diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 79efa81601..db34adc338 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
     <artifactId>tika-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.8.0</version>
     <relativePath>tika-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -215,6 +215,6 @@ least three +1 Tika PMC votes are cast.
   </ciManagement>
 
   <scm>
-    <tag>2.2.1-rc2</tag>
+    <tag>2.8.0-rc2</tag>
   </scm>
 </project>
diff --git a/tika-app/pom.xml b/tika-app/pom.xml
index c50476f5b0..5ecee1fd71 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>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.8.0</version>
     <relativePath>../tika-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -294,6 +294,6 @@
   </ciManagement>
 
   <scm>
-    <tag>2.2.1-rc2</tag>
+    <tag>2.8.0-rc2</tag>
   </scm>
 </project>
diff --git a/tika-batch/pom.xml b/tika-batch/pom.xml
index 70093d358b..82d7105a13 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>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.8.0</version>
     <relativePath>../tika-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -135,6 +135,6 @@
   </build>
 
   <scm>
-    <tag>2.2.1-rc2</tag>
+    <tag>2.8.0-rc2</tag>
   </scm>
 </project>
diff --git a/tika-bom/pom.xml b/tika-bom/pom.xml
index 6a3c27e85f..35c1f9a282 100644
--- a/tika-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-bom/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
     <artifactId>tika-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.8.0</version>
     <relativePath>../tika-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -38,385 +38,385 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-core</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-serialization</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-translate</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-xmp</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-java7</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <!-- Tika server components -->
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-server-core</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-server-client</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-eval-core</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-fuzzing</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <!-- Tika language detection modules -->
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-langdetect-lingo24</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-langdetect-mitll-text</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-langdetect-opennlp</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-langdetect-optimaize</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-langdetect-tika</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-langdetect-test-commons</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <!-- Tika parsers package (standard) -->
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parsers-standard-package</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-bundle-standard</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <!-- Individual modules from standard package -->
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-apple-module</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-audiovideo-module</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-cad-module</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-code-module</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-crypto-module</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-font-module</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-html-module</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-image-module</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-mail-module</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-microsoft-module</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-miscoffice-module</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-news-module</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-ocr-module</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-pdf-module</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-pkg-module</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-text-module</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-xml-module</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-digest-commons</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-html-commons</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-jdbc-commons</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-mail-commons</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-xmp-commons</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-zip-commons</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <!-- Tika parsers package (extended) -->
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-scientific-package</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-sqlite3-package</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <!-- Tika parsers modules (extended package) -->
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-scientific-module</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-sqlite3-module</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <!-- Tika parsers modules (ML package) -->
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-age-recogniser</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-dl</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-advancedmedia-module</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-nlp-module</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-transcribe-aws</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-detectors</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-detector-siegfried</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <!-- Tika Pipes modules -->
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-emitter-fs</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-emitter-gcs</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-emitter-jdbc</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-emitter-kafka</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-emitter-opensearch</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-emitter-s3</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-emitter-solr</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-fetcher-gcs</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-fetcher-http</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-fetcher-s3</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-pipes-iterator-csv</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-pipes-iterator-gcs</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-pipes-iterator-jdbc</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-pipes-iterator-kafka</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-pipes-iterator-s3</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-pipes-iterator-solr</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-pipes-reporter-fs-status</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-pipes-reporter-jdbc</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-pipes-reporter-opensearch</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-async-cli</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-httpclient-commons</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/tika-bundles/pom.xml b/tika-bundles/pom.xml
index ab03f99e6c..14a30c195e 100644
--- a/tika-bundles/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-bundles/pom.xml
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>tika-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
-    <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.8.0</version>
     <relativePath>../tika-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <artifactId>tika-bundles</artifactId>
-  <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.8.0</version>
   <name>Apache Tika bundles module</name>
 
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
@@ -37,6 +37,6 @@
   </modules>
 
   <scm>
-    <tag>2.2.1-rc2</tag>
+    <tag>2.8.0-rc2</tag>
   </scm>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tika-bundles/tika-bundle-standard/pom.xml b/tika-bundles/tika-bundle-standard/pom.xml
index f312ee485b..b207c9c649 100644
--- a/tika-bundles/tika-bundle-standard/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-bundles/tika-bundle-standard/pom.xml
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
     <artifactId>tika-bundles</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.8.0</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>tika-bundle-standard</artifactId>
-  <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.8.0</version>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
   <name>Apache Tika OSGi standard bundle</name>
 
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@
   </ciManagement>
 
   <scm>
-    <tag>2.2.1-rc2</tag>
+    <tag>2.8.0-rc2</tag>
   </scm>
 </project>
 
diff --git a/tika-core/pom.xml b/tika-core/pom.xml
index 4dc4d2d093..184ba46ca7 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>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.8.0</version>
     <relativePath>../tika-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -301,6 +301,6 @@
   </ciManagement>
 
   <scm>
-    <tag>2.2.1-rc2</tag>
+    <tag>2.8.0-rc2</tag>
   </scm>
 </project>
diff --git a/tika-detectors/pom.xml b/tika-detectors/pom.xml
index 1371c0adb7..65f8192409 100644
--- a/tika-detectors/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-detectors/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
     <artifactId>tika-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.8.0</version>
     <relativePath>../tika-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/tika-detectors/tika-detector-siegfried/pom.xml b/tika-detectors/tika-detector-siegfried/pom.xml
index 3f7de40084..4cefadf1b3 100644
--- a/tika-detectors/tika-detector-siegfried/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-detectors/tika-detector-siegfried/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>tika-detectors</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
-    <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
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diff --git a/tika-eval/pom.xml b/tika-eval/pom.xml
index ca05871af9..55b0513c8a 100644
--- a/tika-eval/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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@@ -74,6 +74,6 @@
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diff --git a/tika-eval/tika-eval-app/pom.xml b/tika-eval/tika-eval-app/pom.xml
index 1d830bc5e7..cd64fe2803 100644
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@@ -228,6 +228,6 @@
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diff --git a/tika-eval/tika-eval-core/pom.xml b/tika-eval/tika-eval-core/pom.xml
index 4316cff321..0a644dc68b 100644
--- a/tika-eval/tika-eval-core/pom.xml
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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@@ -215,6 +215,6 @@
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diff --git a/tika-example/pom.xml b/tika-example/pom.xml
index 82aa7aea8f..1bafba48d5 100644
--- a/tika-example/pom.xml
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@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
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@@ -149,6 +149,6 @@
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diff --git a/tika-fuzzing/pom.xml b/tika-fuzzing/pom.xml
index 56e16795dd..04bbfcc54d 100644
--- a/tika-fuzzing/pom.xml
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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diff --git a/tika-integration-tests/pom.xml b/tika-integration-tests/pom.xml
index cebca7b11b..4060bced57 100644
--- a/tika-integration-tests/pom.xml
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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diff --git a/tika-integration-tests/tika-pipes-kafka-integration-tests/pom.xml b/tika-integration-tests/tika-pipes-kafka-integration-tests/pom.xml
index befd7a080e..f424258951 100644
--- a/tika-integration-tests/tika-pipes-kafka-integration-tests/pom.xml
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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@@ -77,6 +77,6 @@
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diff --git a/tika-integration-tests/tika-pipes-opensearch-integration-tests/pom.xml b/tika-integration-tests/tika-pipes-opensearch-integration-tests/pom.xml
index 5b21ec26af..60b90856eb 100644
--- a/tika-integration-tests/tika-pipes-opensearch-integration-tests/pom.xml
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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@@ -88,6 +88,6 @@
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diff --git a/tika-integration-tests/tika-pipes-s3-integration-tests/pom.xml b/tika-integration-tests/tika-pipes-s3-integration-tests/pom.xml
index 7bdb05be10..c50ba39961 100644
--- a/tika-integration-tests/tika-pipes-s3-integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-integration-tests/tika-pipes-s3-integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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@@ -91,6 +91,6 @@
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diff --git a/tika-integration-tests/tika-pipes-solr-integration-tests/pom.xml b/tika-integration-tests/tika-pipes-solr-integration-tests/pom.xml
index 591aa17c72..1e50097052 100644
--- a/tika-integration-tests/tika-pipes-solr-integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-integration-tests/tika-pipes-solr-integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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@@ -69,6 +69,6 @@
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diff --git a/tika-integration-tests/tika-resource-loading-tests/pom.xml b/tika-integration-tests/tika-resource-loading-tests/pom.xml
index 232f54af08..850a121c7d 100644
--- a/tika-integration-tests/tika-resource-loading-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-integration-tests/tika-resource-loading-tests/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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+    <version>2.8.0</version>
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   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/tika-java7/pom.xml b/tika-java7/pom.xml
index 063b97a59d..cadf5e4032 100644
--- a/tika-java7/pom.xml
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@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
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+    <version>2.8.0</version>
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@@ -108,6 +108,6 @@
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diff --git a/tika-langdetect/pom.xml b/tika-langdetect/pom.xml
index 37689f5284..097bf81108 100644
--- a/tika-langdetect/pom.xml
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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@@ -113,6 +113,6 @@
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diff --git a/tika-langdetect/tika-langdetect-lingo24/pom.xml b/tika-langdetect/tika-langdetect-lingo24/pom.xml
index f352fedc31..7ec6e7a2cc 100644
--- a/tika-langdetect/tika-langdetect-lingo24/pom.xml
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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@@ -61,6 +61,6 @@
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\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tika-langdetect/tika-langdetect-mitll-text/pom.xml b/tika-langdetect/tika-langdetect-mitll-text/pom.xml
index 57c34814e2..4178a235a3 100644
--- a/tika-langdetect/tika-langdetect-mitll-text/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-langdetect/tika-langdetect-mitll-text/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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@@ -61,6 +61,6 @@
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-    <tag>2.2.1-rc2</tag>
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 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tika-langdetect/tika-langdetect-opennlp/pom.xml b/tika-langdetect/tika-langdetect-opennlp/pom.xml
index e9bc0e13d7..37783acf1a 100644
--- a/tika-langdetect/tika-langdetect-opennlp/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-langdetect/tika-langdetect-opennlp/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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@@ -60,6 +60,6 @@
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-    <tag>2.2.1-rc2</tag>
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 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tika-langdetect/tika-langdetect-optimaize/pom.xml b/tika-langdetect/tika-langdetect-optimaize/pom.xml
index f58eca7718..c18aebdc99 100644
--- a/tika-langdetect/tika-langdetect-optimaize/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-langdetect/tika-langdetect-optimaize/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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-    <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.8.0</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
@@ -46,6 +46,6 @@
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 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tika-langdetect/tika-langdetect-test-commons/pom.xml b/tika-langdetect/tika-langdetect-test-commons/pom.xml
index f563aab15f..11c9fdb658 100644
--- a/tika-langdetect/tika-langdetect-test-commons/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-langdetect/tika-langdetect-test-commons/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
@@ -46,6 +46,6 @@
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\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tika-langdetect/tika-langdetect-tika/pom.xml b/tika-langdetect/tika-langdetect-tika/pom.xml
index 5a6c2c5a3e..b688fb2b1b 100644
--- a/tika-langdetect/tika-langdetect-tika/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-langdetect/tika-langdetect-tika/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
@@ -60,6 +60,6 @@
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+    <tag>2.8.0-rc2</tag>
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 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tika-parent/pom.xml b/tika-parent/pom.xml
index d5f5bc4118..f63036723a 100644
--- a/tika-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-parent/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
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-  <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.8.0</version>
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   <name>Apache Tika parent</name>
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@
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-    <project.build.outputTimestamp>1683644850</project.build.outputTimestamp>
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-    <tag>2.3.0-rc1</tag>
+    <tag>2.8.0-rc2</tag>
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diff --git a/tika-parsers/pom.xml b/tika-parsers/pom.xml
index 3f6f290b9a..de1861615c 100644
--- a/tika-parsers/pom.xml
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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@@ -99,6 +99,6 @@
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 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tika-parsers/tika-parsers-extended/pom.xml b/tika-parsers/tika-parsers-extended/pom.xml
index c0075fe8a5..cab7d8333b 100644
--- a/tika-parsers/tika-parsers-extended/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-parsers/tika-parsers-extended/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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-    <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
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 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tika-parsers/tika-parsers-extended/tika-parser-scientific-module/pom.xml b/tika-parsers/tika-parsers-extended/tika-parser-scientific-module/pom.xml
index f15b89dafd..cb862cb66a 100644
--- a/tika-parsers/tika-parsers-extended/tika-parser-scientific-module/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-parsers/tika-parsers-extended/tika-parser-scientific-module/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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@@ -140,6 +140,6 @@ May the gods of dependency management fix this in the future.
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+    <tag>2.8.0-rc2</tag>
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 </project>
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diff --git a/tika-parsers/tika-parsers-extended/tika-parser-scientific-package/pom.xml b/tika-parsers/tika-parsers-extended/tika-parser-scientific-package/pom.xml
index f543f48d19..f386e7525c 100644
--- a/tika-parsers/tika-parsers-extended/tika-parser-scientific-package/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-parsers/tika-parsers-extended/tika-parser-scientific-package/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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@@ -126,6 +126,6 @@
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 </project>
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diff --git a/tika-parsers/tika-parsers-extended/tika-parser-sqlite3-module/pom.xml b/tika-parsers/tika-parsers-extended/tika-parser-sqlite3-module/pom.xml
index 10fb9da4f3..f492ed01ad 100644
--- a/tika-parsers/tika-parsers-extended/tika-parser-sqlite3-module/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-parsers/tika-parsers-extended/tika-parser-sqlite3-module/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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@@ -64,6 +64,6 @@
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diff --git a/tika-parsers/tika-parsers-extended/tika-parser-sqlite3-package/pom.xml b/tika-parsers/tika-parsers-extended/tika-parser-sqlite3-package/pom.xml
index cdb475b5ca..8e9e92b37e 100644
--- a/tika-parsers/tika-parsers-extended/tika-parser-sqlite3-package/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-parsers/tika-parsers-extended/tika-parser-sqlite3-package/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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@@ -101,6 +101,6 @@
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diff --git a/tika-parsers/tika-parsers-extended/tika-parsers-extended-integration-tests/pom.xml b/tika-parsers/tika-parsers-extended/tika-parsers-extended-integration-tests/pom.xml
index 78479cdf1e..3efdd536ae 100644
--- a/tika-parsers/tika-parsers-extended/tika-parsers-extended-integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-parsers/tika-parsers-extended/tika-parsers-extended-integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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     <artifactId>tika-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.8.0</version>
     <relativePath>../tika-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -246,6 +246,6 @@
   </ciManagement>
 
   <scm>
-    <tag>2.2.1-rc2</tag>
+    <tag>2.8.0-rc2</tag>
   </scm>
 </project>
diff --git a/tika-xmp/pom.xml b/tika-xmp/pom.xml
index 6e82b7173b..1bf97b4d4b 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>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.8.0</version>
     <relativePath>../tika-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -116,6 +116,6 @@
   </ciManagement>
 
   <scm>
-    <tag>2.2.1-rc2</tag>
+    <tag>2.8.0-rc2</tag>
   </scm>
 </project>