diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index 0035593931..2a420974a7 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.zanata</groupId>
     <artifactId>parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.3.0-alpha-1</version>
     <relativePath>../parent</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   <scm>
     <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/zanata/zanata-platform.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:zanata/zanata-platform.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>platform-4.3.0-alpha-1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <!-- This is needed for bootstrapping with a zanata-parent SNAPSHOT  -->
diff --git a/api/zanata-common-api/pom.xml b/api/zanata-common-api/pom.xml
index 7f15ad2501..79540c3f18 100644
--- a/api/zanata-common-api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/zanata-common-api/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.zanata</groupId>
     <artifactId>api</artifactId>
-    <version>4.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.3.0-alpha-1</version>
   </parent>
   <packaging>takari-jar</packaging>
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   <scm>
     <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/zanata/zanata-platform.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:zanata/zanata-platform.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>platform-4.3.0-alpha-1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/build-tools/pom.xml b/build-tools/pom.xml
index 6184018c4a..2b3ff6f217 100644
--- a/build-tools/pom.xml
+++ b/build-tools/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.zanata</groupId>
   <artifactId>build-tools</artifactId>
-  <version>4.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.3.0-alpha-1</version>
   <name>Build Tools</name>
   <description>Build tools for Zanata modules</description>
   <url>http://zanata.org/</url>
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/zanata/zanata-platform.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:zanata/zanata-platform.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/zanata/zanata-platform/tree/master/build-tools</url>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>platform-4.3.0-alpha-1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <licenses>
diff --git a/client/pom.xml b/client/pom.xml
index a4e064e1a5..dcf7e44c46 100644
--- a/client/pom.xml
+++ b/client/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.zanata</groupId>
     <artifactId>parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.3.0-alpha-1</version>
     <relativePath>../parent</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   <scm>
     <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/zanata/zanata-platform.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:zanata/zanata-platform.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>platform-4.3.0-alpha-1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <!-- This is needed for bootstrapping with a zanata-parent SNAPSHOT  -->
diff --git a/client/stub-server/pom.xml b/client/stub-server/pom.xml
index 72ac4a2246..165222814b 100644
--- a/client/stub-server/pom.xml
+++ b/client/stub-server/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.zanata</groupId>
     <artifactId>client</artifactId>
-    <version>4.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.3.0-alpha-1</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>stub-server</artifactId>
   <name>stub-server</name>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <scm>
     <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/zanata/zanata-platform.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:zanata/zanata-platform.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>platform-4.3.0-alpha-1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/client/zanata-cli/pom.xml b/client/zanata-cli/pom.xml
index 838d6d12e5..fd14a6dfeb 100644
--- a/client/zanata-cli/pom.xml
+++ b/client/zanata-cli/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.zanata</groupId>
     <artifactId>client</artifactId>
-    <version>4.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.3.0-alpha-1</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>zanata-cli</artifactId>
   <name>Zanata command-line client</name>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <scm>
     <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/zanata/zanata-platform.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:zanata/zanata-platform.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>platform-4.3.0-alpha-1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <build>
diff --git a/client/zanata-client-commands/pom.xml b/client/zanata-client-commands/pom.xml
index 8f76515f89..217183cf23 100644
--- a/client/zanata-client-commands/pom.xml
+++ b/client/zanata-client-commands/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.zanata</groupId>
     <artifactId>client</artifactId>
-    <version>4.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.3.0-alpha-1</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>zanata-client-commands</artifactId>
   <name>Zanata client commands</name>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <scm>
     <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/zanata/zanata-platform.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:zanata/zanata-platform.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>platform-4.3.0-alpha-1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/client/zanata-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/client/zanata-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 708d5952f9..1b9654bc96 100644
--- a/client/zanata-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/client/zanata-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.zanata</groupId>
     <artifactId>client</artifactId>
-    <version>4.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.3.0-alpha-1</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>zanata-maven-plugin</artifactId>
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   <scm>
     <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/zanata/zanata-platform.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:zanata/zanata-platform.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>platform-4.3.0-alpha-1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/client/zanata-rest-client/pom.xml b/client/zanata-rest-client/pom.xml
index 6439274497..5eede2983a 100644
--- a/client/zanata-rest-client/pom.xml
+++ b/client/zanata-rest-client/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.zanata</groupId>
     <artifactId>client</artifactId>
-    <version>4.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.3.0-alpha-1</version>
   </parent>
   <packaging>takari-jar</packaging>
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <scm>
     <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/zanata/zanata-platform.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:zanata/zanata-platform.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>platform-4.3.0-alpha-1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/common/pom.xml b/common/pom.xml
index 64af69f78d..174a604d75 100644
--- a/common/pom.xml
+++ b/common/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.zanata</groupId>
     <artifactId>parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.3.0-alpha-1</version>
     <relativePath>../parent</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   <scm>
     <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/zanata/zanata-platform.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:zanata/zanata-platform.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>platform-4.3.0-alpha-1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <!-- This is needed for bootstrapping with a zanata-parent SNAPSHOT  -->
diff --git a/common/zanata-adapter-glossary/pom.xml b/common/zanata-adapter-glossary/pom.xml
index 0db3491a33..b4b2550548 100644
--- a/common/zanata-adapter-glossary/pom.xml
+++ b/common/zanata-adapter-glossary/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.zanata</groupId>
     <artifactId>common</artifactId>
-    <version>4.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.3.0-alpha-1</version>
   </parent>
   <packaging>takari-jar</packaging>
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <scm>
     <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/zanata/zanata-platform.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:zanata/zanata-platform.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>platform-4.3.0-alpha-1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/common/zanata-adapter-po/pom.xml b/common/zanata-adapter-po/pom.xml
index fb7d9b1505..856e9ee6fb 100644
--- a/common/zanata-adapter-po/pom.xml
+++ b/common/zanata-adapter-po/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.zanata</groupId>
     <artifactId>common</artifactId>
-    <version>4.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.3.0-alpha-1</version>
   </parent>
   <packaging>takari-jar</packaging>
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <scm>
     <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/zanata/zanata-platform.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:zanata/zanata-platform.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>platform-4.3.0-alpha-1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/common/zanata-adapter-properties/pom.xml b/common/zanata-adapter-properties/pom.xml
index 8493a6b04c..dcb3eb5c8d 100644
--- a/common/zanata-adapter-properties/pom.xml
+++ b/common/zanata-adapter-properties/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.zanata</groupId>
     <artifactId>common</artifactId>
-    <version>4.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.3.0-alpha-1</version>
   </parent>
   <packaging>takari-jar</packaging>
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <scm>
     <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/zanata/zanata-platform.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:zanata/zanata-platform.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>platform-4.3.0-alpha-1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/common/zanata-adapter-xliff/pom.xml b/common/zanata-adapter-xliff/pom.xml
index efe56483ba..83dbfafff5 100644
--- a/common/zanata-adapter-xliff/pom.xml
+++ b/common/zanata-adapter-xliff/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.zanata</groupId>
     <artifactId>common</artifactId>
-    <version>4.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.3.0-alpha-1</version>
   </parent>
   <packaging>takari-jar</packaging>
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <scm>
     <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/zanata/zanata-platform.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:zanata/zanata-platform.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>platform-4.3.0-alpha-1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/common/zanata-common-util/pom.xml b/common/zanata-common-util/pom.xml
index 603919b18a..f8736fbbaa 100644
--- a/common/zanata-common-util/pom.xml
+++ b/common/zanata-common-util/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.zanata</groupId>
     <artifactId>common</artifactId>
-    <version>4.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.3.0-alpha-1</version>
   </parent>
   <packaging>takari-jar</packaging>
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <scm>
     <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/zanata/zanata-platform.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:zanata/zanata-platform.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>platform-4.3.0-alpha-1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <build>
diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 36f18e3fcc..4c48724d20 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.zanata</groupId>
   <artifactId>parent</artifactId>
-  <version>4.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.3.0-alpha-1</version>
   <name>Zanata Parent POM</name>
   <description>Parent pom for Zanata modules</description>
   <url>http://zanata.org/</url>
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
          See https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MPIR-234?focusedCommentId=14663321&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel#comment-14663321
     -->
     <url>https://github.com/zanata/zanata-platform/tree/master/</url>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>platform-4.3.0-alpha-1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <licenses>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6957aa17a9..3f195e1f1b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.zanata</groupId>
     <artifactId>parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.3.0-alpha-1</version>
     <relativePath>parent</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   <scm>
     <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/zanata/zanata-platform.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:zanata/zanata-platform.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>platform-4.3.0-alpha-1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <modules>
diff --git a/server/functional-test/pom.xml b/server/functional-test/pom.xml
index 3e679be0da..44f77bfd1e 100644
--- a/server/functional-test/pom.xml
+++ b/server/functional-test/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.zanata</groupId>
     <artifactId>server</artifactId>
-    <version>4.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.3.0-alpha-1</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>functional-test</artifactId>
   <!--if we want to use pom packaging, we need to explicitly enable some plugins and various things-->
diff --git a/server/gwt-editor/pom.xml b/server/gwt-editor/pom.xml
index e6d910bb7b..8643549aff 100644
--- a/server/gwt-editor/pom.xml
+++ b/server/gwt-editor/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.zanata</groupId>
     <artifactId>server</artifactId>
-    <version>4.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.3.0-alpha-1</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>gwt-editor</artifactId>
   <name>gwt-editor</name>
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/zanata/zanata.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:zanata/zanata.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/zanata/zanata</url>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>platform-4.3.0-alpha-1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <properties>
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.zanata</groupId>
       <artifactId>gwt-test</artifactId>
-      <version>4.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.3.0-alpha-1</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/server/gwt-shared/pom.xml b/server/gwt-shared/pom.xml
index 258fa8af05..96319e7007 100644
--- a/server/gwt-shared/pom.xml
+++ b/server/gwt-shared/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>server</artifactId>
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-    <version>4.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.3.0-alpha-1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>gwt-shared</artifactId>
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/zanata/zanata.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:zanata/zanata.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/zanata/zanata</url>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>platform-4.3.0-alpha-1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <build>
diff --git a/server/gwt-test/pom.xml b/server/gwt-test/pom.xml
index 22edc9d3f8..d143da8c7b 100644
--- a/server/gwt-test/pom.xml
+++ b/server/gwt-test/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>server</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.zanata</groupId>
-    <version>4.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.3.0-alpha-1</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>gwt-test</artifactId>
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/zanata/zanata.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:zanata/zanata.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/zanata/zanata</url>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>platform-4.3.0-alpha-1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/server/pom.xml b/server/pom.xml
index e3fa4f2475..bf5fc967ce 100644
--- a/server/pom.xml
+++ b/server/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.zanata</groupId>
     <artifactId>parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.3.0-alpha-1</version>
     <relativePath>../parent</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   <scm>
     <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/zanata/zanata-platform.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:zanata/zanata-platform.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>platform-4.3.0-alpha-1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/server/security-common/pom.xml b/server/security-common/pom.xml
index 0dc92269cd..c1aee74c1a 100644
--- a/server/security-common/pom.xml
+++ b/server/security-common/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.zanata</groupId>
     <artifactId>server</artifactId>
-    <version>4.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.3.0-alpha-1</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>security-common</artifactId>
   <name>security-common</name>
diff --git a/server/services/pom.xml b/server/services/pom.xml
index 240ec48c42..dffb28b17a 100644
--- a/server/services/pom.xml
+++ b/server/services/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>server</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.zanata</groupId>
-    <version>4.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.3.0-alpha-1</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>services</artifactId>
   <packaging>takari-jar</packaging>
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/zanata/zanata.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:zanata/zanata.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/zanata/zanata</url>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>platform-4.3.0-alpha-1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/server/zanata-frontend/pom.xml b/server/zanata-frontend/pom.xml
index 2a97813a2f..b0f6ae5622 100644
--- a/server/zanata-frontend/pom.xml
+++ b/server/zanata-frontend/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.zanata</groupId>
     <artifactId>server</artifactId>
-    <version>4.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.3.0-alpha-1</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>zanata-frontend</artifactId>
   <name>Zanata frontend</name>
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   <scm>
     <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/zanata/zanata-platform.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:zanata/zanata-platform.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>platform-4.3.0-alpha-1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <!-- Referenced later in the document with ${tagname}. -->
diff --git a/server/zanata-liquibase/pom.xml b/server/zanata-liquibase/pom.xml
index 88a5b98405..26cbb3e053 100644
--- a/server/zanata-liquibase/pom.xml
+++ b/server/zanata-liquibase/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>server</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.zanata</groupId>
-    <version>4.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.3.0-alpha-1</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/server/zanata-model-test/pom.xml b/server/zanata-model-test/pom.xml
index 4aaedd9c9e..1a92ad3843 100644
--- a/server/zanata-model-test/pom.xml
+++ b/server/zanata-model-test/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>server</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.zanata</groupId>
-    <version>4.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.3.0-alpha-1</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>zanata-model-test</artifactId>
   <packaging>takari-jar</packaging>
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/zanata/zanata.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:zanata/zanata.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/zanata/zanata</url>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>platform-4.3.0-alpha-1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/server/zanata-model/pom.xml b/server/zanata-model/pom.xml
index 7ab0314315..cb4938c172 100644
--- a/server/zanata-model/pom.xml
+++ b/server/zanata-model/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.zanata</groupId>
     <artifactId>server</artifactId>
-    <version>4.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.3.0-alpha-1</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>zanata-model</artifactId>
   <name>Zanata model</name>
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/zanata/zanata.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:zanata/zanata.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/zanata/zanata</url>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>platform-4.3.0-alpha-1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/server/zanata-test-war/pom.xml b/server/zanata-test-war/pom.xml
index 33b774a849..6b6f3a5fa2 100644
--- a/server/zanata-test-war/pom.xml
+++ b/server/zanata-test-war/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.zanata</groupId>
     <artifactId>server</artifactId>
-    <version>4.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.3.0-alpha-1</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>zanata-test-war</artifactId>
   <packaging>war</packaging>
diff --git a/server/zanata-war/pom.xml b/server/zanata-war/pom.xml
index 9be3f138d9..2cd2d11bb5 100644
--- a/server/zanata-war/pom.xml
+++ b/server/zanata-war/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.zanata</groupId>
     <artifactId>server</artifactId>
-    <version>4.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.3.0-alpha-1</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>zanata-war</artifactId>
   <packaging>war</packaging>
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/zanata/zanata.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:zanata/zanata.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/zanata/zanata</url>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>platform-4.3.0-alpha-1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <properties>
@@ -1893,7 +1893,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.zanata</groupId>
       <artifactId>gwt-test</artifactId>
-      <version>4.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.3.0-alpha-1</version>
     </dependency>