You don't need to set the version in the pom. If you run "mvn release:prepare -DdryRun=true" Then it will prompt you for the release version (2.0.0.CR4) and the new trunk version (2.0.0-SNAPSHOT). See this also: http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-release-plugin/howto.html Using the dryRun property, it won't actually commit anything. Next, run "mvn release:clean" This will clean up the stuff that the dryRun option created. I think it's a bug in the release plugin because the version and svn URL get messed up if you do a dry run and then a prepare without clean. The steps to actually do the release are: mvn release:prepare mvn release:perform Prepare does the tag, and perform does the build from the tag. Last step is you have to commit to cvs in the maven and buildmagic repositories. I keep meaning to create a wiki entry describing these steps, I just haven't gotten around to it yet. :) View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4034840#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...