diff --git a/maven-plugin-annotations/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-annotations/pom.xml
index 444286ffc..aaad800ac 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-annotations/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-annotations/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-plugin-tools</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>
-    <version>3.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.6.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-plugin-annotations</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-plugin-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-plugin/pom.xml
index 22cdc9dfa..6493ea003 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-plugin-tools</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>
-    <version>3.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.6.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
diff --git a/maven-plugin-tools-annotations/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-tools-annotations/pom.xml
index e928d17fa..cbf13c419 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-tools-annotations/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-tools-annotations/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-plugin-tools</artifactId>
-    <version>3.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.6.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-plugin-tools-annotations</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-plugin-tools-api/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-tools-api/pom.xml
index 8494929d9..b676b0669 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-tools-api/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-tools-api/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-plugin-tools</artifactId>
-    <version>3.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.6.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-plugin-tools-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-plugin-tools-generators/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-tools-generators/pom.xml
index 9bbbc0d04..dbd808d56 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-tools-generators/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-tools-generators/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-plugin-tools</artifactId>
-    <version>3.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.6.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-plugin-tools-generators</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-plugin-tools-java/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-tools-java/pom.xml
index 8878ca73d..1c22e84ce 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-tools-java/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-tools-java/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-plugin-tools</artifactId>
-    <version>3.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.6.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-plugin-tools-java</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-script/maven-plugin-tools-ant/pom.xml b/maven-script/maven-plugin-tools-ant/pom.xml
index 1792508d3..992a273ca 100644
--- a/maven-script/maven-plugin-tools-ant/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-script/maven-plugin-tools-ant/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-script</artifactId>
-    <version>3.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.6.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-plugin-tools-ant</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-script/maven-plugin-tools-beanshell/pom.xml b/maven-script/maven-plugin-tools-beanshell/pom.xml
index f01e1131c..9b3152af6 100644
--- a/maven-script/maven-plugin-tools-beanshell/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-script/maven-plugin-tools-beanshell/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-script</artifactId>
-    <version>3.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.6.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-plugin-tools-beanshell</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-script/maven-plugin-tools-model/pom.xml b/maven-script/maven-plugin-tools-model/pom.xml
index 06cd4fb23..af8447037 100644
--- a/maven-script/maven-plugin-tools-model/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-script/maven-plugin-tools-model/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-script</artifactId>
-    <version>3.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.6.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-plugin-tools-model</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-script/maven-script-ant/pom.xml b/maven-script/maven-script-ant/pom.xml
index 99d0c6894..e697e567e 100644
--- a/maven-script/maven-script-ant/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-script/maven-script-ant/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-script</artifactId>
-    <version>3.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.6.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-script-ant</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-script/maven-script-beanshell/pom.xml b/maven-script/maven-script-beanshell/pom.xml
index 65f82d2f4..92610b97b 100644
--- a/maven-script/maven-script-beanshell/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-script/maven-script-beanshell/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-script</artifactId>
-    <version>3.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.6.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-script-beanshell</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-script/pom.xml b/maven-script/pom.xml
index ed37e2cbf..e39c98278 100644
--- a/maven-script/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-script/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-plugin-tools</artifactId>
-    <version>3.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.6.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-script</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 01cc36521..106b291e1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>
   <artifactId>maven-plugin-tools</artifactId>
-  <version>3.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.6.1</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Maven Plugin Tools</name>
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-plugin-tools.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-plugin-tools.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/apache/maven-plugin-tools/tree/${project.scm.tag}</url>
-    <tag>master</tag>
+    <tag>maven-plugin-tools-3.6.1</tag>
   </scm>
   <issueManagement>
     <system>jira</system>
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
     <mavenInvokerPluginVersion>3.2.2</mavenInvokerPluginVersion>
     <maven.site.path>plugin-tools-archives/plugin-tools-LATEST</maven.site.path>
     <asmVersion>9.1</asmVersion>
-    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2020-04-07T21:04:00Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2021-04-23T12:23:50Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>