diff --git a/all/pom.xml b/all/pom.xml
index 99e060657d..2f18e642ae 100644
--- a/all/pom.xml
+++ b/all/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>core.wcm.components.parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.adobe.cq</groupId>
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         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <!-- P R O J E C T  D E S C R I P T I O N                                   -->
     <!-- ====================================================================== -->
     <artifactId>core.wcm.components.all</artifactId>
-    <version>2.17.15-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <packaging>content-package</packaging>
 
     <name>Adobe Experience Manager Core WCM Components Full Package</name>
diff --git a/bundles/core/pom.xml b/bundles/core/pom.xml
index 140f1b3488..4ab3ea5863 100644
--- a/bundles/core/pom.xml
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@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
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         <groupId>com.adobe.cq</groupId>
         <artifactId>core.wcm.components.parent</artifactId>
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         <relativePath>../../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
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     <artifactId>core.wcm.components.core</artifactId>
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     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
 
     <name>Adobe Experience Manager Core WCM Components Core Bundle</name>
diff --git a/config/pom.xml b/config/pom.xml
index fd53a33792..42b614e68c 100644
--- a/config/pom.xml
+++ b/config/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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         <groupId>com.adobe.cq</groupId>
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         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <!-- P R O J E C T  D E S C R I P T I O N                                   -->
     <!-- ====================================================================== -->
     <artifactId>core.wcm.components.config</artifactId>
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+    <version>2.18.0</version>
     <packaging>content-package</packaging>
 
     <name>Adobe Experience Manager Core WCM Components Configurations</name>
diff --git a/content/pom.xml b/content/pom.xml
index 5dcd51cec0..5918313523 100644
--- a/content/pom.xml
+++ b/content/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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         <groupId>com.adobe.cq</groupId>
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         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
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@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <!-- P R O J E C T  D E S C R I P T I O N                                   -->
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     <packaging>content-package</packaging>
     <name>Adobe Experience Manager Core WCM Components Content Package</name>
 
diff --git a/examples/all/pom.xml b/examples/all/pom.xml
index 36fc966c66..a70aa911bf 100644
--- a/examples/all/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/all/pom.xml
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
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     <name>Adobe Experience Manager Core WCM Components Examples Aggregator Package</name>
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index 31e15e5893..cec1094bcc 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
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@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
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     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>Adobe Experience Manager Core WCM Components Examples Reactor</name>
diff --git a/examples/ui.apps/pom.xml b/examples/ui.apps/pom.xml
index 1aff866c96..cfe36ca7f6 100644
--- a/examples/ui.apps/pom.xml
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         <relativePath>../../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
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@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <!-- P R O J E C T  D E S C R I P T I O N                                   -->
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     <artifactId>core.wcm.components.examples.ui.apps</artifactId>
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     <packaging>content-package</packaging>
     <name>Adobe Experience Manager Core WCM Components Examples Application Package</name>
 
diff --git a/examples/ui.config/pom.xml b/examples/ui.config/pom.xml
index 32685fbd80..4b594bebb1 100644
--- a/examples/ui.config/pom.xml
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         <relativePath>../../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
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@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <!-- P R O J E C T  D E S C R I P T I O N                                   -->
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     <artifactId>core.wcm.components.examples.ui.config</artifactId>
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     <packaging>content-package</packaging>
     <name>Adobe Experience Manager Core WCM Components Examples Configuration &amp; Bundles Package</name>
 
diff --git a/examples/ui.content/pom.xml b/examples/ui.content/pom.xml
index 579d835f42..a830752185 100644
--- a/examples/ui.content/pom.xml
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         <relativePath>../../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
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@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <!-- P R O J E C T  D E S C R I P T I O N                                   -->
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     <artifactId>core.wcm.components.examples.ui.content</artifactId>
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     <packaging>content-package</packaging>
     <name>Adobe Experience Manager Core WCM Components Examples Content Package</name>
 
diff --git a/extensions/amp/bundle/pom.xml b/extensions/amp/bundle/pom.xml
index aef54cf0ec..998c0f8f01 100644
--- a/extensions/amp/bundle/pom.xml
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     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
 
     <name>Adobe Experience Manager Core WCM Components AMP Extension Bundle</name>
diff --git a/extensions/amp/content/pom.xml b/extensions/amp/content/pom.xml
index f4b8c34ced..27f1974a51 100644
--- a/extensions/amp/content/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/amp/content/pom.xml
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@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <!-- P R O J E C T  D E S C R I P T I O N                                   -->
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     <artifactId>core.wcm.components.extensions.amp.content</artifactId>
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     <packaging>content-package</packaging>
     <name>Adobe Experience Manager Core WCM Components AMP Extension Content Package</name>
 
diff --git a/extensions/amp/pom.xml b/extensions/amp/pom.xml
index 545a1ff8b5..ed93a4f015 100644
--- a/extensions/amp/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/amp/pom.xml
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     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>Adobe Experience Manager Core WCM Components AMP Extension Reactor</name>
diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index edf5d4edc1..475c9563ef 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
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     <name>Adobe Experience Manager Core WCM Components Parent</name>
     <description>A set of standardized components for AEM 6.3+ that can be used to speed up development of websites.</description>
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/adobe/aem-core-wcm-components.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:adobe/aem-core-wcm-components.git</developerConnection>
         <url>https://github.com/adobe/aem-core-wcm-components</url>
-        <tag>HEAD</tag>
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     <licenses>
         <license>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fcc1cd463d..50e34777f3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.adobe.cq</groupId>
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+    <version>2.18.0</version>
 
     <name>Adobe Experience Manager Core WCM Components Reactor</name>
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/adobe/aem-core-wcm-components.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:https://github.com/adobe/aem-core-wcm-components.git</developerConnection>
         <url>https://github.com/adobe/aem-core-wcm-components/</url>
-        <tag>HEAD</tag>
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diff --git a/testing/aem-mock-plugin/pom.xml b/testing/aem-mock-plugin/pom.xml
index fa2ce39364..7f90e84d8b 100644
--- a/testing/aem-mock-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/testing/aem-mock-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
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     <name>Adobe Experience Manager Core WCM Components AEM Mocks Plugin</name>
 
     <description>Helps setting up mock environment for unit testing custom code based on Core Components.</description>
@@ -66,13 +66,13 @@
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             <groupId>com.adobe.cq</groupId>
             <artifactId>core.wcm.components.core</artifactId>
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             <groupId>com.adobe.cq</groupId>
             <artifactId>core.wcm.components.junit.core</artifactId>
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diff --git a/testing/it/e2e-selenium-utils/pom.xml b/testing/it/e2e-selenium-utils/pom.xml
index 6d2947ca79..8fb27d2a0a 100755
--- a/testing/it/e2e-selenium-utils/pom.xml
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         <relativePath>../../../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
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@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
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     <artifactId>core.wcm.components.it.e2e-selenium-utils</artifactId>
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     <name>Adobe Experience Manager Core WCM Components E2E Testing Utils</name>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
diff --git a/testing/it/e2e-selenium/pom.xml b/testing/it/e2e-selenium/pom.xml
index 4299ff423a..f3f9038642 100755
--- a/testing/it/e2e-selenium/pom.xml
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         <relativePath>../../../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
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@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     <!-- ====================================================================== -->
     <groupId>com.adobe.cq</groupId>
     <artifactId>core.wcm.components.it.e2e-selenium</artifactId>
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     <name>Adobe Experience Manager Core WCM Components Selenium Base Test Framework</name>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/testing/it/http/pom.xml b/testing/it/http/pom.xml
index 00a96991a5..4496dae267 100644
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     <!-- ====================================================================== -->
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     <artifactId>core.wcm.components.it.http</artifactId>
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     <name>Adobe Experience Manager Core WCM Components HTTP Integration Tests</name>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/testing/it/it-content/pom.xml b/testing/it/it-content/pom.xml
index fde8ebc5be..8f60e7b8a9 100644
--- a/testing/it/it-content/pom.xml
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@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
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     <packaging>content-package</packaging>
     <name>Adobe Experience Manager Core WCM Components IT Content</name>
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+    <version>2.18.0</version>
 
     <!-- ====================================================================== -->
     <!-- P R O P E R T I E S                                                    -->
diff --git a/testing/it/ui-js/pom.xml b/testing/it/ui-js/pom.xml
index 23ff86ce35..bb19dadf60 100644
--- a/testing/it/ui-js/pom.xml
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@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
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     <name>Adobe Experience Manager Core WCM Components JS Tests</name>
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+    <version>2.18.0</version>
 
     <!-- ====================================================================== -->
     <!-- P R O P E R T I E S                                                    -->
diff --git a/testing/junit/core/pom.xml b/testing/junit/core/pom.xml
index c78099818d..1e07bc1eed 100644
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