diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 92da6cb613..4fd08f543b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
     <artifactId>tika-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18</version>
     <relativePath>tika-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/tika-app/pom.xml b/tika-app/pom.xml
index 83b244a226..57c9e7752a 100644
--- a/tika-app/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-app/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
     <artifactId>tika-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18</version>
     <relativePath>../tika-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/tika-batch/pom.xml b/tika-batch/pom.xml
index e71320bbd9..0473adf924 100644
--- a/tika-batch/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-batch/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
     <artifactId>tika-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18</version>
     <relativePath>../tika-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/tika-bundle/pom.xml b/tika-bundle/pom.xml
index e16b5b0727..0e3315e0c5 100644
--- a/tika-bundle/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-bundle/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
     <artifactId>tika-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18</version>
     <relativePath>../tika-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/tika-core/pom.xml b/tika-core/pom.xml
index 82177cf5f3..f2acf314e4 100644
--- a/tika-core/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-core/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
     <artifactId>tika-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18</version>
     <relativePath>../tika-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/tika-dl/pom.xml b/tika-dl/pom.xml
index 5638cf8707..33d4d86c88 100644
--- a/tika-dl/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-dl/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
     <artifactId>tika-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18</version>
     <relativePath>../tika-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/tika-eval/pom.xml b/tika-eval/pom.xml
index 5707712c8b..7f46785a1e 100644
--- a/tika-eval/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-eval/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.18</version>
         <relativePath>../tika-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/tika-example/pom.xml b/tika-example/pom.xml
index be2b6ac474..51e94b1c45 100644
--- a/tika-example/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-example/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
     <artifactId>tika-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18</version>
     <relativePath>../tika-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/tika-java7/pom.xml b/tika-java7/pom.xml
index 827130120f..ea6b8e8963 100644
--- a/tika-java7/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-java7/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
     <artifactId>tika-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18</version>
     <relativePath>../tika-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/tika-langdetect/pom.xml b/tika-langdetect/pom.xml
index 8f2b7dfa0d..069ac3668b 100644
--- a/tika-langdetect/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-langdetect/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
     <artifactId>tika-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18</version>
     <relativePath>../tika-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/tika-nlp/pom.xml b/tika-nlp/pom.xml
index 414f60730e..e4926559dd 100644
--- a/tika-nlp/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-nlp/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
     <artifactId>tika-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18</version>
     <relativePath>../tika-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/tika-parent/pom.xml b/tika-parent/pom.xml
index 7005f3e53c..457d2b9606 100644
--- a/tika-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-parent/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
   <artifactId>tika-parent</artifactId>
-  <version>1.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.18</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Apache Tika parent</name>
@@ -460,6 +460,6 @@
     <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/apache/</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:https://github.com/apache/</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/apache/tika</url>
-    <tag>1.18-rc1</tag>
+    <tag>1.18-rc3</tag>
   </scm>
 </project>
diff --git a/tika-parsers/pom.xml b/tika-parsers/pom.xml
index 891ba96fc6..ef19462662 100644
--- a/tika-parsers/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-parsers/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
     <artifactId>tika-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18</version>
     <relativePath>../tika-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/tika-serialization/pom.xml b/tika-serialization/pom.xml
index 9220cdff2f..4ae89c87d5 100644
--- a/tika-serialization/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-serialization/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
     <artifactId>tika-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18</version>
     <relativePath>../tika-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/tika-server/pom.xml b/tika-server/pom.xml
index ccfcf97536..e0bdfc533a 100644
--- a/tika-server/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-server/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
     <artifactId>tika-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18</version>
     <relativePath>../tika-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/tika-translate/pom.xml b/tika-translate/pom.xml
index 2bcb505ea1..19191fc2c1 100644
--- a/tika-translate/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-translate/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
     <artifactId>tika-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18</version>
     <relativePath>../tika-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/tika-xmp/pom.xml b/tika-xmp/pom.xml
index e214fcdd97..488fd90b05 100644
--- a/tika-xmp/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-xmp/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
     <artifactId>tika-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18</version>
     <relativePath>../tika-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>