diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 95499f8..6a51da6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.sun.xml.messaging.saaj</groupId>
     <artifactId>metro-saaj</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>Jakarta SOAP</name>
diff --git a/saaj-ri/pom.xml b/saaj-ri/pom.xml
index 95a196d..ab3026f 100644
--- a/saaj-ri/pom.xml
+++ b/saaj-ri/pom.xml
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.sun.xml.messaging.saaj</groupId>
         <artifactId>metro-saaj</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>com.sun.xml.messaging.saaj</groupId>
     <artifactId>saaj-impl</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
 
     <name>Jakarta SOAP Implementation</name>
     <description>
diff --git a/saaj-samples/pom.xml b/saaj-samples/pom.xml
index e1abe60..7160c4b 100644
--- a/saaj-samples/pom.xml
+++ b/saaj-samples/pom.xml
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.sun.xml.messaging.saaj</groupId>
         <artifactId>metro-saaj</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>com.sun.xml.messaging.saaj</groupId>
     <artifactId>saaj-samples</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
-    <version>2.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>SAAJ Samples</name>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/saaj-samples/saaj-book/pom.xml b/saaj-samples/saaj-book/pom.xml
index fb4208a..f13ca61 100644
--- a/saaj-samples/saaj-book/pom.xml
+++ b/saaj-samples/saaj-book/pom.xml
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.sun.xml.messaging.saaj</groupId>
         <artifactId>saaj-samples</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>com.sun.xml.messaging.saaj.samples</groupId>
     <artifactId>saaj-book</artifactId>
     <packaging>war</packaging>
-    <version>2.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>SAAJ Book sample webapp</name>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/saaj-samples/saaj-hash/pom.xml b/saaj-samples/saaj-hash/pom.xml
index 7ab91df..45a1a8a 100644
--- a/saaj-samples/saaj-hash/pom.xml
+++ b/saaj-samples/saaj-hash/pom.xml
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.sun.xml.messaging.saaj</groupId>
         <artifactId>saaj-samples</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>com.sun.xml.messaging.saaj.samples</groupId>
     <artifactId>saaj-hash</artifactId>
     <packaging>war</packaging>
-    <version>2.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>SAAJ Hashing sample webapp</name>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/saaj-samples/saaj-persister/pom.xml b/saaj-samples/saaj-persister/pom.xml
index 8c0ef1f..dc13511 100644
--- a/saaj-samples/saaj-persister/pom.xml
+++ b/saaj-samples/saaj-persister/pom.xml
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.sun.xml.messaging.saaj</groupId>
         <artifactId>saaj-samples</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>com.sun.xml.messaging.saaj.samples</groupId>
     <artifactId>saaj-persister</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <version>2.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>SAAJ Samples persister</name>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/saaj-samples/saaj-progress/pom.xml b/saaj-samples/saaj-progress/pom.xml
index be972f4..2dc9e19 100644
--- a/saaj-samples/saaj-progress/pom.xml
+++ b/saaj-samples/saaj-progress/pom.xml
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.sun.xml.messaging.saaj</groupId>
         <artifactId>saaj-samples</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>com.sun.xml.messaging.saaj.samples</groupId>
     <artifactId>saaj-progress</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <version>2.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>SAAJ Progress sample</name>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/saaj-samples/saaj-saveload/pom.xml b/saaj-samples/saaj-saveload/pom.xml
index bd7968c..096f3c4 100644
--- a/saaj-samples/saaj-saveload/pom.xml
+++ b/saaj-samples/saaj-saveload/pom.xml
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.sun.xml.messaging.saaj</groupId>
         <artifactId>saaj-samples</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>com.sun.xml.messaging.saaj.samples</groupId>
     <artifactId>saaj-saveload</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <version>2.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>SAAJ Save and load sample</name>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/saaj-samples/saaj-servlet/pom.xml b/saaj-samples/saaj-servlet/pom.xml
index 50a977f..2079e86 100644
--- a/saaj-samples/saaj-servlet/pom.xml
+++ b/saaj-samples/saaj-servlet/pom.xml
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.sun.xml.messaging.saaj</groupId>
         <artifactId>saaj-samples</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>com.sun.xml.messaging.saaj.samples</groupId>
     <artifactId>saaj-servlet</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <version>2.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>SAAJ Samples servlet</name>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/saaj-samples/saaj-simple/pom.xml b/saaj-samples/saaj-simple/pom.xml
index 96c9916..d4acce2 100644
--- a/saaj-samples/saaj-simple/pom.xml
+++ b/saaj-samples/saaj-simple/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.sun.xml.messaging.saaj</groupId>
         <artifactId>saaj-samples</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>com.sun.xml.messaging.saaj.samples</groupId>
     <artifactId>saaj-simple</artifactId>
     <packaging>war</packaging>
-    <version>2.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>SAAJ Simple sample webapp</name>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/saaj-samples/saaj-soapnode/pom.xml b/saaj-samples/saaj-soapnode/pom.xml
index baf0502..b4acacb 100644
--- a/saaj-samples/saaj-soapnode/pom.xml
+++ b/saaj-samples/saaj-soapnode/pom.xml
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.sun.xml.messaging.saaj</groupId>
         <artifactId>saaj-samples</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>com.sun.xml.messaging.saaj.samples</groupId>
     <artifactId>saaj-soapnode</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <version>2.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>SAAJ Soap node sample</name>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/saaj-samples/saaj-soapprocessor/pom.xml b/saaj-samples/saaj-soapprocessor/pom.xml
index 84580b5..e79c59b 100644
--- a/saaj-samples/saaj-soapprocessor/pom.xml
+++ b/saaj-samples/saaj-soapprocessor/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.sun.xml.messaging.saaj</groupId>
         <artifactId>saaj-samples</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     
     <groupId>com.sun.xml.messaging.saaj.samples</groupId>
     <artifactId>saaj-soapprocessor</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <version>2.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>SAAJ SOAPProcessor sample</name>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/saaj-samples/saaj-uddiping/pom.xml b/saaj-samples/saaj-uddiping/pom.xml
index 4250611..3ae826e 100644
--- a/saaj-samples/saaj-uddiping/pom.xml
+++ b/saaj-samples/saaj-uddiping/pom.xml
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.sun.xml.messaging.saaj</groupId>
         <artifactId>saaj-samples</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>com.sun.xml.messaging.saaj.samples</groupId>
     <artifactId>saaj-uddiping</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <version>2.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
     <name>SAAJ UDDI Ping sample</name>
 
     <properties>