diff --git a/pmd-apex-jorje/pom.xml b/pmd-apex-jorje/pom.xml
index a6897a5657..e9af58d206 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>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>6.8.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-apex/pom.xml b/pmd-apex/pom.xml
index b9154e5ad6..a6ffbc7ced 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>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>6.8.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-core/pom.xml b/pmd-core/pom.xml
index d7838f8113..31640bbad4 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>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.8.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-cpp/pom.xml b/pmd-cpp/pom.xml
index 954141a087..63b6d58a69 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>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.8.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-cs/pom.xml b/pmd-cs/pom.xml
index 15e7b227bf..4f851af8a2 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>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.8.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-dist/pom.xml b/pmd-dist/pom.xml
index 4f93d6128e..97dab788b0 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>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.8.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-doc/pom.xml b/pmd-doc/pom.xml
index 08a9c356a8..26ebfc5529 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>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.8.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-fortran/pom.xml b/pmd-fortran/pom.xml
index c068abea1b..71a5e8099f 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>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.8.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-go/pom.xml b/pmd-go/pom.xml
index 79d409113d..2d19ec2df6 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>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.8.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-groovy/pom.xml b/pmd-groovy/pom.xml
index 30c9b97c70..7a89c5828c 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>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.8.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-java/pom.xml b/pmd-java/pom.xml
index 329c8036a7..e1f5329946 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>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.8.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-java8/pom.xml b/pmd-java8/pom.xml
index b9fda3ebcc..f09766b95b 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>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.8.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-javascript/pom.xml b/pmd-javascript/pom.xml
index bacddc1155..8f0de12b95 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>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.8.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-jsp/pom.xml b/pmd-jsp/pom.xml
index 897bbcd3cc..405914a004 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>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.8.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-matlab/pom.xml b/pmd-matlab/pom.xml
index 08d1f1abf8..426879db3e 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>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.8.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-objectivec/pom.xml b/pmd-objectivec/pom.xml
index 868abfc638..a868814e42 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>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.8.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-perl/pom.xml b/pmd-perl/pom.xml
index 527f8ba177..ce825ac948 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>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.8.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-php/pom.xml b/pmd-php/pom.xml
index 843498aacd..ae0278b5b0 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>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.8.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-plsql/pom.xml b/pmd-plsql/pom.xml
index dbfdcef557..9642f23de8 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>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.8.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-python/pom.xml b/pmd-python/pom.xml
index d9d74f909b..408e9ac9ae 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>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.8.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-ruby/pom.xml b/pmd-ruby/pom.xml
index f67a53fcb3..d61bf76cb5 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>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.8.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/pmd-scala/pom.xml b/pmd-scala/pom.xml
index eceaa262b0..db74157f04 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>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.8.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-swift/pom.xml b/pmd-swift/pom.xml
index 371576e5aa..6f2ab925c4 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>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.8.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-test/pom.xml b/pmd-test/pom.xml
index 873e8a371b..93fd1236a7 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>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.8.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/pmd-ui/pom.xml b/pmd-ui/pom.xml
index 3314aff16d..d565ca5c22 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>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.8.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-visualforce/pom.xml b/pmd-visualforce/pom.xml
index 6bd353e38c..71b94f8769 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>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.8.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-vm/pom.xml b/pmd-vm/pom.xml
index 04d669d5b9..606e460753 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>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.8.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-xml/pom.xml b/pmd-xml/pom.xml
index e1cd6a0fb7..29a3933b50 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>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.8.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a12e45ff89..e5046f03d8 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>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>6.8.0</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>pmd_releases/6.5.0</tag>
+        <tag>pmd_releases/6.8.0</tag>
     </scm>
     <distributionManagement>
         <snapshotRepository>