diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index faec173cefb..8b88506d40f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-build</artifactId>
-	<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 	<name>Spring Boot Build</name>
 	<description>Spring Boot Build</description>
diff --git a/spring-boot-actuator/pom.xml b/spring-boot-actuator/pom.xml
index 92bbfb6f514..ce0649c3f42 100644
--- a/spring-boot-actuator/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-actuator/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-boot-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-actuator</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/pom.xml b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/pom.xml
index 1d4d20a8995..5409eb67620 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-boot-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-autoconfigure</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-cli/pom.xml b/spring-boot-cli/pom.xml
index d11505f9960..e11fdab43fd 100644
--- a/spring-boot-cli/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-cli/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-boot-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-cli</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml b/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
index aac8213e77d..aaf14ccd668 100644
--- a/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-dependencies</artifactId>
-	<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 	<name>Spring Boot Dependencies</name>
 	<description>Spring Boot Dependencies</description>
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 	</developers>
 	<properties>
 		<!-- Spring Boot -->
-		<spring-boot.version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-boot.version>
+		<spring-boot.version>1.1.8.RELEASE</spring-boot.version>
 		<!-- Third Party -->
 		<activemq.version>5.9.1</activemq.version>
 		<aspectj.version>1.8.2</aspectj.version>
@@ -130,43 +130,43 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot</artifactId>
-				<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot</artifactId>
 				<type>test-jar</type>
-				<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-actuator</artifactId>
-				<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-autoconfigure</artifactId>
-				<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-dependency-tools</artifactId>
-				<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-loader</artifactId>
-				<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-loader-tools</artifactId>
-				<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-				<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 				<exclusions>
 					<exclusion>
 						<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
@@ -177,132 +177,132 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-actuator</artifactId>
-				<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-amqp</artifactId>
-				<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-aop</artifactId>
-				<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-batch</artifactId>
-				<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-elasticsearch</artifactId>
-				<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-gemfire</artifactId>
-				<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-jpa</artifactId>
-				<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-mongodb</artifactId>
-				<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-rest</artifactId>
-				<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-solr</artifactId>
-				<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-freemarker</artifactId>
-				<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-groovy-templates</artifactId>
-				<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-hornetq</artifactId>
-				<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-integration</artifactId>
-				<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-jdbc</artifactId>
-				<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-jetty</artifactId>
-				<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-log4j</artifactId>
-				<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-logging</artifactId>
-				<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-mobile</artifactId>
-				<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-redis</artifactId>
-				<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-remote-shell</artifactId>
-				<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-security</artifactId>
-				<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-social-facebook</artifactId>
-				<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-social-linkedin</artifactId>
-				<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-social-twitter</artifactId>
-				<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
-				<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 				<exclusions>
 					<exclusion>
 						<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
@@ -313,32 +313,32 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-thymeleaf</artifactId>
-				<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-tomcat</artifactId>
-				<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-velocity</artifactId>
-				<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
-				<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-websocket</artifactId>
-				<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-ws</artifactId>
-				<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 			</dependency>
 
 			<!-- Third Party -->
diff --git a/spring-boot-docs/pom.xml b/spring-boot-docs/pom.xml
index a9319a9158f..dacaeabab6a 100644
--- a/spring-boot-docs/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-docs/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-boot-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-docs</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-full-build/pom.xml b/spring-boot-full-build/pom.xml
index 85e8b8ea955..42dc3579d32 100644
--- a/spring-boot-full-build/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-full-build/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-full-build</artifactId>
-	<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 	<name>Spring Boot Full Build</name>
 	<description>Spring Boot Full Build</description>
diff --git a/spring-boot-integration-tests/pom.xml b/spring-boot-integration-tests/pom.xml
index 3a86084f0e0..8bf6272a825 100644
--- a/spring-boot-integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-boot-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-integration-tests</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-parent/pom.xml b/spring-boot-parent/pom.xml
index 8efa8698fed..23ef10c131c 100644
--- a/spring-boot-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-parent/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-dependencies</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-boot-dependencies</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-parent</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/pom.xml
index 15602e8d59f..9cb2d0a9931 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator-log4j/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator-log4j/pom.xml
index 3b84626a3f7..08bd40c0955 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator-log4j/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator-log4j/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-actuator-log4j</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Actuator Log4J Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator-noweb/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator-noweb/pom.xml
index 123792c397f..acbdbf72c9a 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator-noweb/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator-noweb/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-actuator-noweb</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Actuator Non-Web Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator-ui/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator-ui/pom.xml
index 11848bebd5d..48a240ad574 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator-ui/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator-ui/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-actuator-ui</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Actuator UI Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator/build.gradle b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator/build.gradle
index 33f4522219a..b59804828dc 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 buildscript {
 	ext {
-		springBootVersion = '1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT'
+		springBootVersion = '1.1.8.RELEASE'
 	}
 	repositories {
 		// NOTE: You should declare only repositories that you need here
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator/build.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator/build.xml
index cc9b6a79632..176979734e3 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator/build.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator/build.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		'$ ant -lib ivy-2.2.jar' (substitute the location of your actual ivy jar). Run with '$ java -jar target/*.jar'. 
 	</description>
 
-	<property name="spring-boot.version" value="1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT" />
+	<property name="spring-boot.version" value="1.1.8.RELEASE" />
 	<property name="start-class" value="org.springframework.boot.sample.actuator.SampleActuatorApplication" />
 
 	<target name="resolve" description="--> retrieve dependencies with ivy">
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator/pom.xml
index 3967d06b992..8b08e5a79c9 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-actuator/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-actuator</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Actuator Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-amqp/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-amqp/pom.xml
index 1e71ebffd83..60343c4e75c 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-amqp/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-amqp/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-amqp</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot AMQP Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-aop/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-aop/pom.xml
index 59f1fa0252f..2a3f99000a4 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-aop/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-aop/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-aop</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot AOP Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-batch/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-batch/pom.xml
index 8e537a2d9d8..b57e84add9a 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-batch/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-batch/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-batch</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Batch Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-elasticsearch/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-elasticsearch/pom.xml
index 30f39e6535c..8d7a66abfff 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-elasticsearch/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-elasticsearch/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-data-elasticsearch</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Data Elasticsearch Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-gemfire/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-gemfire/pom.xml
index c060d8da950..39093c77541 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-gemfire/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-gemfire/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-data-gemfire</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Data Gemfire Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-jpa/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-jpa/pom.xml
index c1f6cbdbf29..677debca086 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-jpa/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-jpa/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-data-jpa</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Data JPA Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-mongodb/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-mongodb/pom.xml
index a494c3e3212..ed48da7b60b 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-mongodb/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-mongodb/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-data-mongodb</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Data MongoDB Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-redis/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-redis/pom.xml
index c716b2f8618..25538ca8b42 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-redis/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-redis/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-data-redis</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Data Redis Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-rest/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-rest/pom.xml
index 18eb787aa27..2f74a49d895 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-rest/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-data-rest</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Data REST Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-solr/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-solr/pom.xml
index 6244af84b2e..78003fa93eb 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-solr/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-solr/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-data-solr</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Data Solr Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-flyway/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-flyway/pom.xml
index fb85f7cba28..a38e9e5c4cb 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-flyway/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-flyway/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-flyway</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Flyway Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-hornetq/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-hornetq/pom.xml
index d60388cbd6d..35c740705b2 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-hornetq/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-hornetq/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-hornetq</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot HornetQ Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-integration/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-integration/pom.xml
index 053b42b848d..579e88a2a2f 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-integration/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-integration/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-integration</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Integration Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jetty/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jetty/pom.xml
index 97f3c8f544e..6c904e2ca06 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jetty/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jetty/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-jetty</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Jetty Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-liquibase/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-liquibase/pom.xml
index 23051553251..bb073aed03c 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-liquibase/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-liquibase/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-liquibase</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Liquibase Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-parent-context/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-parent-context/pom.xml
index 8740e4b3b33..78e5ff3fc57 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-parent-context/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-parent-context/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-parent-context</artifactId>
 	<name>spring-boot-sample-parent-context</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-profile/build.gradle b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-profile/build.gradle
index ff7a6b723c2..7147ae9fa5c 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-profile/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-profile/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 buildscript {
 	ext {
-		springBootVersion = '1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT'
+		springBootVersion = '1.1.8.RELEASE'
 	}
 	repositories {
 		// NOTE: You should declare only repositories that you need here
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-profile/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-profile/pom.xml
index 1b8cea7292e..8709ce230f8 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-profile/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-profile/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-profile</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Profile Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-secure/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-secure/pom.xml
index 32e27b01455..dabce7fd388 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-secure/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-secure/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-secure</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Security Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-servlet/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-servlet/pom.xml
index 1fd18063818..943c5ef9842 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-servlet/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-servlet/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-servlet</artifactId>
 	<packaging>war</packaging>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-simple/build.gradle b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-simple/build.gradle
index 14af19c916c..01051a750bf 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-simple/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-simple/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 buildscript {
 	ext {
-		springBootVersion = '1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT'
+		springBootVersion = '1.1.8.RELEASE'
 	}
 	repositories {
 		// NOTE: You should declare only repositories that you need here
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-simple/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-simple/pom.xml
index 3b6f3b115da..498f9c7289d 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-simple/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-simple/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-simple</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Simple Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat-multi-connectors/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat-multi-connectors/pom.xml
index 458ffd3820e..c991c8378ba 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat-multi-connectors/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat-multi-connectors/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-tomcat-multi-connectors</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Multi-Connector Tomcat Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat-ssl/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat-ssl/pom.xml
index 837e943ef59..1fc1cc16429 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat-ssl/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat-ssl/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-tomcat-ssl</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Tomcat Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat/pom.xml
index e8ba08eb9e4..2eb6b407c1f 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-tomcat</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Tomcat Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat8-jsp/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat8-jsp/pom.xml
index 2fc9d0e4be0..6f60fed5d8d 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat8-jsp/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat8-jsp/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-tomcat8-jsp</artifactId>
 	<packaging>war</packaging>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-traditional/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-traditional/pom.xml
index 283269994e1..3f64d4015fd 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-traditional/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-traditional/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-traditional</artifactId>
 	<packaging>war</packaging>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-velocity/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-velocity/pom.xml
index 7173c1dbd58..09214309e2d 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-velocity/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-velocity/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-velocity</artifactId>
 	<name>spring-boot-sample-velocity</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-freemarker/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-freemarker/pom.xml
index 38e6eee7c42..78a2a04fb99 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-freemarker/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-freemarker/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-web-freemarker</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Web FreeMarker Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-groovy-templates/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-groovy-templates/pom.xml
index ca2fe44e9ac..ccf9bef1fc5 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-groovy-templates/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-groovy-templates/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-web-groovy-templates</artifactId>
 	<name>spring-boot-sample-web-groovy-templates</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-jsp/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-jsp/pom.xml
index 0dd04859c09..5ab87024588 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-jsp/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-jsp/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-web-jsp</artifactId>
 	<packaging>war</packaging>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-method-security/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-method-security/pom.xml
index dfd2e88cf17..04eb0b3f7d6 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-method-security/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-method-security/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-web-method-security</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Web Method Security Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-secure-custom/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-secure-custom/pom.xml
index 985d4d436df..8dcd945b396 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-secure-custom/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-secure-custom/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-web-secure-custom</artifactId>
 	<name>spring-boot-sample-web-secure-custom</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-secure-jdbc/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-secure-jdbc/pom.xml
index 8d6e27af3d8..f5cd51b6202 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-secure-jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-secure-jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-web-secure-jdbc</artifactId>
 	<name>spring-boot-sample-web-secure-jdbc</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-secure/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-secure/pom.xml
index f4b7f1a126c..fe6c9e7a494 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-secure/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-secure/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-web-secure</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Web Secure Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-static/build.gradle b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-static/build.gradle
index a9299c52f4e..e699a296fd6 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-static/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-static/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 buildscript {
 	ext {
-		springBootVersion = '1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT'
+		springBootVersion = '1.1.8.RELEASE'
 	}
 	repositories {
 		// NOTE: You should declare only repositories that you need here
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-static/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-static/pom.xml
index 4f1267d8212..7423a819fea 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-static/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-static/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-web-static</artifactId>
 	<packaging>war</packaging>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-ui/build.gradle b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-ui/build.gradle
index a9a9237a655..c8f14091275 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-ui/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-ui/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 buildscript {
 	ext {
-		springBootVersion = '1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT'
+		springBootVersion = '1.1.8.RELEASE'
 		springLoadedVersion = '1.2.0.RELEASE'
 	}
 	repositories {
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-ui/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-ui/pom.xml
index eff519ab526..a8053763ab1 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-ui/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-ui/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-web-ui</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Web UI Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-velocity/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-velocity/pom.xml
index 05f21133d1f..8341ada1b36 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-velocity/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-velocity/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-web-velocity</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Web Velocity Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-websocket/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-websocket/pom.xml
index 02fa4f32c03..2301f464c0f 100755
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-websocket/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-websocket/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<name>Spring Boot WebSocket Sample</name>
 	<description>Spring Boot WebSocket Sample</description>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-ws/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-ws/pom.xml
index 44135ab5738..46872c46c94 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-ws/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-ws/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-ws</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Web Services Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-xml/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-xml/pom.xml
index 0a883150884..0ab312969b7 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-xml/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<!-- Your own application should inherit from spring-boot-starter-parent -->
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-sample-xml</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot XML Sample</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/pom.xml
index 9513476dd5d..22bba6b8b4b 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-boot-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-starters</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-actuator/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-actuator/pom.xml
index 21347c64252..f7acdbd8d2c 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-actuator/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-actuator/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starters</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-actuator</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Actuator Starter</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-amqp/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-amqp/pom.xml
index 2803959bd11..befb21ab020 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-amqp/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-amqp/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starters</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-amqp</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot AMPQ Starter</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-aop/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-aop/pom.xml
index e8bbebd7c2c..09eeb777bcc 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-aop/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-aop/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starters</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-aop</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot AOP Starter</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-batch/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-batch/pom.xml
index 03c27d55854..d5cbeb9197d 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-batch/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-batch/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starters</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-batch</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Batch Starter</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-elasticsearch/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-elasticsearch/pom.xml
index 941440471d4..f19ccc96278 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-elasticsearch/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-elasticsearch/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starters</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-elasticsearch</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Data Elasticsearch Starter</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-gemfire/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-gemfire/pom.xml
index 615adaa7087..7d92243ff81 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-gemfire/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-gemfire/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starters</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-gemfire</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Data GemFire Starter</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-jpa/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-jpa/pom.xml
index 75f566a8efb..d9c4d108950 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-jpa/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-jpa/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starters</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-jpa</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Data JPA Starter</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-mongodb/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-mongodb/pom.xml
index 0c664c967a2..52cb462851e 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-mongodb/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-mongodb/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starters</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-mongodb</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Data MongoDB Starter</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-rest/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-rest/pom.xml
index e475b3f7108..f395a02eba7 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-rest/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starters</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-rest</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Data REST Starter</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-solr/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-solr/pom.xml
index a5d5c854599..067c4273427 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-solr/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-solr/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starters</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-solr</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Data Solr Starter</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-freemarker/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-freemarker/pom.xml
index cec3f84e0c4..2f13dc0fe48 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-freemarker/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-freemarker/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starters</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-freemarker</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot FreeMarker Starter</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-groovy-templates/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-groovy-templates/pom.xml
index 05dac31f8cc..029e8ca4457 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-groovy-templates/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-groovy-templates/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starters</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-groovy-templates</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Groovy Templates Starter</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-hornetq/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-hornetq/pom.xml
index ed886d4c2de..071b702fc70 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-hornetq/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-hornetq/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starters</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-hornetq</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot HornetQ Starter</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-integration/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-integration/pom.xml
index 3c2eb6f738a..d5724f50229 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-integration/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-integration/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starters</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-integration</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Integration Starter</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-jdbc/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-jdbc/pom.xml
index a75ada759f9..546d3be492d 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starters</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-jdbc</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot JDBC Starter</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-jetty/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-jetty/pom.xml
index 3bc4953b769..51f6831e214 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-jetty/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-jetty/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starters</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-jetty</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Jetty Starter</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-log4j/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-log4j/pom.xml
index d6f77a20a39..3a038991fd0 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-log4j/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-log4j/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starters</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-log4j</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Log4J Starter</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-logging/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-logging/pom.xml
index ede51794378..8435dfbebee 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-logging/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-logging/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starters</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-logging</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Logger Starter</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-mobile/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-mobile/pom.xml
index 0221e3298fb..257659b8cd2 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-mobile/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-mobile/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starters</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-mobile</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Mobile Starter</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-parent/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-parent/pom.xml
index 337743cae7e..e713f615262 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-parent/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-dependencies</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 		<relativePath>../../spring-boot-dependencies</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-redis/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-redis/pom.xml
index d057e07a129..3acad6bffaa 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-redis/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-redis/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starters</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-redis</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Redis Starter</name>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-remote-shell/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-remote-shell/pom.xml
index 68fc32d476c..9af23343d21 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-remote-shell/pom.xml
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 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
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 	<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-remote-shell</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Boot Remote Shell Starter</name>
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index 025a295790e..bbd7849b69a 100644
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 	<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-security</artifactId>
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diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-social-facebook/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-social-facebook/pom.xml
index 335d09f2ea7..17f6b4a3b78 100644
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 	<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-social-facebook</artifactId>
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index cf275dff53b..3898a6727c6 100644
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 	<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-social-linkedin</artifactId>
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diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-social-twitter/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-social-twitter/pom.xml
index 7592a7f0135..8a281e8f613 100644
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 	<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-social-twitter</artifactId>
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diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-test/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-test/pom.xml
index d3495ea821e..b535f05691f 100644
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 	<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
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diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-thymeleaf/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-thymeleaf/pom.xml
index ec2ba5b044d..50bd35263c1 100644
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 	<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-thymeleaf</artifactId>
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diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-tomcat/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-tomcat/pom.xml
index 12d797e13c1..3f3164a2eef 100644
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 	<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-tomcat</artifactId>
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diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-velocity/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-velocity/pom.xml
index 13bfe508fca..920ecae191e 100644
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 	<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-velocity</artifactId>
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diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-web/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-web/pom.xml
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 	<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-websocket</artifactId>
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diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-ws/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-ws/pom.xml
index ddb44563ae0..1a12ebe6c5f 100644
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