diff --git a/pmd-apex-jorje/pom.xml b/pmd-apex-jorje/pom.xml
index 8f23da04dc..7d4bba10dc 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>6.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>6.26.0</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/pmd-apex/pom.xml b/pmd-apex/pom.xml
index 2bf2041268..f3d44793e2 100644
--- a/pmd-apex/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-apex/pom.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-    xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>pmd-apex</artifactId>
     <name>PMD Apex</name>
@@ -8,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.26.0</version>
         <relativePath>../</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/pmd-core/pom.xml b/pmd-core/pom.xml
index 1cd5be8b2f..a75622df58 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>6.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.26.0</version>
         <relativePath>../</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/pmd-cpp/pom.xml b/pmd-cpp/pom.xml
index 9f25873b2f..9ffab2b575 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>6.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.26.0</version>
         <relativePath>../</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/pmd-cs/pom.xml b/pmd-cs/pom.xml
index 9ed215bb18..eecb1d5112 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>6.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.26.0</version>
         <relativePath>../</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/pmd-dart/pom.xml b/pmd-dart/pom.xml
index e3b0d8482e..6ace4fca18 100644
--- a/pmd-dart/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-dart/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.26.0</version>
         <relativePath>../</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/pmd-dist/pom.xml b/pmd-dist/pom.xml
index ea56d1ccb6..3ec093302f 100644
--- a/pmd-dist/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-dist/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.26.0</version>
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diff --git a/pmd-doc/pom.xml b/pmd-doc/pom.xml
index 631bc6c829..920d67f488 100644
--- a/pmd-doc/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-doc/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
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         <relativePath>../</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/pmd-fortran/pom.xml b/pmd-fortran/pom.xml
index 4a94623d7c..5f730b4bb3 100644
--- a/pmd-fortran/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-fortran/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.26.0</version>
         <relativePath>../</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/pmd-go/pom.xml b/pmd-go/pom.xml
index 311df23eeb..15c8475ba9 100644
--- a/pmd-go/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-go/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.26.0</version>
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diff --git a/pmd-groovy/pom.xml b/pmd-groovy/pom.xml
index 969a99e55e..adb35da8c9 100644
--- a/pmd-groovy/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-groovy/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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-        <version>6.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.26.0</version>
         <relativePath>../</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/pmd-java/pom.xml b/pmd-java/pom.xml
index f3e4264c30..f40a38f8e4 100644
--- a/pmd-java/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.26.0</version>
         <relativePath>../</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/pmd-java8/pom.xml b/pmd-java8/pom.xml
index 53aea03a99..51894ff9f6 100644
--- a/pmd-java8/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-java8/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
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-        <version>6.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.26.0</version>
         <relativePath>../</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/pmd-javascript/pom.xml b/pmd-javascript/pom.xml
index 9bdb9e9bc8..118387e5af 100644
--- a/pmd-javascript/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-javascript/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.26.0</version>
         <relativePath>../</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/pmd-jsp/pom.xml b/pmd-jsp/pom.xml
index 860bf37c85..0dcf3ecd34 100644
--- a/pmd-jsp/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-jsp/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.26.0</version>
         <relativePath>../</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/pmd-kotlin/pom.xml b/pmd-kotlin/pom.xml
index 5fa13a4a8e..6f3d5a0f93 100644
--- a/pmd-kotlin/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-kotlin/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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-        <version>6.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.26.0</version>
         <relativePath>../</relativePath>
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diff --git a/pmd-lang-test/pom.xml b/pmd-lang-test/pom.xml
index 6fa4a14da8..702913a0ab 100644
--- a/pmd-lang-test/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-lang-test/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.26.0</version>
         <relativePath>../</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/pmd-lua/pom.xml b/pmd-lua/pom.xml
index 827030946b..644723749d 100644
--- a/pmd-lua/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-lua/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.26.0</version>
         <relativePath>../</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/pmd-matlab/pom.xml b/pmd-matlab/pom.xml
index 8b1824078c..862c3c13fc 100644
--- a/pmd-matlab/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-matlab/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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+        <version>6.26.0</version>
         <relativePath>../</relativePath>
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diff --git a/pmd-modelica/pom.xml b/pmd-modelica/pom.xml
index 3c3f5de689..062ea9766e 100644
--- a/pmd-modelica/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-modelica/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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+        <version>6.26.0</version>
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diff --git a/pmd-objectivec/pom.xml b/pmd-objectivec/pom.xml
index 7606c1db5d..a6fce5c539 100644
--- a/pmd-objectivec/pom.xml
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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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-        <version>6.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.26.0</version>
         <relativePath>../</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/pmd-perl/pom.xml b/pmd-perl/pom.xml
index 49cc40f80a..fa6942b24a 100644
--- a/pmd-perl/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-perl/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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+        <version>6.26.0</version>
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diff --git a/pmd-php/pom.xml b/pmd-php/pom.xml
index 26259bb0d6..3ed1ce9043 100644
--- a/pmd-php/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-php/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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diff --git a/pmd-plsql/pom.xml b/pmd-plsql/pom.xml
index 334c8559dd..0f03ee3fdb 100644
--- a/pmd-plsql/pom.xml
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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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-        <version>6.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.26.0</version>
         <relativePath>../</relativePath>
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diff --git a/pmd-python/pom.xml b/pmd-python/pom.xml
index c0bd0bb459..1cfcb85238 100644
--- a/pmd-python/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-python/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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diff --git a/pmd-ruby/pom.xml b/pmd-ruby/pom.xml
index bcebcdcd0f..3f1be05706 100644
--- a/pmd-ruby/pom.xml
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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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diff --git a/pmd-scala-modules/pmd-scala-common/pom.xml b/pmd-scala-modules/pmd-scala-common/pom.xml
index 4304adf8c6..c0b5ebfb4b 100644
--- a/pmd-scala-modules/pmd-scala-common/pom.xml
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@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
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diff --git a/pmd-scala-modules/pmd-scala_2.12/pom.xml b/pmd-scala-modules/pmd-scala_2.12/pom.xml
index 80aabc12b3..d5f0d6cae8 100644
--- a/pmd-scala-modules/pmd-scala_2.12/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-scala-modules/pmd-scala_2.12/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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+        <version>6.26.0</version>
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diff --git a/pmd-scala-modules/pmd-scala_2.13/pom.xml b/pmd-scala-modules/pmd-scala_2.13/pom.xml
index ffbd77819a..ae35867c2e 100644
--- a/pmd-scala-modules/pmd-scala_2.13/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-scala-modules/pmd-scala_2.13/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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+        <version>6.26.0</version>
         <relativePath>../pmd-scala-common</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/pmd-scala/pom.xml b/pmd-scala/pom.xml
index 87d97f9e25..c73b444255 100644
--- a/pmd-scala/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-scala/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
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-        <version>6.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.26.0</version>
         <relativePath>../</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/pmd-swift/pom.xml b/pmd-swift/pom.xml
index f33680c761..c7e7fe811c 100644
--- a/pmd-swift/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-swift/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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-        <version>6.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.26.0</version>
         <relativePath>../</relativePath>
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diff --git a/pmd-test/pom.xml b/pmd-test/pom.xml
index 22f3af5c00..e4ab960124 100644
--- a/pmd-test/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-test/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
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+        <version>6.26.0</version>
         <relativePath>../</relativePath>
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diff --git a/pmd-visualforce/pom.xml b/pmd-visualforce/pom.xml
index c5fb203ea0..21758173c1 100644
--- a/pmd-visualforce/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-visualforce/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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+        <version>6.26.0</version>
         <relativePath>../</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/pmd-vm/pom.xml b/pmd-vm/pom.xml
index ded0e269b3..6c21a5cd80 100644
--- a/pmd-vm/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-vm/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.26.0</version>
         <relativePath>../</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/pmd-xml/pom.xml b/pmd-xml/pom.xml
index 7632c6e37d..92f5758639 100644
--- a/pmd-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-xml/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1eb3c69016..a99c9ea51a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
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-    <version>6.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>6.26.0</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>PMD</name>
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
         <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/6.26.0</tag>
     </scm>
     <distributionManagement>
         <snapshotRepository>
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
     </issueManagement>
 
     <properties>
-        <project.build.outputTimestamp>2020-06-27T09:31:26Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+        <project.build.outputTimestamp>2020-07-25T11:36:48Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
 
         <java.version>7</java.version>