diff --git a/maven-plugin-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-plugin/pom.xml
index 4daa491..3ff9be4 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-plugins</artifactId>
     <version>20</version>
-    <relativePath/>
+    <relativePath />
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
   <artifactId>maven-plugin-plugin</artifactId>
-  <version>2.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.8</version>
   <packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
 
   <name>Maven Plugin Plugin</name>
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@
   </prerequisites>
 
   <scm>
-    <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/plugin-tools/trunk/maven-plugin-plugin/</connection>
-    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/plugin-tools/trunk/maven-plugin-plugin/</developerConnection>
-    <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/maven/plugin-tools/trunk/maven-plugin-plugin/</url>
+    <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/plugin-tools/tags/maven-plugin-tools-2.8/maven-plugin-plugin</connection>
+    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/plugin-tools/tags/maven-plugin-tools-2.8/maven-plugin-plugin</developerConnection>
+    <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/maven/plugin-tools/tags/maven-plugin-tools-2.8/maven-plugin-plugin</url>
   </scm>
   <issueManagement>
     <system>jira</system>
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     <mavenVersion>2.0.6</mavenVersion>
     <doxiaVersion>1.0</doxiaVersion>
     <doxia-sitetoolsVersion>1.0</doxia-sitetoolsVersion>
-    <pluginToolsVersion>2.8-SNAPSHOT</pluginToolsVersion>
+    <pluginToolsVersion>2.8</pluginToolsVersion>
   </properties>
 
   <!-- Copy from project up -->
diff --git a/maven-plugin-tools-ant/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-tools-ant/pom.xml
index 93d5767..7253a28 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-tools-ant/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-tools-ant/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-plugin-tools</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.8</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-plugin-tools-ant</artifactId>
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@
   <description>Descriptor extractor for plugins written in Ant.</description>
 
   <scm>
-    <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/plugin-tools/trunk/maven-plugin-tools-ant/</connection>
-    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/plugin-tools/trunk/maven-plugin-tools-ant/</developerConnection>
-    <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/maven/plugin-tools/trunk/maven-plugin-tools-ant/</url>
+    <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/plugin-tools/tags/maven-plugin-tools-2.8/maven-plugin-tools-ant</connection>
+    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/plugin-tools/tags/maven-plugin-tools-2.8/maven-plugin-tools-ant</developerConnection>
+    <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/maven/plugin-tools/tags/maven-plugin-tools-2.8/maven-plugin-tools-ant</url>
   </scm>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/maven-plugin-tools-api/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-tools-api/pom.xml
index 8849b2b..77388da 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>2.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.8</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-plugin-tools-api</artifactId>
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@
   <description>The Maven Plugin Tools API provides an API to extract information from and generate documentation for Maven Plugins.</description>
 
   <scm>
-    <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/plugin-tools/trunk/maven-plugin-tools-api/</connection>
-    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/plugin-tools/trunk/maven-plugin-tools-api/</developerConnection>
-    <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/maven/plugin-tools/trunk/maven-plugin-tools-api/</url>
+    <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/plugin-tools/tags/maven-plugin-tools-2.8/maven-plugin-tools-api</connection>
+    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/plugin-tools/tags/maven-plugin-tools-2.8/maven-plugin-tools-api</developerConnection>
+    <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/maven/plugin-tools/tags/maven-plugin-tools-2.8/maven-plugin-tools-api</url>
   </scm>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/maven-plugin-tools-beanshell/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-tools-beanshell/pom.xml
index d4c992c..ebdec23 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-tools-beanshell/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-tools-beanshell/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-plugin-tools</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.8</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-plugin-tools-beanshell</artifactId>
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@
   <description>Descriptor extractor for plugins written in Beanshell.</description>
 
   <scm>
-    <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/plugin-tools/trunk/maven-plugin-tools-beanshell/</connection>
-    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/plugin-tools/trunk/maven-plugin-tools-beanshell/</developerConnection>
-    <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/maven/plugin-tools/trunk/maven-plugin-tools-beanshell/</url>
+    <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/plugin-tools/tags/maven-plugin-tools-2.8/maven-plugin-tools-beanshell</connection>
+    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/plugin-tools/tags/maven-plugin-tools-2.8/maven-plugin-tools-beanshell</developerConnection>
+    <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/maven/plugin-tools/tags/maven-plugin-tools-2.8/maven-plugin-tools-beanshell</url>
   </scm>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/maven-plugin-tools-java/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-tools-java/pom.xml
index 6283852..e4259f3 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>2.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.8</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-plugin-tools-java</artifactId>
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@
   <description>Descriptor extractor for plugins written in Java.</description>
 
   <scm>
-    <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/plugin-tools/trunk/maven-plugin-tools-java/</connection>
-    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/plugin-tools/trunk/maven-plugin-tools-java/</developerConnection>
-    <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/maven/plugin-tools/trunk/maven-plugin-tools-java/</url>
+    <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/plugin-tools/tags/maven-plugin-tools-2.8/maven-plugin-tools-java</connection>
+    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/plugin-tools/tags/maven-plugin-tools-2.8/maven-plugin-tools-java</developerConnection>
+    <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/maven/plugin-tools/tags/maven-plugin-tools-2.8/maven-plugin-tools-java</url>
   </scm>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/maven-plugin-tools-javadoc/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-tools-javadoc/pom.xml
index df8e1d5..d261dfb 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-tools-javadoc/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-tools-javadoc/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-plugin-tools</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.8</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-plugin-tools-javadoc</artifactId>
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@
   <inceptionYear>2008</inceptionYear>
 
   <scm>
-    <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/plugin-tools/trunk/maven-plugin-tools-javadoc/</connection>
-    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/plugin-tools/trunk/maven-plugin-tools-javadoc/</developerConnection>
-    <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/maven/plugin-tools/trunk/maven-plugin-tools-javadoc/</url>
+    <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/plugin-tools/tags/maven-plugin-tools-2.8/maven-plugin-tools-javadoc</connection>
+    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/plugin-tools/tags/maven-plugin-tools-2.8/maven-plugin-tools-javadoc</developerConnection>
+    <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/maven/plugin-tools/tags/maven-plugin-tools-2.8/maven-plugin-tools-javadoc</url>
   </scm>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/maven-plugin-tools-model/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-tools-model/pom.xml
index 50b7fba..366a497 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-tools-model/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-tools-model/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-plugin-tools</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.8</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-plugin-tools-model</artifactId>
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@
   <description>The Maven Plugin Metadata Model provides an API to play with the Metadata model.</description>
 
   <scm>
-    <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/plugin-tools/trunk/maven-plugin-tools-model/</connection>
-    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/plugin-tools/trunk/maven-plugin-tools-model/</developerConnection>
-    <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/maven/plugin-tools/trunk/maven-plugin-tools-model/</url>
+    <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/plugin-tools/tags/maven-plugin-tools-2.8/maven-plugin-tools-model</connection>
+    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/plugin-tools/tags/maven-plugin-tools-2.8/maven-plugin-tools-model</developerConnection>
+    <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/maven/plugin-tools/tags/maven-plugin-tools-2.8/maven-plugin-tools-model</url>
   </scm>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4367bfe..0a39001 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>
   <artifactId>maven-plugin-tools</artifactId>
-  <version>2.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.8</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Maven Plugin Tools</name>
@@ -135,9 +135,9 @@
   </modules>
 
   <scm>
-    <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/plugin-tools/trunk</connection>
-    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/plugin-tools/trunk</developerConnection>
-    <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/maven/plugin-tools/trunk</url>
+    <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/plugin-tools/tags/maven-plugin-tools-2.8</connection>
+    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/plugin-tools/tags/maven-plugin-tools-2.8</developerConnection>
+    <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/maven/plugin-tools/tags/maven-plugin-tools-2.8</url>
   </scm>
   <issueManagement>
     <system>jira</system>
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
   </distributionManagement>
 
   <properties>
-    <pluginToolsVersion>2.8-SNAPSHOT</pluginToolsVersion>
+    <pluginToolsVersion>2.8</pluginToolsVersion>
     <pluginTestingHarnessVersion>1.2</pluginTestingHarnessVersion>
   </properties>