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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   <artifactId>pinot-java-client</artifactId>
diff --git a/pinot-clients/pinot-jdbc-client/pom.xml b/pinot-clients/pinot-jdbc-client/pom.xml
index 489a427..9509e06 100644
--- a/pinot-clients/pinot-jdbc-client/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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   <artifactId>pinot-jdbc-client</artifactId>
diff --git a/pinot-clients/pom.xml b/pinot-clients/pom.xml
index 7931604..981918e 100644
--- a/pinot-clients/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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diff --git a/pinot-common/pom.xml b/pinot-common/pom.xml
index 71ca262..ac4c698 100644
--- a/pinot-common/pom.xml
+++ b/pinot-common/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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diff --git a/pinot-connectors/pinot-spark-connector/pom.xml b/pinot-connectors/pinot-spark-connector/pom.xml
index 8db481d..8b7ea97 100644
--- a/pinot-connectors/pinot-spark-connector/pom.xml
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diff --git a/pinot-connectors/pom.xml b/pinot-connectors/pom.xml
index 51a5f4a..2cde24c 100644
--- a/pinot-connectors/pom.xml
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diff --git a/pinot-controller/pom.xml b/pinot-controller/pom.xml
index 4029842..2b3fb54 100644
--- a/pinot-controller/pom.xml
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diff --git a/pinot-core/pom.xml b/pinot-core/pom.xml
index 2b8d329..665a9a6 100644
--- a/pinot-core/pom.xml
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diff --git a/pinot-distribution/pom.xml b/pinot-distribution/pom.xml
index e189614..df83c5b 100644
--- a/pinot-distribution/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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diff --git a/pinot-integration-tests/pom.xml b/pinot-integration-tests/pom.xml
index 8c3377b..0932a10 100644
--- a/pinot-integration-tests/pom.xml
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diff --git a/pinot-minion/pom.xml b/pinot-minion/pom.xml
index f68e467..6488a41 100644
--- a/pinot-minion/pom.xml
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diff --git a/pinot-perf/pom.xml b/pinot-perf/pom.xml
index d76b630..254f93b 100644
--- a/pinot-perf/pom.xml
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diff --git a/pinot-plugins/pinot-batch-ingestion/pinot-batch-ingestion-common/pom.xml b/pinot-plugins/pinot-batch-ingestion/pinot-batch-ingestion-common/pom.xml
index e638505..276f0ba 100644
--- a/pinot-plugins/pinot-batch-ingestion/pinot-batch-ingestion-common/pom.xml
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diff --git a/pinot-plugins/pinot-batch-ingestion/pinot-batch-ingestion-hadoop/pom.xml b/pinot-plugins/pinot-batch-ingestion/pinot-batch-ingestion-hadoop/pom.xml
index a5e69b7..74bb2fe 100644
--- a/pinot-plugins/pinot-batch-ingestion/pinot-batch-ingestion-hadoop/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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diff --git a/pinot-plugins/pinot-batch-ingestion/pinot-batch-ingestion-spark/pom.xml b/pinot-plugins/pinot-batch-ingestion/pinot-batch-ingestion-spark/pom.xml
index 9c3e4cd..954e077 100644
--- a/pinot-plugins/pinot-batch-ingestion/pinot-batch-ingestion-spark/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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diff --git a/pinot-plugins/pinot-batch-ingestion/pinot-batch-ingestion-standalone/pom.xml b/pinot-plugins/pinot-batch-ingestion/pinot-batch-ingestion-standalone/pom.xml
index 2faec23..ea71cfb 100644
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diff --git a/pinot-plugins/pinot-batch-ingestion/pom.xml b/pinot-plugins/pinot-batch-ingestion/pom.xml
index 1566bc2..2430fdc 100644
--- a/pinot-plugins/pinot-batch-ingestion/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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diff --git a/pinot-plugins/pinot-batch-ingestion/v0_deprecated/pinot-hadoop/pom.xml b/pinot-plugins/pinot-batch-ingestion/v0_deprecated/pinot-hadoop/pom.xml
index a1a0df6..a423511 100644
--- a/pinot-plugins/pinot-batch-ingestion/v0_deprecated/pinot-hadoop/pom.xml
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diff --git a/pinot-plugins/pinot-batch-ingestion/v0_deprecated/pinot-ingestion-common/pom.xml b/pinot-plugins/pinot-batch-ingestion/v0_deprecated/pinot-ingestion-common/pom.xml
index b7f525c..2501ed8 100644
--- a/pinot-plugins/pinot-batch-ingestion/v0_deprecated/pinot-ingestion-common/pom.xml
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diff --git a/pinot-plugins/pinot-batch-ingestion/v0_deprecated/pinot-spark/pom.xml b/pinot-plugins/pinot-batch-ingestion/v0_deprecated/pinot-spark/pom.xml
index a5d73bc..d54a139 100644
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diff --git a/pinot-plugins/pinot-batch-ingestion/v0_deprecated/pom.xml b/pinot-plugins/pinot-batch-ingestion/v0_deprecated/pom.xml
index 8038502..f12ce07 100644
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diff --git a/pinot-plugins/pinot-file-system/pinot-adls/pom.xml b/pinot-plugins/pinot-file-system/pinot-adls/pom.xml
index 55ecd0b..f7ed256 100644
--- a/pinot-plugins/pinot-file-system/pinot-adls/pom.xml
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diff --git a/pinot-plugins/pinot-file-system/pinot-gcs/pom.xml b/pinot-plugins/pinot-file-system/pinot-gcs/pom.xml
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diff --git a/pinot-plugins/pinot-file-system/pinot-hdfs/pom.xml b/pinot-plugins/pinot-file-system/pinot-hdfs/pom.xml
index 9dd8d79..0841eb9 100644
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diff --git a/pinot-plugins/pinot-file-system/pinot-s3/pom.xml b/pinot-plugins/pinot-file-system/pinot-s3/pom.xml
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diff --git a/pinot-plugins/pinot-file-system/pom.xml b/pinot-plugins/pinot-file-system/pom.xml
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diff --git a/pinot-plugins/pinot-input-format/pinot-avro-base/pom.xml b/pinot-plugins/pinot-input-format/pinot-avro-base/pom.xml
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diff --git a/pinot-plugins/pinot-input-format/pinot-avro/pom.xml b/pinot-plugins/pinot-input-format/pinot-avro/pom.xml
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diff --git a/pinot-plugins/pinot-input-format/pinot-confluent-avro/pom.xml b/pinot-plugins/pinot-input-format/pinot-confluent-avro/pom.xml
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diff --git a/pinot-plugins/pinot-input-format/pinot-csv/pom.xml b/pinot-plugins/pinot-input-format/pinot-csv/pom.xml
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diff --git a/pinot-plugins/pinot-input-format/pinot-json/pom.xml b/pinot-plugins/pinot-input-format/pinot-json/pom.xml
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diff --git a/pinot-plugins/pinot-input-format/pinot-orc/pom.xml b/pinot-plugins/pinot-input-format/pinot-orc/pom.xml
index 05a509d..35f30ba 100644
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diff --git a/pinot-plugins/pinot-input-format/pinot-parquet/pom.xml b/pinot-plugins/pinot-input-format/pinot-parquet/pom.xml
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diff --git a/pinot-plugins/pinot-input-format/pinot-protobuf/pom.xml b/pinot-plugins/pinot-input-format/pinot-protobuf/pom.xml
index 04ed0fb..bebf6cb 100644
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diff --git a/pinot-plugins/pinot-input-format/pinot-thrift/pom.xml b/pinot-plugins/pinot-input-format/pinot-thrift/pom.xml
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diff --git a/pinot-plugins/pinot-input-format/pom.xml b/pinot-plugins/pinot-input-format/pom.xml
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diff --git a/pinot-plugins/pinot-stream-ingestion/pinot-kafka-0.9/pom.xml b/pinot-plugins/pinot-stream-ingestion/pinot-kafka-0.9/pom.xml
index 62682d6..0555fd9 100644
--- a/pinot-plugins/pinot-stream-ingestion/pinot-kafka-0.9/pom.xml
+++ b/pinot-plugins/pinot-stream-ingestion/pinot-kafka-0.9/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>pinot-stream-ingestion</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.pinot</groupId>
-    <version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.7.1</version>
     <relativePath>..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/pinot-plugins/pinot-stream-ingestion/pinot-kafka-2.0/pom.xml b/pinot-plugins/pinot-stream-ingestion/pinot-kafka-2.0/pom.xml
index f2c96e8..777aae7 100644
--- a/pinot-plugins/pinot-stream-ingestion/pinot-kafka-2.0/pom.xml
+++ b/pinot-plugins/pinot-stream-ingestion/pinot-kafka-2.0/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>pinot-stream-ingestion</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.pinot</groupId>
-    <version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.7.1</version>
     <relativePath>..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/pinot-plugins/pinot-stream-ingestion/pinot-kafka-base/pom.xml b/pinot-plugins/pinot-stream-ingestion/pinot-kafka-base/pom.xml
index e842c8b..8527cda 100644
--- a/pinot-plugins/pinot-stream-ingestion/pinot-kafka-base/pom.xml
+++ b/pinot-plugins/pinot-stream-ingestion/pinot-kafka-base/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>pinot-stream-ingestion</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.pinot</groupId>
-    <version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.7.1</version>
     <relativePath>..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/pinot-plugins/pinot-stream-ingestion/pom.xml b/pinot-plugins/pinot-stream-ingestion/pom.xml
index 1e17359..f1922d5 100644
--- a/pinot-plugins/pinot-stream-ingestion/pom.xml
+++ b/pinot-plugins/pinot-stream-ingestion/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>pinot-plugins</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.pinot</groupId>
-    <version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.7.1</version>
     <relativePath>..</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>pinot-stream-ingestion</artifactId>
diff --git a/pinot-plugins/pom.xml b/pinot-plugins/pom.xml
index f91ac4e..8285a43 100644
--- a/pinot-plugins/pom.xml
+++ b/pinot-plugins/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>pinot</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.pinot</groupId>
-    <version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.7.1</version>
     <relativePath>..</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>pinot-plugins</artifactId>
diff --git a/pinot-server/pom.xml b/pinot-server/pom.xml
index 4f8fd61..a7fa7b5 100644
--- a/pinot-server/pom.xml
+++ b/pinot-server/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>pinot</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.pinot</groupId>
-    <version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.7.1</version>
     <relativePath>..</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>pinot-server</artifactId>
diff --git a/pinot-spi/pom.xml b/pinot-spi/pom.xml
index 13462e0..5ae424e 100644
--- a/pinot-spi/pom.xml
+++ b/pinot-spi/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>pinot</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.pinot</groupId>
-    <version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.7.1</version>
     <relativePath>..</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>pinot-spi</artifactId>
diff --git a/pinot-tools/pom.xml b/pinot-tools/pom.xml
index 549693c..8ac0619 100644
--- a/pinot-tools/pom.xml
+++ b/pinot-tools/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>pinot</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.pinot</groupId>
-    <version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.7.1</version>
     <relativePath>..</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>pinot-tools</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8f3d418..588eb87 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.apache.pinot</groupId>
   <artifactId>pinot</artifactId>
-  <version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>0.7.1</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Pinot</name>
   <description>A realtime distributed OLAP datastore</description>
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 
   <scm>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:apache/incubator-pinot.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>release-0.7.1-rc0</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <!-- Apache project inception year for generating correct NOTICE file for jar bundle. -->