Preparing Spark release v2.4.8-rc1
diff --git a/assembly/pom.xml b/assembly/pom.xml
index da3d17f..1b534d1 100644
--- a/assembly/pom.xml
+++ b/assembly/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.8</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/common/kvstore/pom.xml b/common/kvstore/pom.xml
index e7f12fe..062290a 100644
--- a/common/kvstore/pom.xml
+++ b/common/kvstore/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.8</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/common/network-common/pom.xml b/common/network-common/pom.xml
index b8f038d..cd57c43 100644
--- a/common/network-common/pom.xml
+++ b/common/network-common/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.8</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/common/network-shuffle/pom.xml b/common/network-shuffle/pom.xml
index 2b1fb47..336255e 100644
--- a/common/network-shuffle/pom.xml
+++ b/common/network-shuffle/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.8</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/common/network-yarn/pom.xml b/common/network-yarn/pom.xml
index 776b79a..c1025d2 100644
--- a/common/network-yarn/pom.xml
+++ b/common/network-yarn/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.8</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/common/sketch/pom.xml b/common/sketch/pom.xml
index 8bae0ec..fd66de0 100644
--- a/common/sketch/pom.xml
+++ b/common/sketch/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.8</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/common/tags/pom.xml b/common/tags/pom.xml
index b19220f..d4ceb9d 100644
--- a/common/tags/pom.xml
+++ b/common/tags/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.8</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/common/unsafe/pom.xml b/common/unsafe/pom.xml
index 5b24335..09c57de9 100644
--- a/common/unsafe/pom.xml
+++ b/common/unsafe/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.8</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 18b29b1..e2a4975 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.8</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/docs/_config.yml b/docs/_config.yml
index 67d2c74..a19cbd7 100644
--- a/docs/_config.yml
+++ b/docs/_config.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 # These allow the documentation to be updated with newer releases
 # of Spark, Scala, and Mesos.
-SPARK_VERSION: 2.4.8-SNAPSHOT
+SPARK_VERSION: 2.4.8
 SPARK_VERSION_SHORT: 2.4.8
 SCALA_BINARY_VERSION: "2.12"
 SCALA_VERSION: "2.12.10"
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index 2d6c5f2..c6f1b1d 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.8</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/external/avro/pom.xml b/external/avro/pom.xml
index 5688570..4a2975c 100644
--- a/external/avro/pom.xml
+++ b/external/avro/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.8</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/external/docker-integration-tests/pom.xml b/external/docker-integration-tests/pom.xml
index 6caedb2..9af47fb 100644
--- a/external/docker-integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/external/docker-integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.8</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/external/flume-assembly/pom.xml b/external/flume-assembly/pom.xml
index 43539b8..8e2210a 100644
--- a/external/flume-assembly/pom.xml
+++ b/external/flume-assembly/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.8</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/external/flume-sink/pom.xml b/external/flume-sink/pom.xml
index 924a749..4b5c708 100644
--- a/external/flume-sink/pom.xml
+++ b/external/flume-sink/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.8</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/external/flume/pom.xml b/external/flume/pom.xml
index a0235d0..04f426b 100644
--- a/external/flume/pom.xml
+++ b/external/flume/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.8</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/external/kafka-0-10-assembly/pom.xml b/external/kafka-0-10-assembly/pom.xml
index 8cf18ac..4751cc3 100644
--- a/external/kafka-0-10-assembly/pom.xml
+++ b/external/kafka-0-10-assembly/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.8</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/external/kafka-0-10-sql/pom.xml b/external/kafka-0-10-sql/pom.xml
index c198aab..bc8d8ea 100644
--- a/external/kafka-0-10-sql/pom.xml
+++ b/external/kafka-0-10-sql/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.8</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/external/kafka-0-10/pom.xml b/external/kafka-0-10/pom.xml
index 311c75d..99c1f75 100644
--- a/external/kafka-0-10/pom.xml
+++ b/external/kafka-0-10/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.8</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/external/kafka-0-8-assembly/pom.xml b/external/kafka-0-8-assembly/pom.xml
index 70d076c..0f41d88 100644
--- a/external/kafka-0-8-assembly/pom.xml
+++ b/external/kafka-0-8-assembly/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.8</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/external/kafka-0-8/pom.xml b/external/kafka-0-8/pom.xml
index bb772a4..d8a95ca 100644
--- a/external/kafka-0-8/pom.xml
+++ b/external/kafka-0-8/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.8</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/external/kinesis-asl-assembly/pom.xml b/external/kinesis-asl-assembly/pom.xml
index 052f8fa..03d904a 100644
--- a/external/kinesis-asl-assembly/pom.xml
+++ b/external/kinesis-asl-assembly/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.8</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/external/kinesis-asl/pom.xml b/external/kinesis-asl/pom.xml
index 556a594..a203c44 100644
--- a/external/kinesis-asl/pom.xml
+++ b/external/kinesis-asl/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.8</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/external/spark-ganglia-lgpl/pom.xml b/external/spark-ganglia-lgpl/pom.xml
index 38482ce..fc43db0 100644
--- a/external/spark-ganglia-lgpl/pom.xml
+++ b/external/spark-ganglia-lgpl/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.8</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/graphx/pom.xml b/graphx/pom.xml
index f5c9b4a..3892d1d 100644
--- a/graphx/pom.xml
+++ b/graphx/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.8</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/hadoop-cloud/pom.xml b/hadoop-cloud/pom.xml
index f7531a2..d9b9616 100644
--- a/hadoop-cloud/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-cloud/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.8</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/launcher/pom.xml b/launcher/pom.xml
index 3a80200..6c7e49d 100644
--- a/launcher/pom.xml
+++ b/launcher/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.8</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/mllib-local/pom.xml b/mllib-local/pom.xml
index 197ee4f..c84e45c 100644
--- a/mllib-local/pom.xml
+++ b/mllib-local/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.8</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/mllib/pom.xml b/mllib/pom.xml
index 5f95011..90b1a28 100644
--- a/mllib/pom.xml
+++ b/mllib/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.8</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2fda7ac..f48e976 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
   <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-  <version>2.4.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.4.8</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Spark Project Parent POM</name>
   <url>http://spark.apache.org/</url>
diff --git a/python/pyspark/version.py b/python/pyspark/version.py
index edadd82..0f868f9 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/version.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/version.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-__version__ = "2.4.8.dev0"
+__version__ = "2.4.8"
diff --git a/repl/pom.xml b/repl/pom.xml
index fe14cec..4c4130c 100644
--- a/repl/pom.xml
+++ b/repl/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.8</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/resource-managers/kubernetes/core/pom.xml b/resource-managers/kubernetes/core/pom.xml
index 9fa832f..5bcfca7 100644
--- a/resource-managers/kubernetes/core/pom.xml
+++ b/resource-managers/kubernetes/core/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.8</version>
     <relativePath>../../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/resource-managers/kubernetes/integration-tests/pom.xml b/resource-managers/kubernetes/integration-tests/pom.xml
index c0cb045..679be17 100644
--- a/resource-managers/kubernetes/integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/resource-managers/kubernetes/integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.8</version>
     <relativePath>../../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/resource-managers/mesos/pom.xml b/resource-managers/mesos/pom.xml
index 16b3cd8..9fa4370 100644
--- a/resource-managers/mesos/pom.xml
+++ b/resource-managers/mesos/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.8</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/resource-managers/yarn/pom.xml b/resource-managers/yarn/pom.xml
index afdd3b6..fe45d8b 100644
--- a/resource-managers/yarn/pom.xml
+++ b/resource-managers/yarn/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.8</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/sql/catalyst/pom.xml b/sql/catalyst/pom.xml
index 10e40a5..12ca443 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/pom.xml
+++ b/sql/catalyst/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.8</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/sql/core/pom.xml b/sql/core/pom.xml
index d5f4b12..85f18af 100644
--- a/sql/core/pom.xml
+++ b/sql/core/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.8</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/sql/hive-thriftserver/pom.xml b/sql/hive-thriftserver/pom.xml
index d221996..4b564be 100644
--- a/sql/hive-thriftserver/pom.xml
+++ b/sql/hive-thriftserver/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.8</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/sql/hive/pom.xml b/sql/hive/pom.xml
index 2ce6092..96ba606 100644
--- a/sql/hive/pom.xml
+++ b/sql/hive/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.8</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/streaming/pom.xml b/streaming/pom.xml
index 5ac331e..90afcf6 100644
--- a/streaming/pom.xml
+++ b/streaming/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.8</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/tools/pom.xml b/tools/pom.xml
index 4b2b477..a781d40 100644
--- a/tools/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
     <artifactId>spark-parent_2.11</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.8</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>