diff --git a/pmd-apex-jorje/pom.xml b/pmd-apex-jorje/pom.xml
index d73a9200fa..19f5479a0a 100644
--- a/pmd-apex-jorje/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-apex-jorje/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
     <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-    <version>6.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>6.3.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-apex/pom.xml b/pmd-apex/pom.xml
index b0959340e0..bd21a0be41 100644
--- a/pmd-apex/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-apex/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
     <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-    <version>6.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>6.3.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-core/pom.xml b/pmd-core/pom.xml
index 55b84f03c8..e42d3f3928 100644
--- a/pmd-core/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-core/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.3.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-cpp/pom.xml b/pmd-cpp/pom.xml
index 3d8f2a196d..36c477af1e 100644
--- a/pmd-cpp/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-cpp/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.3.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-cs/pom.xml b/pmd-cs/pom.xml
index 417860f683..e6b0007b88 100644
--- a/pmd-cs/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-cs/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.3.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-dist/pom.xml b/pmd-dist/pom.xml
index 0cb78970f6..795590d429 100644
--- a/pmd-dist/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-dist/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.3.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-doc/pom.xml b/pmd-doc/pom.xml
index 0e76a477e5..2e2ff14f39 100644
--- a/pmd-doc/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-doc/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.3.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-fortran/pom.xml b/pmd-fortran/pom.xml
index b5146fa34d..ba158c691f 100644
--- a/pmd-fortran/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-fortran/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.3.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-go/pom.xml b/pmd-go/pom.xml
index 9011415a4c..984d43f408 100644
--- a/pmd-go/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-go/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.3.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-groovy/pom.xml b/pmd-groovy/pom.xml
index 58034193e4..e01cc4a14d 100644
--- a/pmd-groovy/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-groovy/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.3.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-java/pom.xml b/pmd-java/pom.xml
index 4b151cb5c1..143f975f9c 100644
--- a/pmd-java/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.3.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-java8/pom.xml b/pmd-java8/pom.xml
index 6e0887e791..9956a1c3db 100644
--- a/pmd-java8/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-java8/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.3.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-javascript/pom.xml b/pmd-javascript/pom.xml
index f8d007abbf..e890725da9 100644
--- a/pmd-javascript/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-javascript/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.3.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-jsp/pom.xml b/pmd-jsp/pom.xml
index 9c0e37e601..37ed2fe0aa 100644
--- a/pmd-jsp/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-jsp/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.3.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-matlab/pom.xml b/pmd-matlab/pom.xml
index 574a487e70..dead355e54 100644
--- a/pmd-matlab/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-matlab/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.3.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-objectivec/pom.xml b/pmd-objectivec/pom.xml
index e9ffdd6a02..c2f80a2859 100644
--- a/pmd-objectivec/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-objectivec/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.3.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-perl/pom.xml b/pmd-perl/pom.xml
index 46d70c9842..a47e91dfd1 100644
--- a/pmd-perl/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-perl/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.3.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-php/pom.xml b/pmd-php/pom.xml
index 6942695dd7..4243879a6a 100644
--- a/pmd-php/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-php/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.3.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-plsql/pom.xml b/pmd-plsql/pom.xml
index d770320da0..24d61b2126 100644
--- a/pmd-plsql/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-plsql/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.3.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-python/pom.xml b/pmd-python/pom.xml
index a3e46b523c..f7fa5ee058 100644
--- a/pmd-python/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-python/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.3.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-ruby/pom.xml b/pmd-ruby/pom.xml
index 7c2fb3afb4..2f003f3e0e 100644
--- a/pmd-ruby/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-ruby/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.3.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/pmd-scala/pom.xml b/pmd-scala/pom.xml
index df627bd4e8..fb2e4fb032 100644
--- a/pmd-scala/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-scala/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.3.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-swift/pom.xml b/pmd-swift/pom.xml
index a5294012e3..53a7d4daef 100644
--- a/pmd-swift/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-swift/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.3.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-test/pom.xml b/pmd-test/pom.xml
index 48fdc4c254..291bf9373c 100644
--- a/pmd-test/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-test/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.3.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/pmd-ui/pom.xml b/pmd-ui/pom.xml
index 18526ced45..57f04519a3 100644
--- a/pmd-ui/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-ui/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.3.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-visualforce/pom.xml b/pmd-visualforce/pom.xml
index 78a0b4aa5d..58641d1025 100644
--- a/pmd-visualforce/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-visualforce/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.3.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-vm/pom.xml b/pmd-vm/pom.xml
index c68758b01b..a35053ca45 100644
--- a/pmd-vm/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-vm/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.3.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-xml/pom.xml b/pmd-xml/pom.xml
index c5350ef57e..8eb50e588b 100644
--- a/pmd-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-xml/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.3.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5c0770317c..2edb40b352 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
     <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-    <version>6.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>6.3.0</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>PMD</name>
 
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ Additionally it includes CPD, the copy-paste-detector. CPD finds duplicated code
         <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/pmd/pmd.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:ssh://git@github.com/pmd/pmd.git</developerConnection>
         <url>https://github.com/pmd/pmd</url>
-        <tag>HEAD</tag>
+        <tag>pmd_releases/6.3.0</tag>
     </scm>
     <distributionManagement>
         <snapshotRepository>