diff --git a/maven-release-api/pom.xml b/maven-release-api/pom.xml
index 9b833650f..dda256567 100644
--- a/maven-release-api/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-release-api/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.release</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-release</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-M6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M6</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-release-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-release-manager/pom.xml b/maven-release-manager/pom.xml
index c896a4667..755168015 100644
--- a/maven-release-manager/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-release-manager/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.release</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-release</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-M6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M6</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-release-manager</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-release-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-release-plugin/pom.xml
index 5f2ecf9d2..6b523f8f0 100644
--- a/maven-release-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-release-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.release</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-release</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-M6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M6</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
diff --git a/maven-release-policies/maven-release-oddeven-policy/pom.xml b/maven-release-policies/maven-release-oddeven-policy/pom.xml
index b7831f22d..cd37ea10d 100644
--- a/maven-release-policies/maven-release-oddeven-policy/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-release-policies/maven-release-oddeven-policy/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.release</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-release</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-M6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M6</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/maven-release-policies/maven-release-semver-policy/pom.xml b/maven-release-policies/maven-release-semver-policy/pom.xml
index dc9200954..0604358a4 100644
--- a/maven-release-policies/maven-release-semver-policy/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-release-policies/maven-release-semver-policy/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.release</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-release</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-M6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-M6</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9d9896387..993eeec66 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.apache.maven.release</groupId>
   <artifactId>maven-release</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-M6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-M6</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Maven Release</name>
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-release.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-release.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/apache/maven-release/tree/${project.scm.tag}</url>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>maven-release-3.0.0-M6</tag>
   </scm>
   <issueManagement>
     <system>jira</system>
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
     <slf4jVersion>1.7.36</slf4jVersion>
     <junitVersion>4.13.2</junitVersion>
     <maven.site.path>maven-release-archives/maven-release-LATEST</maven.site.path>
-    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2022-01-02T10:18:49Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2022-06-05T07:10:41Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
 
     <mavenCompilerPluginVersion>3.10.1</mavenCompilerPluginVersion>
     <mavenInvokerPluginVersion>3.2.2</mavenInvokerPluginVersion>