diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index 506e262f8c..f6a00ad158 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.zanata</groupId>
     <artifactId>parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-rc-2</version>
     <relativePath>../parent</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/api/zanata-common-api/pom.xml b/api/zanata-common-api/pom.xml
index a75e3818d0..7b7732e797 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>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-rc-2</version>
   </parent>
   <packaging>takari-jar</packaging>
 
diff --git a/build-tools/pom.xml b/build-tools/pom.xml
index ebfc34b8a7..7a33b9adec 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>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.0-rc-2</version>
   <name>Build Tools</name>
   <description>Build tools for Zanata modules</description>
   <url>http://zanata.org/</url>
diff --git a/client/pom.xml b/client/pom.xml
index ca050ea59c..493b0d1420 100644
--- a/client/pom.xml
+++ b/client/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.zanata</groupId>
     <artifactId>parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-rc-2</version>
     <relativePath>../parent</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/client/stub-server/pom.xml b/client/stub-server/pom.xml
index fc73a21355..04ea8329ed 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>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-rc-2</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>stub-server</artifactId>
   <name>stub-server</name>
diff --git a/client/zanata-cli/pom.xml b/client/zanata-cli/pom.xml
index 18e7483dc9..5b468738ba 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>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-rc-2</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>zanata-cli</artifactId>
   <name>Zanata command-line client</name>
diff --git a/client/zanata-client-commands/pom.xml b/client/zanata-client-commands/pom.xml
index cce115f35b..7e456ce04f 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>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-rc-2</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>zanata-client-commands</artifactId>
   <name>Zanata client commands</name>
diff --git a/client/zanata-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/client/zanata-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index fe8a0d1974..e8298f8c72 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>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-rc-2</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>zanata-maven-plugin</artifactId>
 
diff --git a/client/zanata-rest-client/pom.xml b/client/zanata-rest-client/pom.xml
index 39e5739c8c..9574732ae2 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>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-rc-2</version>
   </parent>
   <packaging>takari-jar</packaging>
 
diff --git a/common/pom.xml b/common/pom.xml
index 112709084b..1bae4a7cc1 100644
--- a/common/pom.xml
+++ b/common/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.zanata</groupId>
     <artifactId>parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-rc-2</version>
     <relativePath>../parent</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/common/zanata-adapter-glossary/pom.xml b/common/zanata-adapter-glossary/pom.xml
index 8f38637177..4da90fef7f 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>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-rc-2</version>
   </parent>
   <packaging>takari-jar</packaging>
 
diff --git a/common/zanata-adapter-po/pom.xml b/common/zanata-adapter-po/pom.xml
index 31bae4fc34..403b387ae6 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>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-rc-2</version>
   </parent>
   <packaging>takari-jar</packaging>
 
diff --git a/common/zanata-adapter-properties/pom.xml b/common/zanata-adapter-properties/pom.xml
index 460d1d7974..4521fbe33a 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>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-rc-2</version>
   </parent>
   <packaging>takari-jar</packaging>
 
diff --git a/common/zanata-adapter-xliff/pom.xml b/common/zanata-adapter-xliff/pom.xml
index 270d4d0c33..9a54f63090 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>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-rc-2</version>
   </parent>
   <packaging>takari-jar</packaging>
 
diff --git a/common/zanata-common-util/pom.xml b/common/zanata-common-util/pom.xml
index 369c11a3c3..e2a7948a3e 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>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-rc-2</version>
   </parent>
   <packaging>takari-jar</packaging>
 
diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 5da4690997..570b3501a2 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>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.0-rc-2</version>
   <name>Zanata Parent POM</name>
   <description>Parent pom for Zanata modules</description>
   <url>http://zanata.org/</url>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f96192bf6a..50f11ab659 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.zanata</groupId>
     <artifactId>parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-rc-2</version>
     <relativePath>parent</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/server/functional-test/pom.xml b/server/functional-test/pom.xml
index 7258f77f5f..6ff1991d24 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>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-rc-2</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 f28c42de6d..4e63845e5b 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>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-rc-2</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>gwt-editor</artifactId>
   <name>gwt-editor</name>
diff --git a/server/pom.xml b/server/pom.xml
index 93ba6fae2d..5050ac8965 100644
--- a/server/pom.xml
+++ b/server/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.zanata</groupId>
     <artifactId>parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-rc-2</version>
     <relativePath>../parent</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/server/zanata-frontend/pom.xml b/server/zanata-frontend/pom.xml
index a1679c3a4f..08e148d1a1 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>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-rc-2</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>zanata-frontend</artifactId>
   <name>Zanata frontend</name>
diff --git a/server/zanata-liquibase/pom.xml b/server/zanata-liquibase/pom.xml
index ebb164fbd3..b556572a77 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>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-rc-2</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/server/zanata-model/pom.xml b/server/zanata-model/pom.xml
index b644d04dd7..9614579d5e 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>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-rc-2</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>zanata-model</artifactId>
   <name>Zanata model</name>
diff --git a/server/zanata-test-war/pom.xml b/server/zanata-test-war/pom.xml
index ac45eb699c..bc44da0d07 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>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-rc-2</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 ef42d6a5bb..9af2bf0e3c 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>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-rc-2</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>zanata-war</artifactId>
   <packaging>war</packaging>