diff --git a/pmd-apex-jorje/pom.xml b/pmd-apex-jorje/pom.xml
index fc096ae970..2215a9b09e 100644
--- a/pmd-apex-jorje/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-apex-jorje/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
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     <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-    <version>6.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>6.17.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-apex/pom.xml b/pmd-apex/pom.xml
index 3f7204095f..d3276ac3e3 100644
--- a/pmd-apex/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-apex/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
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     <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-    <version>6.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>6.17.0</version>
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   <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-core/pom.xml b/pmd-core/pom.xml
index e5c36bdd33..db0d54f103 100644
--- a/pmd-core/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-core/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.17.0</version>
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     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-cpp/pom.xml b/pmd-cpp/pom.xml
index 1c544d5fd3..881088367d 100644
--- a/pmd-cpp/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-cpp/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.17.0</version>
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     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-cs/pom.xml b/pmd-cs/pom.xml
index c158bb1cf6..2860fb9fcd 100644
--- a/pmd-cs/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-cs/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.17.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-dart/pom.xml b/pmd-dart/pom.xml
index 9e3967ee4c..f82af30a19 100644
--- a/pmd-dart/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-dart/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.17.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-dist/pom.xml b/pmd-dist/pom.xml
index 5538c8e402..9cc87433c2 100644
--- a/pmd-dist/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-dist/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <parent>
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.17.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-doc/pom.xml b/pmd-doc/pom.xml
index eb26c4c980..14fc649b4b 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>6.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.17.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-fortran/pom.xml b/pmd-fortran/pom.xml
index d180c4bbed..2cbbe08807 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>6.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.17.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-go/pom.xml b/pmd-go/pom.xml
index 5b2f85b429..277f00c79b 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>6.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.17.0</version>
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     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-groovy/pom.xml b/pmd-groovy/pom.xml
index 26cbc9832a..29a7aff926 100644
--- a/pmd-groovy/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-groovy/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.17.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-java/pom.xml b/pmd-java/pom.xml
index 2213df1538..a7fc6ca904 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>6.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.17.0</version>
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     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-java8/pom.xml b/pmd-java8/pom.xml
index ca34c630b8..7c6c4d4d87 100644
--- a/pmd-java8/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-java8/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.17.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-javascript/pom.xml b/pmd-javascript/pom.xml
index ab05feefe0..7e32369898 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>6.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.17.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-jsp/pom.xml b/pmd-jsp/pom.xml
index 1f4fe8dc29..1961fe3cea 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>6.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.17.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-kotlin/pom.xml b/pmd-kotlin/pom.xml
index db9b4710f7..725148b0d8 100644
--- a/pmd-kotlin/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-kotlin/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.17.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-lang-test/pom.xml b/pmd-lang-test/pom.xml
index 993bacd4b3..d3e9a3d56e 100644
--- a/pmd-lang-test/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-lang-test/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <parent>
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.17.0</version>
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     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-lua/pom.xml b/pmd-lua/pom.xml
index a67b0556e5..c0e3475992 100644
--- a/pmd-lua/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-lua/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.17.0</version>
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     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-matlab/pom.xml b/pmd-matlab/pom.xml
index b2167a5daf..6a7ac31771 100644
--- a/pmd-matlab/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-matlab/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.17.0</version>
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     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-objectivec/pom.xml b/pmd-objectivec/pom.xml
index d3da39e300..86d79a5793 100644
--- a/pmd-objectivec/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-objectivec/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.17.0</version>
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     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-perl/pom.xml b/pmd-perl/pom.xml
index 9f6c8dcc38..cfeddcd946 100644
--- a/pmd-perl/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-perl/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.17.0</version>
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     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-php/pom.xml b/pmd-php/pom.xml
index 2b5e989163..974e51042f 100644
--- a/pmd-php/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-php/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.17.0</version>
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     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-plsql/pom.xml b/pmd-plsql/pom.xml
index f6f82b1dce..693519779f 100644
--- a/pmd-plsql/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-plsql/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.17.0</version>
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     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-python/pom.xml b/pmd-python/pom.xml
index 09f8a3de02..c7e5908b93 100644
--- a/pmd-python/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-python/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.17.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-ruby/pom.xml b/pmd-ruby/pom.xml
index 72b40cb720..a93530c851 100644
--- a/pmd-ruby/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-ruby/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.17.0</version>
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     <dependencies>
diff --git a/pmd-scala/pom.xml b/pmd-scala/pom.xml
index d5eff767b3..36e897a948 100644
--- a/pmd-scala/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-scala/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.17.0</version>
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     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-swift/pom.xml b/pmd-swift/pom.xml
index 3be97f4d3b..a7d2fd39b4 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>6.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.17.0</version>
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     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-test/pom.xml b/pmd-test/pom.xml
index 0bf33fe77a..4fb36871f9 100644
--- a/pmd-test/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-test/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <parent>
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.17.0</version>
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     <dependencies>
diff --git a/pmd-visualforce/pom.xml b/pmd-visualforce/pom.xml
index ff9e531d6d..e5a5f84a26 100644
--- a/pmd-visualforce/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-visualforce/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.17.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-vm/pom.xml b/pmd-vm/pom.xml
index 72407cf8c5..05d1c42e07 100644
--- a/pmd-vm/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-vm/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.17.0</version>
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     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-xml/pom.xml b/pmd-xml/pom.xml
index 2ec3dc6ecd..b6b4600055 100644
--- a/pmd-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-xml/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.17.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4045e6582f..c344a81a25 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
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     <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-    <version>6.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>6.17.0</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/6.17.0</tag>
     </scm>
     <distributionManagement>
         <snapshotRepository>