diff --git a/apache-maven/pom.xml b/apache-maven/pom.xml
index 39cc762fa274..9383ed1854e3 100644
--- a/apache-maven/pom.xml
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
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diff --git a/api/maven-api-annotations/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-annotations/pom.xml
index f5e9286ec219..4ea88433870c 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-annotations/pom.xml
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   <artifactId>maven-api-annotations</artifactId>
diff --git a/api/maven-api-cli/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-cli/pom.xml
index f6752154668b..f8f9f9eebef0 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-cli/pom.xml
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diff --git a/api/maven-api-core/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-core/pom.xml
index f713e2050fba..84213db3883d 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-core/pom.xml
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diff --git a/api/maven-api-di/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-di/pom.xml
index 21716c4c03b9..35585361518b 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-di/pom.xml
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diff --git a/api/maven-api-metadata/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-metadata/pom.xml
index e16eaa0fe3eb..210a9f3763dc 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-metadata/pom.xml
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diff --git a/api/maven-api-model/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-model/pom.xml
index 517e76e87cc8..7304f80296f4 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-model/pom.xml
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
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diff --git a/api/maven-api-plugin/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-plugin/pom.xml
index 420203ceecf7..fdd81606c5d4 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-plugin/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ under the License.
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diff --git a/api/maven-api-settings/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-settings/pom.xml
index debfd995553c..7d22c31b6e64 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-settings/pom.xml
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
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diff --git a/api/maven-api-spi/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-spi/pom.xml
index 18ef646d9193..839866e497ef 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-spi/pom.xml
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diff --git a/api/maven-api-toolchain/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-toolchain/pom.xml
index d5f7bd1f7c63..75ab2e8b8282 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-toolchain/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ under the License.
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   <artifactId>maven-api-toolchain</artifactId>
diff --git a/api/maven-api-xml/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-xml/pom.xml
index 41513a4567b4..71e71a736d80 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-xml/pom.xml
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diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index 5820308ffaba..92e5f2a985a1 100644
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diff --git a/compat/maven-artifact/pom.xml b/compat/maven-artifact/pom.xml
index f6d26055a5cc..6de00a3217e6 100644
--- a/compat/maven-artifact/pom.xml
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
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     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-rc-2-SNAPSHOT</version>
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diff --git a/compat/maven-builder-support/pom.xml b/compat/maven-builder-support/pom.xml
index 78e3a6607214..3693facf91b8 100644
--- a/compat/maven-builder-support/pom.xml
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
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-    <version>4.0.0-rc-2-SNAPSHOT</version>
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diff --git a/compat/maven-compat/pom.xml b/compat/maven-compat/pom.xml
index e3ffb88105e8..88372d8fb6b0 100644
--- a/compat/maven-compat/pom.xml
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
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-    <version>4.0.0-rc-2-SNAPSHOT</version>
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diff --git a/compat/maven-embedder/pom.xml b/compat/maven-embedder/pom.xml
index e791bd0c1f6b..506b81f6d493 100644
--- a/compat/maven-embedder/pom.xml
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
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diff --git a/compat/maven-model-builder/pom.xml b/compat/maven-model-builder/pom.xml
index db82a8ba62f9..4541173fc58e 100644
--- a/compat/maven-model-builder/pom.xml
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
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diff --git a/compat/maven-model/pom.xml b/compat/maven-model/pom.xml
index 4f234d5d5664..cace7ace8e62 100644
--- a/compat/maven-model/pom.xml
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
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diff --git a/compat/maven-plugin-api/pom.xml b/compat/maven-plugin-api/pom.xml
index dd155374d458..8c5f1374365b 100644
--- a/compat/maven-plugin-api/pom.xml
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
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-    <version>4.0.0-rc-2-SNAPSHOT</version>
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diff --git a/compat/maven-repository-metadata/pom.xml b/compat/maven-repository-metadata/pom.xml
index c1aedc5197af..1b1a09783be1 100644
--- a/compat/maven-repository-metadata/pom.xml
+++ b/compat/maven-repository-metadata/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
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-    <version>4.0.0-rc-2-SNAPSHOT</version>
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diff --git a/compat/maven-resolver-provider/pom.xml b/compat/maven-resolver-provider/pom.xml
index bf80ff08a670..b5c9c66bec29 100644
--- a/compat/maven-resolver-provider/pom.xml
+++ b/compat/maven-resolver-provider/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-rc-2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-rc-2</version>
 
     <relativePath>../../</relativePath>
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diff --git a/compat/maven-settings-builder/pom.xml b/compat/maven-settings-builder/pom.xml
index 4e05be027420..a49ba11f6504 100644
--- a/compat/maven-settings-builder/pom.xml
+++ b/compat/maven-settings-builder/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
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-    <version>4.0.0-rc-2-SNAPSHOT</version>
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diff --git a/compat/maven-settings/pom.xml b/compat/maven-settings/pom.xml
index 52b9ea8e2f2c..b2b84072c5f4 100644
--- a/compat/maven-settings/pom.xml
+++ b/compat/maven-settings/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
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     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
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-    <version>4.0.0-rc-2-SNAPSHOT</version>
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diff --git a/compat/maven-toolchain-builder/pom.xml b/compat/maven-toolchain-builder/pom.xml
index c27624a1a5c6..8b099cf48745 100644
--- a/compat/maven-toolchain-builder/pom.xml
+++ b/compat/maven-toolchain-builder/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ under the License.
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diff --git a/compat/maven-toolchain-model/pom.xml b/compat/maven-toolchain-model/pom.xml
index 441a4135dd22..d3df171c6c35 100644
--- a/compat/maven-toolchain-model/pom.xml
+++ b/compat/maven-toolchain-model/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ under the License.
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diff --git a/compat/pom.xml b/compat/pom.xml
index ff974084bd30..541d16bd52cc 100644
--- a/compat/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ under the License.
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diff --git a/impl/maven-cli/pom.xml b/impl/maven-cli/pom.xml
index 97f35179fe3f..8f3a0aa976f7 100644
--- a/impl/maven-cli/pom.xml
+++ b/impl/maven-cli/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
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diff --git a/impl/maven-core/pom.xml b/impl/maven-core/pom.xml
index 8d523f53c4b1..f74cee3e4bdb 100644
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
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diff --git a/impl/maven-di/pom.xml b/impl/maven-di/pom.xml
index 17d921b6a36f..aa28b2f7ecff 100644
--- a/impl/maven-di/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
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-    <version>4.0.0-rc-2-SNAPSHOT</version>
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diff --git a/impl/maven-executor/pom.xml b/impl/maven-executor/pom.xml
index 73e76d9819fe..5f229b808a5f 100644
--- a/impl/maven-executor/pom.xml
+++ b/impl/maven-executor/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
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-    <version>4.0.0-rc-2-SNAPSHOT</version>
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diff --git a/impl/maven-impl/pom.xml b/impl/maven-impl/pom.xml
index 8328c9a1982f..96992bb9d10a 100644
--- a/impl/maven-impl/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ under the License.
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diff --git a/impl/maven-jline/pom.xml b/impl/maven-jline/pom.xml
index fec3504f8214..330937ad3dcd 100644
--- a/impl/maven-jline/pom.xml
+++ b/impl/maven-jline/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
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-    <version>4.0.0-rc-2-SNAPSHOT</version>
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diff --git a/impl/maven-logging/pom.xml b/impl/maven-logging/pom.xml
index c77c9eed843d..9a651307ece0 100644
--- a/impl/maven-logging/pom.xml
+++ b/impl/maven-logging/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
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-    <version>4.0.0-rc-2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-rc-2</version>
 
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diff --git a/impl/maven-xml/pom.xml b/impl/maven-xml/pom.xml
index eec21a7e7762..905bd4be90d4 100644
--- a/impl/maven-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/impl/maven-xml/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ under the License.
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-    <version>4.0.0-rc-2-SNAPSHOT</version>
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diff --git a/impl/pom.xml b/impl/pom.xml
index b7632c7f4ff5..3b35c71f2e6d 100644
--- a/impl/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
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-    <version>4.0.0-rc-2-SNAPSHOT</version>
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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ec29b88482e4..dea2f8800038 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ under the License.
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.0-rc-2-SNAPSHOT</version>
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@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ under the License.
   <scm>
     <connection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/maven.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/maven.git</developerConnection>
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   <issueManagement>
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ under the License.
     <distributionShortName>Maven</distributionShortName>
     <distributionName>Apache Maven</distributionName>
     <maven.site.path>ref/4-LATEST</maven.site.path>
-    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2024-11-25T10:57:49Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
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