diff --git a/update-version.sh b/update-version.sh
index 24e340aa41a5c..a176880f67185 100755
--- a/update-version.sh
+++ b/update-version.sh
@@ -19,30 +19,30 @@ if [ -f integration-tests/gradle/gradle.properties ]; then
     sed -i -r "s/^version( ?= ?).*$/version\1${VERSION}/" integration-tests/gradle/gradle.properties
 fi
 
-sed -i "s@<quarkus.version>999-SNAPSHOT</quarkus.version>@<quarkus.version>${VERSION}</quarkus.version>@" independent-projects/tools/pom.xml
+sed -r -i "s@<quarkus.version>[^<]+</quarkus.version>@<quarkus.version>${VERSION}</quarkus.version>@" independent-projects/tools/pom.xml
 
-sed -i "s@<quarkus.version>999-SNAPSHOT</quarkus.version>@<quarkus.version>${VERSION}</quarkus.version>@" extensions/azure-functions-http/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
-sed -i "s@<quarkus-plugin.version>999-SNAPSHOT</quarkus-plugin.version>@<quarkus-plugin.version>${VERSION}</quarkus-plugin.version>@" extensions/azure-functions-http/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
-sed -i "s@<quarkus.platform.version>999-SNAPSHOT</quarkus.platform.version>@<quarkus.platform.version>${VERSION}</quarkus.platform.version>@" extensions/azure-functions-http/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+sed -r -i "s@<quarkus.version>[^<]+</quarkus.version>@<quarkus.version>${VERSION}</quarkus.version>@" extensions/azure-functions-http/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+sed -r -i "s@<quarkus-plugin.version>[^<]+</quarkus-plugin.version>@<quarkus-plugin.version>${VERSION}</quarkus-plugin.version>@" extensions/azure-functions-http/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+sed -r -i "s@<quarkus.platform.version>[^<]+</quarkus.platform.version>@<quarkus.platform.version>${VERSION}</quarkus.platform.version>@" extensions/azure-functions-http/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
 
-sed -i "s@<quarkus.version>999-SNAPSHOT</quarkus.version>@<quarkus.version>${VERSION}</quarkus.version>@" extensions/amazon-lambda/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
-sed -i "s@<quarkus-plugin.version>999-SNAPSHOT</quarkus-plugin.version>@<quarkus-plugin.version>${VERSION}</quarkus-plugin.version>@" extensions/amazon-lambda/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
-sed -i "s@<quarkus.platform.version>999-SNAPSHOT</quarkus.platform.version>@<quarkus.platform.version>${VERSION}</quarkus.platform.version>@" extensions/amazon-lambda/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+sed -r -i "s@<quarkus.version>[^<]+</quarkus.version>@<quarkus.version>${VERSION}</quarkus.version>@" extensions/amazon-lambda/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+sed -r -i "s@<quarkus-plugin.version>[^<]+</quarkus-plugin.version>@<quarkus-plugin.version>${VERSION}</quarkus-plugin.version>@" extensions/amazon-lambda/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+sed -r -i "s@<quarkus.platform.version>[^<]+</quarkus.platform.version>@<quarkus.platform.version>${VERSION}</quarkus.platform.version>@" extensions/amazon-lambda/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
 
-sed -i "s@<quarkus.version>999-SNAPSHOT</quarkus.version>@<quarkus.version>${VERSION}</quarkus.version>@" extensions/amazon-lambda-http/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
-sed -i "s@<quarkus-plugin.version>999-SNAPSHOT</quarkus-plugin.version>@<quarkus-plugin.version>${VERSION}</quarkus-plugin.version>@" extensions/amazon-lambda-http/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
-sed -i "s@<quarkus.platform.version>999-SNAPSHOT</quarkus.platform.version>@<quarkus.platform.version>${VERSION}</quarkus.platform.version>@" extensions/amazon-lambda-http/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+sed -r -i "s@<quarkus.version>[^<]+</quarkus.version>@<quarkus.version>${VERSION}</quarkus.version>@" extensions/amazon-lambda-http/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+sed -r -i "s@<quarkus-plugin.version>[^<]+</quarkus-plugin.version>@<quarkus-plugin.version>${VERSION}</quarkus-plugin.version>@" extensions/amazon-lambda-http/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+sed -r -i "s@<quarkus.platform.version>[^<]+</quarkus.platform.version>@<quarkus.platform.version>${VERSION}</quarkus.platform.version>@" extensions/amazon-lambda-http/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
 
 if [ -f extensions/funqy/funqy-amazon-lambda/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml ]; then
-    sed -i "s@<quarkus.version>999-SNAPSHOT</quarkus.version>@<quarkus.version>${VERSION}</quarkus.version>@" extensions/funqy/funqy-amazon-lambda/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
-    sed -i "s@<quarkus-plugin.version>999-SNAPSHOT</quarkus-plugin.version>@<quarkus-plugin.version>${VERSION}</quarkus-plugin.version>@" extensions/funqy/funqy-amazon-lambda/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
-    sed -i "s@<quarkus.platform.version>999-SNAPSHOT</quarkus.platform.version>@<quarkus.platform.version>${VERSION}</quarkus.platform.version>@" extensions/funqy/funqy-amazon-lambda/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+    sed -r -i "s@<quarkus.version>[^<]+</quarkus.version>@<quarkus.version>${VERSION}</quarkus.version>@" extensions/funqy/funqy-amazon-lambda/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+    sed -r -i "s@<quarkus-plugin.version>[^<]+</quarkus-plugin.version>@<quarkus-plugin.version>${VERSION}</quarkus-plugin.version>@" extensions/funqy/funqy-amazon-lambda/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+    sed -r -i "s@<quarkus.platform.version>[^<]+</quarkus.platform.version>@<quarkus.platform.version>${VERSION}</quarkus.platform.version>@" extensions/funqy/funqy-amazon-lambda/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
 fi
 if [ -f extensions/amazon-lambda-rest/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml ]; then
-    sed -i "s@<quarkus.version>999-SNAPSHOT</quarkus.version>@<quarkus.version>${VERSION}</quarkus.version>@" extensions/amazon-lambda-rest/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
-    sed -i "s@<quarkus-plugin.version>999-SNAPSHOT</quarkus-plugin.version>@<quarkus-plugin.version>${VERSION}</quarkus-plugin.version>@" extensions/amazon-lambda-rest/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
-    sed -i "s@<quarkus.platform.version>999-SNAPSHOT</quarkus.platform.version>@<quarkus.platform.version>${VERSION}</quarkus.platform.version>@" extensions/amazon-lambda-rest/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+    sed -r -i "s@<quarkus.version>[^<]+</quarkus.version>@<quarkus.version>${VERSION}</quarkus.version>@" extensions/amazon-lambda-rest/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+    sed -r -i "s@<quarkus-plugin.version>[^<]+</quarkus-plugin.version>@<quarkus-plugin.version>${VERSION}</quarkus-plugin.version>@" extensions/amazon-lambda-rest/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+    sed -r -i "s@<quarkus.platform.version>[^<]+</quarkus.platform.version>@<quarkus.platform.version>${VERSION}</quarkus.platform.version>@" extensions/amazon-lambda-rest/maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
 fi
 if [ -f coverage-report/pom.xml ]; then
-    sed -i "s@<version>999-SNAPSHOT</version>@<version>${VERSION}</version>@" coverage-report/pom.xml
+    sed -r -i "s@^        <version>[^<]+</version>@        <version>${VERSION}</version>@" coverage-report/pom.xml
 fi