diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 149bbdf..e6d5536 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
 ## Next release
 ### Generic changes
 
+**update changelog**
+
+
+[42d5623ace037c2](https://github.com/bsorrentino/maven-annotation-plugin/commit/42d5623ace037c2) bartolomeo sorrentino *2020-03-02 19:02:33*
+
 **update ignore**
 
 
@@ -66,7 +71,7 @@
 [2d639c43eb66e2a](https://github.com/bsorrentino/maven-annotation-plugin/commit/2d639c43eb66e2a) bsorrentino *2018-08-12 13:54:32*
 
 
-###  [#79](https://github.com/bsorrentino/maven-annotation-plugin/issues/79) move to java9 and above    *enhancement*  
+###  [#79](https://github.com/bsorrentino/maven-annotation-plugin/issues/79) move to java9    *enhancement*  
 
 **#79 add maven shell in docker**
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3ca2cff..48ee348 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,10 +24,21 @@ This plugin could be considered the 'alter ego' of maven apt plugin http://mojo.
 
 * [ANNOTATION PROCESSING 101](http://hannesdorfmann.com/annotation-processing/annotationprocessing101)
 
+
+## Snapshot
+
+ Date  | Info   
+--- | --- 
+Currently | **[Release 4.0-SNAPSHOT](https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/org/bsc/maven/maven-processor-plugin/4.0-SNAPSHOT/)**  | available from  **[MAVEN CENTRAL REPO]** |
+
 ## Releases
 
-Currently | **Release 3.3.3-SNAPSHOT** | available from  **[MAVEN CENTRAL REPO](https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/org/bsc/maven/maven-processor-plugin/3.3.3-SNAPSHOT/)** |
----- | ---- | ----
+ Date  | Info   
+--- | ---
+ **Mar 02, 2020** | [Release 4.0-beta1](https://github.com/bsorrentino/maven-confluence-plugin/releases/tag/v4.0-beta1)
+
+
+## History
 
 Aug 12,2018 | **Release 3.3.3**. | Available on **[MAVEN CENTRAL REPO](http://search.maven.org/#artifactdetails%7Corg.bsc.maven%7Cmaven-processor-plugin%7C3.3.3%7Cmaven-plugin)** |
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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5e9bf13..56c2cba 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <groupId>org.bsc.maven</groupId>
   <artifactId>maven-processor-plugin-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0-beta1</version>
   <name>MAVEN PROCESSOR PLUGIN PARENT</name>
   <description>A maven plugin to process annotation for jdk6 at compile time
 
diff --git a/processor/pom.xml b/processor/pom.xml
index b43e573..dc81449 100644
--- a/processor/pom.xml
+++ b/processor/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ This plugin could be considered the 'alter ego' of maven apt plugin http://mojo.
   <parent>
       <groupId>org.bsc.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-processor-plugin-parent</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0-beta1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/test/pom.xml b/test/pom.xml
index 80ebf84..a3732ba 100644
--- a/test/pom.xml
+++ b/test/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <artifactId>maven-processor-plugin-test</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>MAVEN PROCESSOR PLUGIN TEST</name>
-    <version>4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0-beta1</version>
     <description></description>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/utils/pom.xml b/utils/pom.xml
index 55f84df..059f5bc 100644
--- a/utils/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.bsc.maven</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-processor-plugin-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0-beta1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>