diff --git a/CHANGES.xml b/CHANGES.xml
index 5505ff90..1cd3f3c7 100644
--- a/CHANGES.xml
+++ b/CHANGES.xml
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
   </properties>
   <body>
 
-    <release version="3.0.0-SNAPSHOT" date="2021-??-??" 
-        description="Next major release (since latest milestone)">
+    <release version="3.0.0-M2" date="2021-07-28" 
+        description="Changes since last milestone for this upcoming major release.">
       <action dev="essiembre" type="add">
         Handlers now support XML "flow", which adds supports for 
         if/ifNot/condition/then/else tags in XML configuration.
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 00e7a3ba..ace69bf6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.norconex.commons</groupId>
     <artifactId>norconex-commons-maven-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0.0-M2</version>
   </parent>  
   <groupId>com.norconex.collectors</groupId>
   <artifactId>norconex-importer</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
   <name>Norconex Importer</name>
   
   <properties>
