diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.ant.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.ant.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 83361e5..d4eb59f 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.ant.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.ant.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
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diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.ant.test/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.ant.test/pom.xml
index 63021ae..2768366 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.ant.test/pom.xml
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--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.ant/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
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index 9965cde..0e360f4 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.ant/pom.xml
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--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
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index 6f25f24..cfd327d 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
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-Eclipse-SourceBundle: org.eclipse.jgit.archive;version="4.8.0.qualifier";roots="."
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+Eclipse-SourceBundle: org.eclipse.jgit.archive;version="4.8.0.201705170830-rc1";roots="."
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--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/pom.xml
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--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
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--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache/pom.xml
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 	<artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache</artifactId>
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--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
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index 0d10fc7..ac7dc11 100644
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index 4310941..44888cf 100644
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index 1c94ef2..f2e0580 100644
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--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.feature/feature.xml
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--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.feature/pom.xml
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--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.feature/pom.xml
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--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.feature/feature.xml
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--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.feature/pom.xml
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--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.feature/feature.xml
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diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.feature/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.feature/pom.xml
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--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.feature/pom.xml
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+    <version>4.8.0.201705170830-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit.feature</groupId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.source.feature/feature.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.source.feature/feature.xml
index a1f9098..08a1969 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.source.feature/feature.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.source.feature/feature.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <feature
       id="org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.source"
       label="%featureName"
-      version="4.8.0.qualifier"
+      version="4.8.0.201705170830-rc1"
       provider-name="%providerName">
 
    <description url="http://www.eclipse.org/jgit/">
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.source.feature/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.source.feature/pom.xml
index ac6f987..cdabc9a 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.source.feature/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.source.feature/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
     <artifactId>jgit.tycho.parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.8.0.201705170830-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit.feature</groupId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.repository/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.repository/pom.xml
index ed9446a..6a76260 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.repository/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.repository/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
     <artifactId>jgit.tycho.parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.8.0.201705170830-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.repository</artifactId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.source.feature/feature.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.source.feature/feature.xml
index 65301d6..324887a 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.source.feature/feature.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.source.feature/feature.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <feature
       id="org.eclipse.jgit.source"
       label="%featureName"
-      version="4.8.0.qualifier"
+      version="4.8.0.201705170830-rc1"
       provider-name="%providerName">
 
    <description url="http://www.eclipse.org/jgit/">
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.source.feature/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.source.feature/pom.xml
index 857d9e5..fe80bcd 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.source.feature/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.source.feature/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
     <artifactId>jgit.tycho.parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.8.0.201705170830-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit.feature</groupId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index ceaf8b8..653463e 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: JGit Target Platform Bundle
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.target
-Bundle-Version: 4.8.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 4.8.0.201705170830-rc1
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/pom.xml
index 2ef4d49..f11dd02 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/pom.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
     <artifactId>jgit.tycho.parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.8.0.201705170830-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.target</artifactId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/pom.xml
index 000bcd5..628e4f5 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/pom.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
   <artifactId>jgit.tycho.parent</artifactId>
-  <version>4.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.8.0.201705170830-rc1</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>JGit Tycho Parent</name>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 381e272..9756abb 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %plugin_name
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.test
-Bundle-Version: 4.8.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 4.8.0.201705170830-rc1
 Bundle-Vendor: %provider_name
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.test/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.test/pom.xml
index d9c7d1d..51640a5 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.test/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.test/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
     <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.8.0.201705170830-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.test</artifactId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index efa7ed2..d10aa1c 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %plugin_name
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.pgm
-Bundle-Version: 4.8.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 4.8.0.201705170830-rc1
 Bundle-Vendor: %provider_name
 Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
index 5b80357..b1501dc 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 Bundle-Name: org.eclipse.jgit.pgm - Sources
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.source
 Bundle-Vendor: Eclipse.org - JGit
-Bundle-Version: 4.8.0.qualifier
-Eclipse-SourceBundle: org.eclipse.jgit.pgm;version="4.8.0.qualifier";roots="."
+Bundle-Version: 4.8.0.201705170830-rc1
+Eclipse-SourceBundle: org.eclipse.jgit.pgm;version="4.8.0.201705170830-rc1";roots="."
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/pom.xml
index 9bb8bfd..f02ea68 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
     <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.8.0.201705170830-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.pgm</artifactId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 4b2e535..d681c7e 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %plugin_name
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.test
-Bundle-Version: 4.8.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 4.8.0.201705170830-rc1
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Bundle-Vendor: %provider_name
 Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/pom.xml
index e3b0dcd..16d8c4c 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/pom.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
     <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.8.0.201705170830-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.test</artifactId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 8ab9024..0330734 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %plugin_name
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.ui
-Bundle-Version: 4.8.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 4.8.0.201705170830-rc1
 Bundle-Vendor: %provider_name
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.8
 Export-Package: org.eclipse.jgit.awtui;version="4.8.0"
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.ui/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.ui/pom.xml
index 10b9374..6edd55c 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.ui/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.ui/pom.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
     <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.8.0.201705170830-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.ui</artifactId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index e4791dc..d2c01ed 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %plugin_name
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit
-Bundle-Version: 4.8.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 4.8.0.201705170830-rc1
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Bundle-Vendor: %provider_name
 Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
index bee6802..96598d3 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 Bundle-Name: org.eclipse.jgit - Sources
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.source
 Bundle-Vendor: Eclipse.org - JGit
-Bundle-Version: 4.8.0.qualifier
-Eclipse-SourceBundle: org.eclipse.jgit;version="4.8.0.qualifier";roots="."
+Bundle-Version: 4.8.0.201705170830-rc1
+Eclipse-SourceBundle: org.eclipse.jgit;version="4.8.0.201705170830-rc1";roots="."
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit/pom.xml
index 849b567..61f56a5 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/pom.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
     <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.8.0.201705170830-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index df9f105..62d83c1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
   <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
   <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>4.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.8.0.201705170830-rc1</version>
 
   <name>JGit - Parent</name>
   <url>${jgit-url}</url>