You are viewing a plain text version of this content. The canonical link for it is here.
Posted to commits@camel.apache.org by gz...@apache.org on 2023/07/23 18:09:18 UTC

[camel] branch release/4.0.0-RC2 updated: [maven-release-plugin] prepare release camel-4.0.0-RC2

This is an automated email from the ASF dual-hosted git repository.

gzurowski pushed a commit to branch release/4.0.0-RC2
in repository https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/camel.git


The following commit(s) were added to refs/heads/release/4.0.0-RC2 by this push:
     new 084237074ef [maven-release-plugin] prepare release camel-4.0.0-RC2
084237074ef is described below

commit 084237074efe7a9764c18d3fada4a2110ab9b3cf
Author: Gregor Zurowski <gr...@zurowski.org>
AuthorDate: Sun Jul 23 18:09:07 2023 +0000

    [maven-release-plugin] prepare release camel-4.0.0-RC2
---
 archetypes/camel-archetype-api-component/pom.xml                  | 2 +-
 archetypes/camel-archetype-component/pom.xml                      | 2 +-
 archetypes/camel-archetype-dataformat/pom.xml                     | 2 +-
 archetypes/camel-archetype-java/pom.xml                           | 2 +-
 archetypes/camel-archetype-main/pom.xml                           | 2 +-
 archetypes/camel-archetype-spring/pom.xml                         | 2 +-
 archetypes/pom.xml                                                | 2 +-
 bom/camel-bom/pom.xml                                             | 2 +-
 bom/pom.xml                                                       | 2 +-
 buildingtools/pom.xml                                             | 2 +-
 camel-dependencies/pom.xml                                        | 5 ++---
 catalog/camel-allcomponents/pom.xml                               | 2 +-
 catalog/camel-catalog-console/pom.xml                             | 2 +-
 catalog/camel-catalog-lucene/pom.xml                              | 2 +-
 catalog/camel-catalog-maven-grape/pom.xml                         | 2 +-
 catalog/camel-catalog-maven/pom.xml                               | 2 +-
 catalog/camel-catalog/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 catalog/camel-csimple-maven-plugin/pom.xml                        | 2 +-
 catalog/camel-report-maven-plugin/pom.xml                         | 2 +-
 catalog/camel-route-parser/pom.xml                                | 2 +-
 catalog/dummy-component/pom.xml                                   | 2 +-
 catalog/pom.xml                                                   | 2 +-
 components/camel-activemq/pom.xml                                 | 2 +-
 components/camel-amqp/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-arangodb/pom.xml                                 | 2 +-
 components/camel-as2/camel-as2-api/pom.xml                        | 2 +-
 components/camel-as2/camel-as2-component/pom.xml                  | 2 +-
 components/camel-as2/pom.xml                                      | 2 +-
 components/camel-asn1/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-asterisk/pom.xml                                 | 2 +-
 components/camel-atlasmap/pom.xml                                 | 2 +-
 components/camel-atmosphere-websocket/pom.xml                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-atom/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-attachments/pom.xml                              | 2 +-
 components/camel-avro-rpc/camel-avro-rpc-component/pom.xml        | 2 +-
 components/camel-avro-rpc/camel-avro-rpc-jetty/pom.xml            | 2 +-
 components/camel-avro-rpc/camel-avro-rpc-spi/pom.xml              | 2 +-
 components/camel-avro-rpc/pom.xml                                 | 2 +-
 components/camel-avro/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-aws/camel-aws-cloudtrail/pom.xml                 | 2 +-
 components/camel-aws/camel-aws-secrets-manager/pom.xml            | 2 +-
 components/camel-aws/camel-aws-xray/pom.xml                       | 2 +-
 components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-athena/pom.xml                    | 2 +-
 components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-cw/pom.xml                        | 2 +-
 components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-ddb/pom.xml                       | 2 +-
 components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-ec2/pom.xml                       | 2 +-
 components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-ecs/pom.xml                       | 2 +-
 components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-eks/pom.xml                       | 2 +-
 components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-eventbridge/pom.xml               | 2 +-
 components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-iam/pom.xml                       | 2 +-
 components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-kinesis/pom.xml                   | 2 +-
 components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-kms/pom.xml                       | 2 +-
 components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-lambda/pom.xml                    | 2 +-
 components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-mq/pom.xml                        | 2 +-
 components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-msk/pom.xml                       | 2 +-
 components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-s3/pom.xml                        | 2 +-
 components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-ses/pom.xml                       | 2 +-
 components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-sns/pom.xml                       | 2 +-
 components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-sqs/pom.xml                       | 2 +-
 components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-sts/pom.xml                       | 2 +-
 components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-translate/pom.xml                 | 2 +-
 components/camel-aws/pom.xml                                      | 2 +-
 components/camel-azure/camel-azure-cosmosdb/pom.xml               | 2 +-
 components/camel-azure/camel-azure-eventhubs/pom.xml              | 2 +-
 components/camel-azure/camel-azure-files/pom.xml                  | 2 +-
 components/camel-azure/camel-azure-key-vault/pom.xml              | 2 +-
 components/camel-azure/camel-azure-servicebus/pom.xml             | 2 +-
 components/camel-azure/camel-azure-storage-blob/pom.xml           | 2 +-
 components/camel-azure/camel-azure-storage-datalake/pom.xml       | 2 +-
 components/camel-azure/camel-azure-storage-queue/pom.xml          | 2 +-
 components/camel-azure/pom.xml                                    | 2 +-
 components/camel-barcode/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 components/camel-base64/pom.xml                                   | 2 +-
 components/camel-bean-validator/pom.xml                           | 2 +-
 components/camel-bean/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-bindy/pom.xml                                    | 2 +-
 components/camel-bonita/pom.xml                                   | 2 +-
 components/camel-box/camel-box-api/pom.xml                        | 2 +-
 components/camel-box/camel-box-component/pom.xml                  | 2 +-
 components/camel-box/pom.xml                                      | 2 +-
 components/camel-braintree/pom.xml                                | 2 +-
 components/camel-browse/pom.xml                                   | 2 +-
 components/camel-caffeine/pom.xml                                 | 2 +-
 components/camel-cassandraql/pom.xml                              | 2 +-
 components/camel-cbor/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-chatscript/pom.xml                               | 2 +-
 components/camel-chunk/pom.xml                                    | 2 +-
 components/camel-cloudevents/pom.xml                              | 2 +-
 components/camel-cm-sms/pom.xml                                   | 2 +-
 components/camel-coap/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-cometd/pom.xml                                   | 2 +-
 components/camel-consul/pom.xml                                   | 2 +-
 components/camel-controlbus/pom.xml                               | 2 +-
 components/camel-corda/pom.xml                                    | 2 +-
 components/camel-couchbase/pom.xml                                | 2 +-
 components/camel-couchdb/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 components/camel-cron/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-crypto/pom.xml                                   | 2 +-
 components/camel-csimple-joor/pom.xml                             | 2 +-
 components/camel-csv/pom.xml                                      | 2 +-
 components/camel-cxf/camel-cxf-common/pom.xml                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-cxf/camel-cxf-rest/pom.xml                       | 2 +-
 components/camel-cxf/camel-cxf-soap/pom.xml                       | 2 +-
 components/camel-cxf/camel-cxf-spring-common/pom.xml              | 2 +-
 components/camel-cxf/camel-cxf-spring-rest/pom.xml                | 2 +-
 components/camel-cxf/camel-cxf-spring-soap/pom.xml                | 2 +-
 components/camel-cxf/camel-cxf-spring-transport/pom.xml           | 2 +-
 components/camel-cxf/camel-cxf-transport/pom.xml                  | 2 +-
 components/camel-cxf/pom.xml                                      | 2 +-
 components/camel-dataformat/pom.xml                               | 2 +-
 components/camel-dataset/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 components/camel-datasonnet/pom.xml                               | 2 +-
 .../camel-debezium-common/camel-debezium-common-component/pom.xml | 2 +-
 .../camel-debezium-common/camel-debezium-maven-plugin/pom.xml     | 4 ++--
 components/camel-debezium/camel-debezium-common/pom.xml           | 2 +-
 components/camel-debezium/camel-debezium-db2/pom.xml              | 2 +-
 components/camel-debezium/camel-debezium-mongodb/pom.xml          | 2 +-
 components/camel-debezium/camel-debezium-mysql/pom.xml            | 2 +-
 components/camel-debezium/camel-debezium-oracle/pom.xml           | 2 +-
 components/camel-debezium/camel-debezium-postgres/pom.xml         | 2 +-
 components/camel-debezium/camel-debezium-sqlserver/pom.xml        | 2 +-
 components/camel-debezium/pom.xml                                 | 2 +-
 components/camel-debug/pom.xml                                    | 2 +-
 components/camel-dhis2/camel-dhis2-api/pom.xml                    | 2 +-
 components/camel-dhis2/camel-dhis2-component/pom.xml              | 2 +-
 components/camel-dhis2/pom.xml                                    | 2 +-
 components/camel-digitalocean/pom.xml                             | 2 +-
 components/camel-direct/pom.xml                                   | 2 +-
 components/camel-disruptor/pom.xml                                | 2 +-
 components/camel-djl/pom.xml                                      | 2 +-
 components/camel-dns/pom.xml                                      | 2 +-
 components/camel-docker/pom.xml                                   | 2 +-
 components/camel-drill/pom.xml                                    | 2 +-
 components/camel-dropbox/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 components/camel-dynamic-router/pom.xml                           | 2 +-
 components/camel-ehcache/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 components/camel-elasticsearch/pom.xml                            | 2 +-
 components/camel-elytron/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 components/camel-etcd3/pom.xml                                    | 2 +-
 components/camel-exec/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-facebook/pom.xml                                 | 2 +-
 components/camel-fastjson/pom.xml                                 | 2 +-
 components/camel-fhir/camel-fhir-api/pom.xml                      | 2 +-
 components/camel-fhir/camel-fhir-component/pom.xml                | 2 +-
 components/camel-fhir/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-file-watch/pom.xml                               | 2 +-
 components/camel-file/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-flatpack/pom.xml                                 | 2 +-
 components/camel-flink/pom.xml                                    | 2 +-
 components/camel-fop/pom.xml                                      | 2 +-
 components/camel-freemarker/pom.xml                               | 2 +-
 components/camel-ftp/pom.xml                                      | 2 +-
 components/camel-geocoder/pom.xml                                 | 2 +-
 components/camel-git/pom.xml                                      | 2 +-
 components/camel-github/pom.xml                                   | 2 +-
 components/camel-google/camel-google-bigquery/pom.xml             | 2 +-
 components/camel-google/camel-google-calendar/pom.xml             | 2 +-
 components/camel-google/camel-google-drive/pom.xml                | 2 +-
 components/camel-google/camel-google-functions/pom.xml            | 2 +-
 components/camel-google/camel-google-mail/pom.xml                 | 2 +-
 components/camel-google/camel-google-pubsub/pom.xml               | 2 +-
 components/camel-google/camel-google-secret-manager/pom.xml       | 2 +-
 components/camel-google/camel-google-sheets/pom.xml               | 2 +-
 components/camel-google/camel-google-storage/pom.xml              | 2 +-
 components/camel-google/pom.xml                                   | 2 +-
 components/camel-grape/pom.xml                                    | 2 +-
 components/camel-graphql/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 components/camel-grok/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-groovy/pom.xml                                   | 2 +-
 components/camel-grpc/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-gson/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-guava-eventbus/pom.xml                           | 2 +-
 components/camel-hashicorp-vault/pom.xml                          | 2 +-
 components/camel-hazelcast/pom.xml                                | 2 +-
 components/camel-hdfs/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-headersmap/pom.xml                               | 2 +-
 components/camel-hl7/pom.xml                                      | 2 +-
 components/camel-http-base/pom.xml                                | 2 +-
 components/camel-http-common/pom.xml                              | 2 +-
 components/camel-http/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-huawei/camel-huaweicloud-common/pom.xml          | 2 +-
 components/camel-huawei/camel-huaweicloud-dms/pom.xml             | 2 +-
 components/camel-huawei/camel-huaweicloud-frs/pom.xml             | 2 +-
 components/camel-huawei/camel-huaweicloud-functiongraph/pom.xml   | 2 +-
 components/camel-huawei/camel-huaweicloud-iam/pom.xml             | 2 +-
 .../camel-huawei/camel-huaweicloud-imagerecognition/pom.xml       | 2 +-
 components/camel-huawei/camel-huaweicloud-obs/pom.xml             | 2 +-
 components/camel-huawei/camel-huaweicloud-smn/pom.xml             | 2 +-
 components/camel-huawei/pom.xml                                   | 2 +-
 components/camel-ical/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-iec60870/pom.xml                                 | 2 +-
 components/camel-ignite/pom.xml                                   | 2 +-
 components/camel-infinispan/camel-infinispan-common/pom.xml       | 2 +-
 components/camel-infinispan/camel-infinispan-embedded/pom.xml     | 2 +-
 components/camel-infinispan/camel-infinispan/pom.xml              | 2 +-
 components/camel-infinispan/pom.xml                               | 2 +-
 components/camel-influxdb/pom.xml                                 | 2 +-
 components/camel-influxdb2/pom.xml                                | 2 +-
 components/camel-irc/pom.xml                                      | 2 +-
 components/camel-ironmq/pom.xml                                   | 2 +-
 components/camel-jackson-avro/pom.xml                             | 2 +-
 components/camel-jackson-protobuf/pom.xml                         | 2 +-
 components/camel-jackson/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 components/camel-jacksonxml/pom.xml                               | 2 +-
 components/camel-jasypt/pom.xml                                   | 2 +-
 components/camel-javascript/pom.xml                               | 2 +-
 components/camel-jaxb/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-jcache/pom.xml                                   | 2 +-
 components/camel-jcr/pom.xml                                      | 2 +-
 components/camel-jdbc/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-jetty-common/pom.xml                             | 2 +-
 components/camel-jetty/pom.xml                                    | 2 +-
 components/camel-jfr/pom.xml                                      | 2 +-
 components/camel-jgroups-raft/pom.xml                             | 2 +-
 components/camel-jgroups/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 components/camel-jira/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-jms/pom.xml                                      | 2 +-
 components/camel-jmx/pom.xml                                      | 2 +-
 components/camel-jolt/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-jooq/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-joor/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-jpa/pom.xml                                      | 2 +-
 components/camel-jq/pom.xml                                       | 2 +-
 components/camel-jsch/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-jslt/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-json-patch/pom.xml                               | 2 +-
 components/camel-json-validator/pom.xml                           | 2 +-
 components/camel-jsonapi/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 components/camel-jsonata/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 components/camel-jsonb/pom.xml                                    | 2 +-
 components/camel-jsonpath/pom.xml                                 | 2 +-
 components/camel-jt400/pom.xml                                    | 2 +-
 components/camel-jta/pom.xml                                      | 2 +-
 components/camel-kafka/pom.xml                                    | 2 +-
 components/camel-kamelet/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 components/camel-knative/camel-knative-api/pom.xml                | 2 +-
 components/camel-knative/camel-knative-component/pom.xml          | 2 +-
 components/camel-knative/camel-knative-http/pom.xml               | 2 +-
 components/camel-knative/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 components/camel-kubernetes/pom.xml                               | 2 +-
 components/camel-kudu/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-language/pom.xml                                 | 2 +-
 components/camel-ldap/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-ldif/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-leveldb/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 components/camel-log/pom.xml                                      | 2 +-
 components/camel-lra/pom.xml                                      | 2 +-
 components/camel-lucene/pom.xml                                   | 2 +-
 components/camel-lumberjack/pom.xml                               | 2 +-
 components/camel-lzf/pom.xml                                      | 2 +-
 components/camel-mail-microsoft-oauth/pom.xml                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-mail/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-mapstruct/pom.xml                                | 2 +-
 components/camel-master/pom.xml                                   | 2 +-
 components/camel-metrics/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 components/camel-micrometer/pom.xml                               | 2 +-
 components/camel-microprofile/camel-microprofile-config/pom.xml   | 2 +-
 .../camel-microprofile/camel-microprofile-fault-tolerance/pom.xml | 2 +-
 components/camel-microprofile/camel-microprofile-health/pom.xml   | 2 +-
 components/camel-microprofile/pom.xml                             | 2 +-
 components/camel-mina/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-minio/pom.xml                                    | 2 +-
 components/camel-mllp/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-mock/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-mongodb-gridfs/pom.xml                           | 2 +-
 components/camel-mongodb/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 components/camel-mustache/pom.xml                                 | 2 +-
 components/camel-mvel/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-mybatis/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 components/camel-nats/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-netty-http/pom.xml                               | 2 +-
 components/camel-netty/pom.xml                                    | 2 +-
 components/camel-nitrite/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 components/camel-oaipmh/pom.xml                                   | 2 +-
 components/camel-observation/pom.xml                              | 2 +-
 components/camel-ognl/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-olingo2/camel-olingo2-api/pom.xml                | 2 +-
 components/camel-olingo2/camel-olingo2-component/pom.xml          | 2 +-
 components/camel-olingo2/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 components/camel-olingo4/camel-olingo4-api/pom.xml                | 2 +-
 components/camel-olingo4/camel-olingo4-component/pom.xml          | 2 +-
 components/camel-olingo4/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 components/camel-openapi-java/pom.xml                             | 2 +-
 components/camel-opensearch/pom.xml                               | 2 +-
 components/camel-openstack/pom.xml                                | 2 +-
 components/camel-opentelemetry/pom.xml                            | 2 +-
 components/camel-optaplanner/pom.xml                              | 2 +-
 components/camel-paho-mqtt5/pom.xml                               | 2 +-
 components/camel-paho/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-parquet-avro/pom.xml                             | 2 +-
 components/camel-pdf/pom.xml                                      | 2 +-
 components/camel-pg-replication-slot/pom.xml                      | 2 +-
 components/camel-pgevent/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 components/camel-platform-http-main/pom.xml                       | 2 +-
 components/camel-platform-http-vertx/pom.xml                      | 2 +-
 components/camel-platform-http/pom.xml                            | 2 +-
 components/camel-plc4x/pom.xml                                    | 2 +-
 components/camel-printer/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 components/camel-protobuf/pom.xml                                 | 2 +-
 components/camel-pubnub/pom.xml                                   | 2 +-
 components/camel-pulsar/pom.xml                                   | 2 +-
 components/camel-python/pom.xml                                   | 2 +-
 components/camel-quartz/pom.xml                                   | 2 +-
 components/camel-quickfix/pom.xml                                 | 2 +-
 components/camel-reactive-executor-tomcat/pom.xml                 | 2 +-
 components/camel-reactive-executor-vertx/pom.xml                  | 2 +-
 components/camel-reactive-streams/pom.xml                         | 2 +-
 components/camel-reactor/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 components/camel-redis/pom.xml                                    | 2 +-
 components/camel-ref/pom.xml                                      | 2 +-
 components/camel-resilience4j/pom.xml                             | 2 +-
 components/camel-resourceresolver-github/pom.xml                  | 2 +-
 components/camel-rest-openapi/pom.xml                             | 2 +-
 components/camel-rest/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-robotframework/pom.xml                           | 6 ++----
 components/camel-rocketmq/pom.xml                                 | 2 +-
 components/camel-rss/pom.xml                                      | 2 +-
 components/camel-rxjava/pom.xml                                   | 2 +-
 components/camel-saga/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-salesforce/camel-salesforce-codegen/pom.xml      | 2 +-
 components/camel-salesforce/camel-salesforce-component/pom.xml    | 2 +-
 components/camel-salesforce/camel-salesforce-maven-plugin/pom.xml | 2 +-
 components/camel-salesforce/pom.xml                               | 2 +-
 components/camel-sap-netweaver/pom.xml                            | 2 +-
 components/camel-saxon/pom.xml                                    | 2 +-
 components/camel-scheduler/pom.xml                                | 2 +-
 components/camel-schematron/pom.xml                               | 2 +-
 components/camel-seda/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-service/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 components/camel-servicenow/camel-servicenow-component/pom.xml    | 2 +-
 components/camel-servicenow/camel-servicenow-maven-plugin/pom.xml | 2 +-
 components/camel-servicenow/pom.xml                               | 2 +-
 components/camel-servlet/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 components/camel-shiro/pom.xml                                    | 2 +-
 components/camel-sjms/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-sjms2/pom.xml                                    | 2 +-
 components/camel-slack/pom.xml                                    | 2 +-
 components/camel-smpp/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-snakeyaml/pom.xml                                | 2 +-
 components/camel-snmp/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-soap/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-splunk-hec/pom.xml                               | 2 +-
 components/camel-splunk/pom.xml                                   | 2 +-
 components/camel-spring-batch/pom.xml                             | 2 +-
 components/camel-spring-jdbc/pom.xml                              | 2 +-
 components/camel-spring-ldap/pom.xml                              | 2 +-
 components/camel-spring-main/pom.xml                              | 2 +-
 components/camel-spring-rabbitmq/pom.xml                          | 2 +-
 components/camel-spring-redis/pom.xml                             | 2 +-
 components/camel-spring-security/pom.xml                          | 2 +-
 components/camel-spring-ws/pom.xml                                | 2 +-
 components/camel-spring-xml/pom.xml                               | 2 +-
 components/camel-spring/pom.xml                                   | 2 +-
 components/camel-sql/pom.xml                                      | 2 +-
 components/camel-ssh/pom.xml                                      | 2 +-
 components/camel-stax/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-stitch/pom.xml                                   | 2 +-
 components/camel-stomp/pom.xml                                    | 2 +-
 components/camel-stream/pom.xml                                   | 2 +-
 components/camel-stringtemplate/pom.xml                           | 2 +-
 components/camel-stub/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-swift/pom.xml                                    | 2 +-
 components/camel-syslog/pom.xml                                   | 2 +-
 components/camel-tarfile/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 components/camel-telegram/pom.xml                                 | 2 +-
 components/camel-test/camel-test-junit5/pom.xml                   | 2 +-
 components/camel-test/camel-test-main-junit5/pom.xml              | 2 +-
 components/camel-test/camel-test-spring-junit5/pom.xml            | 2 +-
 components/camel-test/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-threadpoolfactory-vertx/pom.xml                  | 2 +-
 components/camel-thrift/pom.xml                                   | 2 +-
 components/camel-tika/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-timer/pom.xml                                    | 2 +-
 components/camel-tracing/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 components/camel-twilio/pom.xml                                   | 2 +-
 components/camel-twitter/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 components/camel-undertow-spring-security/pom.xml                 | 2 +-
 components/camel-undertow/pom.xml                                 | 2 +-
 components/camel-univocity-parsers/pom.xml                        | 2 +-
 components/camel-validator/pom.xml                                | 2 +-
 components/camel-velocity/pom.xml                                 | 2 +-
 components/camel-vertx/camel-vertx-common/pom.xml                 | 2 +-
 components/camel-vertx/camel-vertx-http/pom.xml                   | 2 +-
 components/camel-vertx/camel-vertx-websocket/pom.xml              | 2 +-
 components/camel-vertx/camel-vertx/pom.xml                        | 2 +-
 components/camel-vertx/pom.xml                                    | 2 +-
 components/camel-wal/pom.xml                                      | 2 +-
 components/camel-weather/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 components/camel-web3j/pom.xml                                    | 2 +-
 components/camel-webhook/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 components/camel-whatsapp/pom.xml                                 | 2 +-
 components/camel-wordpress/pom.xml                                | 2 +-
 components/camel-workday/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 components/camel-xchange/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 components/camel-xj/pom.xml                                       | 2 +-
 components/camel-xmlsecurity/pom.xml                              | 2 +-
 components/camel-xmpp/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-xpath/pom.xml                                    | 2 +-
 components/camel-xslt-saxon/pom.xml                               | 2 +-
 components/camel-xslt/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 components/camel-zeebe/pom.xml                                    | 2 +-
 components/camel-zendesk/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 components/camel-zip-deflater/pom.xml                             | 2 +-
 components/camel-zipfile/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 components/camel-zookeeper-master/pom.xml                         | 2 +-
 components/camel-zookeeper/pom.xml                                | 2 +-
 components/pom.xml                                                | 2 +-
 core/camel-api/pom.xml                                            | 2 +-
 core/camel-base-engine/pom.xml                                    | 2 +-
 core/camel-base/pom.xml                                           | 2 +-
 core/camel-cloud/pom.xml                                          | 2 +-
 core/camel-cluster/pom.xml                                        | 2 +-
 core/camel-console/pom.xml                                        | 2 +-
 core/camel-core-all/pom.xml                                       | 2 +-
 core/camel-core-catalog/pom.xml                                   | 2 +-
 core/camel-core-engine/pom.xml                                    | 2 +-
 core/camel-core-languages/pom.xml                                 | 2 +-
 core/camel-core-model/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 core/camel-core-processor/pom.xml                                 | 2 +-
 core/camel-core-reifier/pom.xml                                   | 2 +-
 core/camel-core-xml/pom.xml                                       | 2 +-
 core/camel-core/pom.xml                                           | 2 +-
 core/camel-health/pom.xml                                         | 2 +-
 core/camel-main/pom.xml                                           | 2 +-
 core/camel-management-api/pom.xml                                 | 2 +-
 core/camel-management/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 core/camel-support/pom.xml                                        | 2 +-
 core/camel-util/pom.xml                                           | 2 +-
 core/camel-xml-io-util/pom.xml                                    | 2 +-
 core/camel-xml-io/pom.xml                                         | 2 +-
 core/camel-xml-jaxb/pom.xml                                       | 2 +-
 core/camel-xml-jaxp-util/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 core/camel-xml-jaxp/pom.xml                                       | 2 +-
 core/camel-yaml-io/pom.xml                                        | 2 +-
 core/pom.xml                                                      | 2 +-
 docs/pom.xml                                                      | 2 +-
 dsl/camel-cli-connector/pom.xml                                   | 2 +-
 dsl/camel-componentdsl/pom.xml                                    | 2 +-
 dsl/camel-dsl-modeline/pom.xml                                    | 2 +-
 dsl/camel-dsl-support/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 dsl/camel-endpointdsl-support/pom.xml                             | 2 +-
 dsl/camel-endpointdsl/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 dsl/camel-groovy-dsl/camel-groovy-dsl-common/pom.xml              | 2 +-
 dsl/camel-groovy-dsl/camel-groovy-dsl-test/pom.xml                | 2 +-
 dsl/camel-groovy-dsl/camel-groovy-dsl/pom.xml                     | 2 +-
 dsl/camel-groovy-dsl/pom.xml                                      | 2 +-
 dsl/camel-java-joor-dsl/pom.xml                                   | 2 +-
 dsl/camel-jbang/camel-jbang-console/pom.xml                       | 2 +-
 dsl/camel-jbang/camel-jbang-core/pom.xml                          | 2 +-
 dsl/camel-jbang/camel-jbang-main/pom.xml                          | 2 +-
 dsl/camel-jbang/pom.xml                                           | 2 +-
 dsl/camel-js-dsl/pom.xml                                          | 2 +-
 dsl/camel-jsh-dsl/pom.xml                                         | 2 +-
 dsl/camel-kamelet-main/pom.xml                                    | 2 +-
 dsl/camel-kotlin-dsl/pom.xml                                      | 2 +-
 dsl/camel-xml-io-dsl/pom.xml                                      | 2 +-
 dsl/camel-xml-jaxb-dsl-test/definition/pom.xml                    | 2 +-
 dsl/camel-xml-jaxb-dsl-test/pom.xml                               | 2 +-
 dsl/camel-xml-jaxb-dsl-test/spring/pom.xml                        | 2 +-
 dsl/camel-xml-jaxb-dsl/pom.xml                                    | 2 +-
 dsl/camel-yaml-dsl/camel-yaml-dsl-common/pom.xml                  | 2 +-
 dsl/camel-yaml-dsl/camel-yaml-dsl-deserializers/pom.xml           | 2 +-
 dsl/camel-yaml-dsl/camel-yaml-dsl-maven-plugin/pom.xml            | 2 +-
 dsl/camel-yaml-dsl/camel-yaml-dsl/pom.xml                         | 2 +-
 dsl/camel-yaml-dsl/pom.xml                                        | 2 +-
 dsl/pom.xml                                                       | 2 +-
 etc/pom.xml                                                       | 2 +-
 parent/pom.xml                                                    | 8 ++++----
 pom.xml                                                           | 6 +++---
 test-infra/camel-test-infra-arangodb/pom.xml                      | 2 +-
 test-infra/camel-test-infra-artemis/pom.xml                       | 2 +-
 test-infra/camel-test-infra-aws-common/pom.xml                    | 2 +-
 test-infra/camel-test-infra-aws-v2/pom.xml                        | 2 +-
 test-infra/camel-test-infra-azure-common/pom.xml                  | 2 +-
 test-infra/camel-test-infra-azure-storage-blob/pom.xml            | 2 +-
 test-infra/camel-test-infra-azure-storage-datalake/pom.xml        | 2 +-
 test-infra/camel-test-infra-azure-storage-queue/pom.xml           | 2 +-
 test-infra/camel-test-infra-cassandra/pom.xml                     | 2 +-
 test-infra/camel-test-infra-chatscript/pom.xml                    | 2 +-
 test-infra/camel-test-infra-common/pom.xml                        | 2 +-
 test-infra/camel-test-infra-consul/pom.xml                        | 2 +-
 test-infra/camel-test-infra-core/pom.xml                          | 2 +-
 test-infra/camel-test-infra-couchbase/pom.xml                     | 2 +-
 test-infra/camel-test-infra-couchdb/pom.xml                       | 2 +-
 test-infra/camel-test-infra-dispatch-router/pom.xml               | 2 +-
 test-infra/camel-test-infra-elasticsearch/pom.xml                 | 2 +-
 test-infra/camel-test-infra-etcd3/pom.xml                         | 2 +-
 test-infra/camel-test-infra-fhir/pom.xml                          | 2 +-
 test-infra/camel-test-infra-ftp/pom.xml                           | 2 +-
 test-infra/camel-test-infra-google-pubsub/pom.xml                 | 2 +-
 test-infra/camel-test-infra-hashicorp-vault/pom.xml               | 2 +-
 test-infra/camel-test-infra-hdfs/pom.xml                          | 2 +-
 test-infra/camel-test-infra-ignite/pom.xml                        | 2 +-
 test-infra/camel-test-infra-infinispan/pom.xml                    | 2 +-
 test-infra/camel-test-infra-jdbc/pom.xml                          | 2 +-
 test-infra/camel-test-infra-jetty/pom.xml                         | 2 +-
 test-infra/camel-test-infra-kafka/pom.xml                         | 2 +-
 test-infra/camel-test-infra-messaging-common/pom.xml              | 2 +-
 test-infra/camel-test-infra-microprofile-lra/pom.xml              | 2 +-
 test-infra/camel-test-infra-minio/pom.xml                         | 2 +-
 test-infra/camel-test-infra-mongodb/pom.xml                       | 2 +-
 test-infra/camel-test-infra-mosquitto/pom.xml                     | 2 +-
 test-infra/camel-test-infra-nats/pom.xml                          | 2 +-
 test-infra/camel-test-infra-openldap/pom.xml                      | 2 +-
 test-infra/camel-test-infra-opensearch/pom.xml                    | 2 +-
 test-infra/camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml                        | 2 +-
 test-infra/camel-test-infra-postgres/pom.xml                      | 2 +-
 test-infra/camel-test-infra-pulsar/pom.xml                        | 2 +-
 test-infra/camel-test-infra-rabbitmq/pom.xml                      | 2 +-
 test-infra/camel-test-infra-redis/pom.xml                         | 2 +-
 test-infra/camel-test-infra-rocketmq/pom.xml                      | 2 +-
 test-infra/camel-test-infra-xmpp/pom.xml                          | 2 +-
 test-infra/camel-test-infra-zookeeper/pom.xml                     | 2 +-
 test-infra/pom.xml                                                | 2 +-
 tests/camel-itest-jms2/pom.xml                                    | 2 +-
 tests/camel-itest-standalone/pom.xml                              | 2 +-
 tests/camel-itest/pom.xml                                         | 2 +-
 tests/camel-partial-classpath-test/pom.xml                        | 2 +-
 tests/camel-typeconverterscan-test/pom.xml                        | 2 +-
 tests/pom.xml                                                     | 2 +-
 tests/test-bundles/camel-validator-test-resources/pom.xml         | 2 +-
 tests/test-bundles/pom.xml                                        | 2 +-
 tooling/camel-tooling-maven/pom.xml                               | 2 +-
 tooling/camel-tooling-model/pom.xml                               | 2 +-
 tooling/camel-tooling-util/pom.xml                                | 2 +-
 tooling/camel-util-json/pom.xml                                   | 2 +-
 tooling/maven/bom-generator-maven-plugin/pom.xml                  | 2 +-
 tooling/maven/camel-api-component-maven-plugin/pom.xml            | 2 +-
 tooling/maven/camel-component-maven-plugin/pom.xml                | 4 ++--
 .../maven/camel-eip-documentation-enricher-maven-plugin/pom.xml   | 2 +-
 tooling/maven/camel-maven-plugin/pom.xml                          | 2 +-
 tooling/maven/camel-package-maven-plugin/pom.xml                  | 2 +-
 tooling/maven/camel-restdsl-openapi-plugin/pom.xml                | 2 +-
 tooling/maven/pom.xml                                             | 2 +-
 tooling/maven/sync-properties-maven-plugin/pom.xml                | 2 +-
 tooling/openapi-rest-dsl-generator/pom.xml                        | 2 +-
 tooling/parent/pom.xml                                            | 2 +-
 tooling/pom.xml                                                   | 2 +-
 tooling/spi-annotations/pom.xml                                   | 2 +-
 539 files changed, 548 insertions(+), 551 deletions(-)

diff --git a/archetypes/camel-archetype-api-component/pom.xml b/archetypes/camel-archetype-api-component/pom.xml
index b69cb07ff36..fb70e730181 100644
--- a/archetypes/camel-archetype-api-component/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/camel-archetype-api-component/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>archetypes</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>org.apache.camel.archetypes</groupId>
diff --git a/archetypes/camel-archetype-component/pom.xml b/archetypes/camel-archetype-component/pom.xml
index b3113a20333..e2304a7aaae 100644
--- a/archetypes/camel-archetype-component/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/camel-archetype-component/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>archetypes</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>org.apache.camel.archetypes</groupId>
diff --git a/archetypes/camel-archetype-dataformat/pom.xml b/archetypes/camel-archetype-dataformat/pom.xml
index e6cb8267321..198d4855bb8 100644
--- a/archetypes/camel-archetype-dataformat/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/camel-archetype-dataformat/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>archetypes</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>org.apache.camel.archetypes</groupId>
diff --git a/archetypes/camel-archetype-java/pom.xml b/archetypes/camel-archetype-java/pom.xml
index 6a8f00325d0..ee8ecf5f449 100644
--- a/archetypes/camel-archetype-java/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/camel-archetype-java/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>archetypes</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>org.apache.camel.archetypes</groupId>
diff --git a/archetypes/camel-archetype-main/pom.xml b/archetypes/camel-archetype-main/pom.xml
index eac960c5d7e..a9ebbebcec7 100644
--- a/archetypes/camel-archetype-main/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/camel-archetype-main/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>archetypes</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>org.apache.camel.archetypes</groupId>
diff --git a/archetypes/camel-archetype-spring/pom.xml b/archetypes/camel-archetype-spring/pom.xml
index dfad548d3ab..5201350493c 100644
--- a/archetypes/camel-archetype-spring/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/camel-archetype-spring/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>archetypes</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>org.apache.camel.archetypes</groupId>
diff --git a/archetypes/pom.xml b/archetypes/pom.xml
index bcf413ed628..d9bdf13be6a 100644
--- a/archetypes/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
         <relativePath>../parent</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/bom/camel-bom/pom.xml b/bom/camel-bom/pom.xml
index 7baff1e7680..e3c472ba0af 100644
--- a/bom/camel-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/bom/camel-bom/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
     <artifactId>camel</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     <relativePath>../../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>camel-bom</artifactId>
diff --git a/bom/pom.xml b/bom/pom.xml
index f7afd7ee594..7f0d1f7df41 100644
--- a/bom/pom.xml
+++ b/bom/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
         <relativePath>../parent</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/buildingtools/pom.xml b/buildingtools/pom.xml
index 4a672cdf5cc..9d03ccd4f6f 100644
--- a/buildingtools/pom.xml
+++ b/buildingtools/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-buildtools</artifactId>
diff --git a/camel-dependencies/pom.xml b/camel-dependencies/pom.xml
index 3e8b81f994c..eae1eeb360d 100644
--- a/camel-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/camel-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
     limitations under the License.
 
 -->
-<project xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
         <relativePath>../parent</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/catalog/camel-allcomponents/pom.xml b/catalog/camel-allcomponents/pom.xml
index 9254c8ccba5..6cc86e8f951 100644
--- a/catalog/camel-allcomponents/pom.xml
+++ b/catalog/camel-allcomponents/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>catalog</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-allcomponents</artifactId>
diff --git a/catalog/camel-catalog-console/pom.xml b/catalog/camel-catalog-console/pom.xml
index b18bd9dc56f..e7baee70d00 100644
--- a/catalog/camel-catalog-console/pom.xml
+++ b/catalog/camel-catalog-console/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>catalog</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-catalog-console</artifactId>
diff --git a/catalog/camel-catalog-lucene/pom.xml b/catalog/camel-catalog-lucene/pom.xml
index a885586d8b5..251c2028073 100644
--- a/catalog/camel-catalog-lucene/pom.xml
+++ b/catalog/camel-catalog-lucene/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>catalog</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-catalog-lucene</artifactId>
diff --git a/catalog/camel-catalog-maven-grape/pom.xml b/catalog/camel-catalog-maven-grape/pom.xml
index d0024f1fc45..cdbb28b76a6 100644
--- a/catalog/camel-catalog-maven-grape/pom.xml
+++ b/catalog/camel-catalog-maven-grape/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>catalog</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-catalog-maven-grape</artifactId>
diff --git a/catalog/camel-catalog-maven/pom.xml b/catalog/camel-catalog-maven/pom.xml
index f9d5e3d3b60..dc90164bb45 100644
--- a/catalog/camel-catalog-maven/pom.xml
+++ b/catalog/camel-catalog-maven/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>catalog</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-catalog-maven</artifactId>
diff --git a/catalog/camel-catalog/pom.xml b/catalog/camel-catalog/pom.xml
index 5a5e350c3ee..ba28a257bea 100644
--- a/catalog/camel-catalog/pom.xml
+++ b/catalog/camel-catalog/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>catalog</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-catalog</artifactId>
diff --git a/catalog/camel-csimple-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/catalog/camel-csimple-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 5ca20c86394..016a1210b01 100644
--- a/catalog/camel-csimple-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/catalog/camel-csimple-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
         <relativePath>../../tooling/maven</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/catalog/camel-report-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/catalog/camel-report-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 948132d7f39..0fb6aa3a39b 100644
--- a/catalog/camel-report-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/catalog/camel-report-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
         <relativePath>../../tooling/maven</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/catalog/camel-route-parser/pom.xml b/catalog/camel-route-parser/pom.xml
index b01ae072047..b0f8fddc4a2 100644
--- a/catalog/camel-route-parser/pom.xml
+++ b/catalog/camel-route-parser/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>catalog</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-route-parser</artifactId>
diff --git a/catalog/dummy-component/pom.xml b/catalog/dummy-component/pom.xml
index f62ed87da3b..df5fc0045f5 100644
--- a/catalog/dummy-component/pom.xml
+++ b/catalog/dummy-component/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>catalog</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/catalog/pom.xml b/catalog/pom.xml
index ca358fc2453..ef25a79199e 100644
--- a/catalog/pom.xml
+++ b/catalog/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
         <relativePath>../parent</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/components/camel-activemq/pom.xml b/components/camel-activemq/pom.xml
index 94d3c1554d3..fb4adcd09a6 100644
--- a/components/camel-activemq/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-activemq/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-activemq</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-amqp/pom.xml b/components/camel-amqp/pom.xml
index b1c4b6780b7..32e0a4a0e57 100644
--- a/components/camel-amqp/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-amqp/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-amqp</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-arangodb/pom.xml b/components/camel-arangodb/pom.xml
index c559f280b31..19da5dc7d4f 100644
--- a/components/camel-arangodb/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-arangodb/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-arangodb</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-as2/camel-as2-api/pom.xml b/components/camel-as2/camel-as2-api/pom.xml
index b94053bc49c..3f7fa44536c 100644
--- a/components/camel-as2/camel-as2-api/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-as2/camel-as2-api/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-as2-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-as2-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-as2/camel-as2-component/pom.xml b/components/camel-as2/camel-as2-component/pom.xml
index 9dd800721dd..e7f2947bdd8 100644
--- a/components/camel-as2/camel-as2-component/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-as2/camel-as2-component/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-as2-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-as2</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-as2/pom.xml b/components/camel-as2/pom.xml
index 4d8ef34cfe2..4388a2493a4 100644
--- a/components/camel-as2/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-as2/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-as2-parent</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-asn1/pom.xml b/components/camel-asn1/pom.xml
index eccaddb39f3..bc79d79f52d 100644
--- a/components/camel-asn1/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-asn1/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-asn1</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-asterisk/pom.xml b/components/camel-asterisk/pom.xml
index ee768669dd9..785caa54d86 100644
--- a/components/camel-asterisk/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-asterisk/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-asterisk</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-atlasmap/pom.xml b/components/camel-atlasmap/pom.xml
index a96ff9fa5c4..6b7abdc26fa 100644
--- a/components/camel-atlasmap/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-atlasmap/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-atlasmap</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-atmosphere-websocket/pom.xml b/components/camel-atmosphere-websocket/pom.xml
index c683f054d79..0bfcc8cf39b 100644
--- a/components/camel-atmosphere-websocket/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-atmosphere-websocket/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-atmosphere-websocket</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-atom/pom.xml b/components/camel-atom/pom.xml
index 4f0ab9d69a6..661fd0161b0 100644
--- a/components/camel-atom/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-atom/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-atom</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-attachments/pom.xml b/components/camel-attachments/pom.xml
index c107388508c..31ced2332dc 100644
--- a/components/camel-attachments/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-attachments/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-attachments</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-avro-rpc/camel-avro-rpc-component/pom.xml b/components/camel-avro-rpc/camel-avro-rpc-component/pom.xml
index fc16f963a12..27c63450e10 100644
--- a/components/camel-avro-rpc/camel-avro-rpc-component/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-avro-rpc/camel-avro-rpc-component/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-avro-rpc-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-avro-rpc</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-avro-rpc/camel-avro-rpc-jetty/pom.xml b/components/camel-avro-rpc/camel-avro-rpc-jetty/pom.xml
index feabaae7f6d..1df316a3de7 100644
--- a/components/camel-avro-rpc/camel-avro-rpc-jetty/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-avro-rpc/camel-avro-rpc-jetty/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-avro-rpc-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-avro-rpc-jetty</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-avro-rpc/camel-avro-rpc-spi/pom.xml b/components/camel-avro-rpc/camel-avro-rpc-spi/pom.xml
index 49ccfa4d015..ac395345794 100644
--- a/components/camel-avro-rpc/camel-avro-rpc-spi/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-avro-rpc/camel-avro-rpc-spi/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-avro-rpc-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-avro-rpc-spi</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-avro-rpc/pom.xml b/components/camel-avro-rpc/pom.xml
index 5fa72396f51..1f4acf33b43 100644
--- a/components/camel-avro-rpc/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-avro-rpc/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-avro-rpc-parent</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-avro/pom.xml b/components/camel-avro/pom.xml
index 3c53f516d9f..05b34c00ec5 100644
--- a/components/camel-avro/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-avro/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-avro</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-aws/camel-aws-cloudtrail/pom.xml b/components/camel-aws/camel-aws-cloudtrail/pom.xml
index cf626d6e568..0ba1295d98d 100644
--- a/components/camel-aws/camel-aws-cloudtrail/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-aws/camel-aws-cloudtrail/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-aws-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-aws-cloudtrail</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-aws/camel-aws-secrets-manager/pom.xml b/components/camel-aws/camel-aws-secrets-manager/pom.xml
index d6bf20e9776..83dfd28842c 100644
--- a/components/camel-aws/camel-aws-secrets-manager/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-aws/camel-aws-secrets-manager/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-aws-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-aws-secrets-manager</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-aws/camel-aws-xray/pom.xml b/components/camel-aws/camel-aws-xray/pom.xml
index e917759853f..7b2ba89f072 100644
--- a/components/camel-aws/camel-aws-xray/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-aws/camel-aws-xray/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-aws-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-aws-xray</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-athena/pom.xml b/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-athena/pom.xml
index aebb13db7c6..a3d94424365 100644
--- a/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-athena/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-athena/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-aws-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-aws2-athena</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-cw/pom.xml b/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-cw/pom.xml
index 099a72b8559..17bf0f51019 100644
--- a/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-cw/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-cw/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-aws-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-aws2-cw</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-ddb/pom.xml b/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-ddb/pom.xml
index 5c8a8196f05..969fc788a6c 100644
--- a/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-ddb/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-ddb/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-aws-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-aws2-ddb</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-ec2/pom.xml b/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-ec2/pom.xml
index 212f3cb7dce..2252ea5fb00 100644
--- a/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-ec2/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-ec2/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-aws-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-aws2-ec2</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-ecs/pom.xml b/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-ecs/pom.xml
index 77b375ce343..6f351fa9f68 100644
--- a/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-ecs/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-ecs/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-aws-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-aws2-ecs</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-eks/pom.xml b/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-eks/pom.xml
index 6e85e72139b..bab04224d6a 100644
--- a/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-eks/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-eks/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-aws-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-aws2-eks</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-eventbridge/pom.xml b/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-eventbridge/pom.xml
index cb75ad9a7c5..995ee359eac 100644
--- a/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-eventbridge/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-eventbridge/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-aws-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-aws2-eventbridge</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-iam/pom.xml b/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-iam/pom.xml
index ea4aa3dd5f8..b3bf447bf4c 100644
--- a/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-iam/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-iam/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-aws-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-aws2-iam</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-kinesis/pom.xml b/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-kinesis/pom.xml
index b85766e980a..af2b9a81bc9 100644
--- a/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-kinesis/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-kinesis/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-aws-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-aws2-kinesis</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-kms/pom.xml b/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-kms/pom.xml
index f1066948997..db0379ad233 100644
--- a/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-kms/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-kms/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-aws-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-aws2-kms</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-lambda/pom.xml b/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-lambda/pom.xml
index e32c97eb50b..6d3d871e5ba 100644
--- a/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-lambda/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-lambda/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-aws-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-aws2-lambda</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-mq/pom.xml b/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-mq/pom.xml
index 3e7e402cacf..59c40eaba1b 100644
--- a/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-mq/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-mq/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-aws-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-aws2-mq</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-msk/pom.xml b/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-msk/pom.xml
index 54ebe77e299..bd58b7ff45f 100644
--- a/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-msk/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-msk/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-aws-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-aws2-msk</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-s3/pom.xml b/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-s3/pom.xml
index 3b79056ec21..ca2f8f6d93e 100644
--- a/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-s3/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-s3/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-aws-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-aws2-s3</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-ses/pom.xml b/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-ses/pom.xml
index 1a9548f35fc..c0a21884e0f 100644
--- a/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-ses/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-ses/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-aws-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-aws2-ses</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-sns/pom.xml b/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-sns/pom.xml
index 7672a060361..03b9aca94fd 100644
--- a/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-sns/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-sns/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-aws-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-aws2-sns</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-sqs/pom.xml b/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-sqs/pom.xml
index a49cdfe0139..0b9571e02ec 100644
--- a/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-sqs/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-sqs/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-aws-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-aws2-sqs</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-sts/pom.xml b/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-sts/pom.xml
index e3d6b5b3a00..8d8b8992380 100644
--- a/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-sts/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-sts/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-aws-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-aws2-sts</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-translate/pom.xml b/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-translate/pom.xml
index b884aa85aba..5b66e78b386 100644
--- a/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-translate/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-aws/camel-aws2-translate/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-aws-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-aws2-translate</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-aws/pom.xml b/components/camel-aws/pom.xml
index c3d238d4d4a..aab56ceeea8 100644
--- a/components/camel-aws/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-aws/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-aws-parent</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-azure/camel-azure-cosmosdb/pom.xml b/components/camel-azure/camel-azure-cosmosdb/pom.xml
index dafe3491ba5..17c9141080f 100644
--- a/components/camel-azure/camel-azure-cosmosdb/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-azure/camel-azure-cosmosdb/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-azure-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-azure-cosmosdb</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-azure/camel-azure-eventhubs/pom.xml b/components/camel-azure/camel-azure-eventhubs/pom.xml
index be4a868c784..e228d145ee5 100644
--- a/components/camel-azure/camel-azure-eventhubs/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-azure/camel-azure-eventhubs/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-azure-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-azure-eventhubs</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-azure/camel-azure-files/pom.xml b/components/camel-azure/camel-azure-files/pom.xml
index af77cb6828b..ca5ffe4932b 100644
--- a/components/camel-azure/camel-azure-files/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-azure/camel-azure-files/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-azure-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-azure-files</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-azure/camel-azure-key-vault/pom.xml b/components/camel-azure/camel-azure-key-vault/pom.xml
index b6e86dcc90c..6b6cb932e7c 100644
--- a/components/camel-azure/camel-azure-key-vault/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-azure/camel-azure-key-vault/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-azure-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-azure-key-vault</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-azure/camel-azure-servicebus/pom.xml b/components/camel-azure/camel-azure-servicebus/pom.xml
index 8526d1cc60f..516ec3a0581 100644
--- a/components/camel-azure/camel-azure-servicebus/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-azure/camel-azure-servicebus/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-azure-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-azure-servicebus</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-azure/camel-azure-storage-blob/pom.xml b/components/camel-azure/camel-azure-storage-blob/pom.xml
index 0f498f5925e..bed1f0fba67 100644
--- a/components/camel-azure/camel-azure-storage-blob/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-azure/camel-azure-storage-blob/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-azure-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-azure-storage-blob</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-azure/camel-azure-storage-datalake/pom.xml b/components/camel-azure/camel-azure-storage-datalake/pom.xml
index e8bfd2eebbb..f0184ccaa94 100644
--- a/components/camel-azure/camel-azure-storage-datalake/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-azure/camel-azure-storage-datalake/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-azure-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-azure-storage-datalake</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-azure/camel-azure-storage-queue/pom.xml b/components/camel-azure/camel-azure-storage-queue/pom.xml
index 9cff7600e3d..cc6f6a02c04 100644
--- a/components/camel-azure/camel-azure-storage-queue/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-azure/camel-azure-storage-queue/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-azure-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-azure-storage-queue</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-azure/pom.xml b/components/camel-azure/pom.xml
index c6d42ea57f0..092914ef3c2 100644
--- a/components/camel-azure/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-azure/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-azure-parent</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-barcode/pom.xml b/components/camel-barcode/pom.xml
index bf78bc5452c..338d9a1f9c2 100644
--- a/components/camel-barcode/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-barcode/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-barcode</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-base64/pom.xml b/components/camel-base64/pom.xml
index 14538774ebf..d661c2c4556 100644
--- a/components/camel-base64/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-base64/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-base64</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-bean-validator/pom.xml b/components/camel-bean-validator/pom.xml
index c6a67c6afc2..f79fdd6690d 100644
--- a/components/camel-bean-validator/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-bean-validator/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-bean-validator</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-bean/pom.xml b/components/camel-bean/pom.xml
index b648019e75a..fa48880a437 100644
--- a/components/camel-bean/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-bean/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-bean</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-bindy/pom.xml b/components/camel-bindy/pom.xml
index 91bcfc1f859..d10e2fc0599 100644
--- a/components/camel-bindy/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-bindy/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-bindy</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-bonita/pom.xml b/components/camel-bonita/pom.xml
index fcbe5d27a1f..6d14c70bf32 100644
--- a/components/camel-bonita/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-bonita/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-bonita</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-box/camel-box-api/pom.xml b/components/camel-box/camel-box-api/pom.xml
index 5de0289796b..d1959f9edaf 100644
--- a/components/camel-box/camel-box-api/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-box/camel-box-api/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-box-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-box-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-box/camel-box-component/pom.xml b/components/camel-box/camel-box-component/pom.xml
index c85483dd086..17600d80d33 100644
--- a/components/camel-box/camel-box-component/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-box/camel-box-component/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-box-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-box</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-box/pom.xml b/components/camel-box/pom.xml
index c02b81858fb..c878805e156 100644
--- a/components/camel-box/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-box/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-box-parent</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-braintree/pom.xml b/components/camel-braintree/pom.xml
index 2615dc29b6d..d5d0dbd61e6 100644
--- a/components/camel-braintree/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-braintree/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-braintree</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-browse/pom.xml b/components/camel-browse/pom.xml
index 7d437969c60..1812012cac6 100644
--- a/components/camel-browse/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-browse/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-browse</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-caffeine/pom.xml b/components/camel-caffeine/pom.xml
index 1462799ecfe..86564a0f6e0 100644
--- a/components/camel-caffeine/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-caffeine/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-caffeine</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-cassandraql/pom.xml b/components/camel-cassandraql/pom.xml
index 3eaf4c227d6..f9a45b3edbc 100644
--- a/components/camel-cassandraql/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-cassandraql/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-cassandraql</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-cbor/pom.xml b/components/camel-cbor/pom.xml
index 1d30220b0e3..17dbd47597d 100644
--- a/components/camel-cbor/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-cbor/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-cbor</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-chatscript/pom.xml b/components/camel-chatscript/pom.xml
index a1009d954ce..b99f4e65723 100644
--- a/components/camel-chatscript/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-chatscript/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-chatscript</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-chunk/pom.xml b/components/camel-chunk/pom.xml
index fc47c6a0271..016025888cc 100644
--- a/components/camel-chunk/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-chunk/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-chunk</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-cloudevents/pom.xml b/components/camel-cloudevents/pom.xml
index b1900cc229e..a0debb33b13 100644
--- a/components/camel-cloudevents/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-cloudevents/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-cloudevents</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-cm-sms/pom.xml b/components/camel-cm-sms/pom.xml
index 7e851a00ad7..3b5a44ac1bf 100644
--- a/components/camel-cm-sms/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-cm-sms/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-cm-sms</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-coap/pom.xml b/components/camel-coap/pom.xml
index 5d3a8ac67b8..bcea566b118 100644
--- a/components/camel-coap/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-coap/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-coap</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-cometd/pom.xml b/components/camel-cometd/pom.xml
index fd7bb896a03..0dcc07afa68 100644
--- a/components/camel-cometd/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-cometd/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-cometd</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-consul/pom.xml b/components/camel-consul/pom.xml
index 5507bd3eaca..a8eb1c5d194 100644
--- a/components/camel-consul/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-consul/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-consul</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-controlbus/pom.xml b/components/camel-controlbus/pom.xml
index e68c6cf2471..d297931fa95 100644
--- a/components/camel-controlbus/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-controlbus/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-controlbus</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-corda/pom.xml b/components/camel-corda/pom.xml
index c8c5f6c0838..1a47f6195b5 100644
--- a/components/camel-corda/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-corda/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-corda</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-couchbase/pom.xml b/components/camel-couchbase/pom.xml
index 1a6f8730ed0..e46377d326a 100644
--- a/components/camel-couchbase/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-couchbase/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-couchbase</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-couchdb/pom.xml b/components/camel-couchdb/pom.xml
index 4f16b8989cf..423d3b96751 100644
--- a/components/camel-couchdb/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-couchdb/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-couchdb</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-cron/pom.xml b/components/camel-cron/pom.xml
index b3b03889ff7..4eb8746d45c 100644
--- a/components/camel-cron/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-cron/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-cron</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-crypto/pom.xml b/components/camel-crypto/pom.xml
index 7e500ab7bec..e1832de258f 100644
--- a/components/camel-crypto/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-crypto/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-crypto</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-csimple-joor/pom.xml b/components/camel-csimple-joor/pom.xml
index fd93c692ff8..ec7877641e3 100644
--- a/components/camel-csimple-joor/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-csimple-joor/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-csimple-joor</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-csv/pom.xml b/components/camel-csv/pom.xml
index a486adff533..6637ae9f633 100644
--- a/components/camel-csv/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-csv/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-csv</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-cxf/camel-cxf-common/pom.xml b/components/camel-cxf/camel-cxf-common/pom.xml
index f80421b2351..fb60ab81744 100644
--- a/components/camel-cxf/camel-cxf-common/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-cxf/camel-cxf-common/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-cxf-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-cxf-common</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-cxf/camel-cxf-rest/pom.xml b/components/camel-cxf/camel-cxf-rest/pom.xml
index 2675d01bf18..6d6c612a94e 100644
--- a/components/camel-cxf/camel-cxf-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-cxf/camel-cxf-rest/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-cxf-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-cxf-rest</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-cxf/camel-cxf-soap/pom.xml b/components/camel-cxf/camel-cxf-soap/pom.xml
index bb2478fe2ad..2742bdfa26a 100644
--- a/components/camel-cxf/camel-cxf-soap/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-cxf/camel-cxf-soap/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-cxf-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-cxf-soap</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-cxf/camel-cxf-spring-common/pom.xml b/components/camel-cxf/camel-cxf-spring-common/pom.xml
index 7270ab3cd3f..f41f9df1112 100644
--- a/components/camel-cxf/camel-cxf-spring-common/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-cxf/camel-cxf-spring-common/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-cxf-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-cxf-spring-common</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-cxf/camel-cxf-spring-rest/pom.xml b/components/camel-cxf/camel-cxf-spring-rest/pom.xml
index 4faac5ee1f5..e7eaeeb13e1 100644
--- a/components/camel-cxf/camel-cxf-spring-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-cxf/camel-cxf-spring-rest/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-cxf-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-cxf-spring-rest</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-cxf/camel-cxf-spring-soap/pom.xml b/components/camel-cxf/camel-cxf-spring-soap/pom.xml
index 175aa685769..bad48518626 100644
--- a/components/camel-cxf/camel-cxf-spring-soap/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-cxf/camel-cxf-spring-soap/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-cxf-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-cxf-spring-soap</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-cxf/camel-cxf-spring-transport/pom.xml b/components/camel-cxf/camel-cxf-spring-transport/pom.xml
index 82825e03804..7d975b7cb05 100644
--- a/components/camel-cxf/camel-cxf-spring-transport/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-cxf/camel-cxf-spring-transport/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-cxf-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-cxf-spring-transport</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-cxf/camel-cxf-transport/pom.xml b/components/camel-cxf/camel-cxf-transport/pom.xml
index 938ca2e10d2..8104a60c946 100644
--- a/components/camel-cxf/camel-cxf-transport/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-cxf/camel-cxf-transport/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-cxf-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-cxf-transport</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-cxf/pom.xml b/components/camel-cxf/pom.xml
index 424222d0317..38373f2675d 100644
--- a/components/camel-cxf/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-cxf/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-cxf-parent</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-dataformat/pom.xml b/components/camel-dataformat/pom.xml
index b654929ddc5..5aee70e018b 100644
--- a/components/camel-dataformat/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-dataformat/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-dataformat</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-dataset/pom.xml b/components/camel-dataset/pom.xml
index 1da22d6ae84..6aa3ab44bdc 100644
--- a/components/camel-dataset/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-dataset/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-dataset</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-datasonnet/pom.xml b/components/camel-datasonnet/pom.xml
index 7276bcd51e5..5e9832da6f8 100644
--- a/components/camel-datasonnet/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-datasonnet/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-datasonnet</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-debezium/camel-debezium-common/camel-debezium-common-component/pom.xml b/components/camel-debezium/camel-debezium-common/camel-debezium-common-component/pom.xml
index b7e06b2cb6f..7f8489ea2b3 100644
--- a/components/camel-debezium/camel-debezium-common/camel-debezium-common-component/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-debezium/camel-debezium-common/camel-debezium-common-component/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-debezium-common-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-debezium-common</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-debezium/camel-debezium-common/camel-debezium-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/components/camel-debezium/camel-debezium-common/camel-debezium-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index d6245b0f8ce..b4fdd64f55a 100644
--- a/components/camel-debezium/camel-debezium-common/camel-debezium-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-debezium/camel-debezium-common/camel-debezium-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-debezium-common-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>org.apache.camel.maven</groupId>
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
                 <configuration>
                     <!-- see http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MNG-5346 -->
                     <skipErrorNoDescriptorsFound>true</skipErrorNoDescriptorsFound>
-                    <mojoDependencies/>
+                    <mojoDependencies />
                 </configuration>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
diff --git a/components/camel-debezium/camel-debezium-common/pom.xml b/components/camel-debezium/camel-debezium-common/pom.xml
index 5eb6a6f9849..a51df8c4431 100644
--- a/components/camel-debezium/camel-debezium-common/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-debezium/camel-debezium-common/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-debezium-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-debezium-common-parent</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-debezium/camel-debezium-db2/pom.xml b/components/camel-debezium/camel-debezium-db2/pom.xml
index 57403a21ac3..bbe1dffb3d9 100644
--- a/components/camel-debezium/camel-debezium-db2/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-debezium/camel-debezium-db2/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-debezium-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-debezium-db2</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-debezium/camel-debezium-mongodb/pom.xml b/components/camel-debezium/camel-debezium-mongodb/pom.xml
index 96c29617bbe..dca0964e599 100644
--- a/components/camel-debezium/camel-debezium-mongodb/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-debezium/camel-debezium-mongodb/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-debezium-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-debezium-mongodb</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-debezium/camel-debezium-mysql/pom.xml b/components/camel-debezium/camel-debezium-mysql/pom.xml
index e772c1688d1..2f2dfb64461 100644
--- a/components/camel-debezium/camel-debezium-mysql/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-debezium/camel-debezium-mysql/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-debezium-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-debezium-mysql</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-debezium/camel-debezium-oracle/pom.xml b/components/camel-debezium/camel-debezium-oracle/pom.xml
index 66a9da48bb4..a94abadb0f8 100644
--- a/components/camel-debezium/camel-debezium-oracle/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-debezium/camel-debezium-oracle/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-debezium-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-debezium-oracle</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-debezium/camel-debezium-postgres/pom.xml b/components/camel-debezium/camel-debezium-postgres/pom.xml
index 9525a201b74..d787fce2005 100644
--- a/components/camel-debezium/camel-debezium-postgres/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-debezium/camel-debezium-postgres/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-debezium-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-debezium-postgres</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-debezium/camel-debezium-sqlserver/pom.xml b/components/camel-debezium/camel-debezium-sqlserver/pom.xml
index e0aa3dc92ba..858f3fb3ce3 100644
--- a/components/camel-debezium/camel-debezium-sqlserver/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-debezium/camel-debezium-sqlserver/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-debezium-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-debezium-sqlserver</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-debezium/pom.xml b/components/camel-debezium/pom.xml
index 3a759a52da0..13a22cf0bae 100644
--- a/components/camel-debezium/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-debezium/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-debezium-parent</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-debug/pom.xml b/components/camel-debug/pom.xml
index 091e062e1cd..2337f855063 100644
--- a/components/camel-debug/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-debug/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-debug</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-dhis2/camel-dhis2-api/pom.xml b/components/camel-dhis2/camel-dhis2-api/pom.xml
index c9948de5d65..cfd78447557 100644
--- a/components/camel-dhis2/camel-dhis2-api/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-dhis2/camel-dhis2-api/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-dhis2-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-dhis2-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-dhis2/camel-dhis2-component/pom.xml b/components/camel-dhis2/camel-dhis2-component/pom.xml
index 81875dbfcd5..90e021709a2 100644
--- a/components/camel-dhis2/camel-dhis2-component/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-dhis2/camel-dhis2-component/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-dhis2-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-dhis2</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-dhis2/pom.xml b/components/camel-dhis2/pom.xml
index 5347584413a..755f275af9c 100644
--- a/components/camel-dhis2/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-dhis2/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-dhis2-parent</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-digitalocean/pom.xml b/components/camel-digitalocean/pom.xml
index b175b7837aa..4ea1553aad6 100644
--- a/components/camel-digitalocean/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-digitalocean/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-digitalocean</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-direct/pom.xml b/components/camel-direct/pom.xml
index c8958040912..24c860aadcf 100644
--- a/components/camel-direct/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-direct/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-direct</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-disruptor/pom.xml b/components/camel-disruptor/pom.xml
index af6aeafbf37..45b3e8fb08f 100644
--- a/components/camel-disruptor/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-disruptor/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>Camel :: Disruptor</name>
diff --git a/components/camel-djl/pom.xml b/components/camel-djl/pom.xml
index be72a10d2f1..cc7e94b0d10 100644
--- a/components/camel-djl/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-djl/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-djl</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-dns/pom.xml b/components/camel-dns/pom.xml
index fe162587e86..3050e3162ac 100644
--- a/components/camel-dns/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-dns/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>Camel :: DNS</name>
diff --git a/components/camel-docker/pom.xml b/components/camel-docker/pom.xml
index d6a162b5d32..e85a994b5cd 100644
--- a/components/camel-docker/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-docker/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-docker</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-drill/pom.xml b/components/camel-drill/pom.xml
index d81007a8502..385fec5eef1 100644
--- a/components/camel-drill/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-drill/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-drill</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-dropbox/pom.xml b/components/camel-dropbox/pom.xml
index dab9dd4f762..5b2e452e211 100644
--- a/components/camel-dropbox/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-dropbox/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-dropbox</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-dynamic-router/pom.xml b/components/camel-dynamic-router/pom.xml
index 037104a4915..caee3c4c6dc 100644
--- a/components/camel-dynamic-router/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-dynamic-router/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
     <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>camel-dynamic-router</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-ehcache/pom.xml b/components/camel-ehcache/pom.xml
index c36c962e737..b62e5dbb717 100644
--- a/components/camel-ehcache/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-ehcache/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-ehcache</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-elasticsearch/pom.xml b/components/camel-elasticsearch/pom.xml
index 79c17a5caf9..1c668aeac96 100644
--- a/components/camel-elasticsearch/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-elasticsearch/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-elasticsearch</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-elytron/pom.xml b/components/camel-elytron/pom.xml
index 12da1b028b1..98bff1a2201 100644
--- a/components/camel-elytron/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-elytron/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-elytron</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-etcd3/pom.xml b/components/camel-etcd3/pom.xml
index d8560e1b1a2..ad5dd69c491 100644
--- a/components/camel-etcd3/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-etcd3/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-etcd3</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-exec/pom.xml b/components/camel-exec/pom.xml
index c817c5f4ce9..6c18dbb296d 100644
--- a/components/camel-exec/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-exec/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-exec</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-facebook/pom.xml b/components/camel-facebook/pom.xml
index db7ee414394..2ce1580a8d3 100644
--- a/components/camel-facebook/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-facebook/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-facebook</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-fastjson/pom.xml b/components/camel-fastjson/pom.xml
index e8417a39241..42d992cacd6 100644
--- a/components/camel-fastjson/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-fastjson/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-fastjson</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-fhir/camel-fhir-api/pom.xml b/components/camel-fhir/camel-fhir-api/pom.xml
index ee7c5ed4357..7607420b35b 100644
--- a/components/camel-fhir/camel-fhir-api/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-fhir/camel-fhir-api/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-fhir-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-fhir-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-fhir/camel-fhir-component/pom.xml b/components/camel-fhir/camel-fhir-component/pom.xml
index 4266353aeab..dd2d6570892 100644
--- a/components/camel-fhir/camel-fhir-component/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-fhir/camel-fhir-component/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-fhir-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-fhir</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-fhir/pom.xml b/components/camel-fhir/pom.xml
index 91bcf4e219c..cd349daf58c 100644
--- a/components/camel-fhir/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-fhir/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-fhir-parent</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-file-watch/pom.xml b/components/camel-file-watch/pom.xml
index 81cfb42e06b..b8257513f13 100644
--- a/components/camel-file-watch/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-file-watch/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-file-watch</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-file/pom.xml b/components/camel-file/pom.xml
index fbbbd2b6229..2c94be6dd30 100644
--- a/components/camel-file/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-file/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-file</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-flatpack/pom.xml b/components/camel-flatpack/pom.xml
index 2eba5fd62e9..eef1ec4c06d 100644
--- a/components/camel-flatpack/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-flatpack/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-flatpack</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-flink/pom.xml b/components/camel-flink/pom.xml
index e64d2f35a47..2415de70538 100644
--- a/components/camel-flink/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-flink/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-flink</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-fop/pom.xml b/components/camel-fop/pom.xml
index 25d5605fd3f..eba3a5f34a7 100644
--- a/components/camel-fop/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-fop/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-fop</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-freemarker/pom.xml b/components/camel-freemarker/pom.xml
index 09b7e2d2eee..3e53ebf851b 100644
--- a/components/camel-freemarker/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-freemarker/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-freemarker</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-ftp/pom.xml b/components/camel-ftp/pom.xml
index 2d1936d46df..3ab80918c31 100644
--- a/components/camel-ftp/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-ftp/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-ftp</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-geocoder/pom.xml b/components/camel-geocoder/pom.xml
index 98bf0d2e343..ee2e0a2e111 100644
--- a/components/camel-geocoder/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-geocoder/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-geocoder</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-git/pom.xml b/components/camel-git/pom.xml
index 8a668218372..1d0fc4cc08c 100644
--- a/components/camel-git/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-git/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-git</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-github/pom.xml b/components/camel-github/pom.xml
index 75e62822740..4b4744a15d0 100644
--- a/components/camel-github/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-github/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-github</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-google/camel-google-bigquery/pom.xml b/components/camel-google/camel-google-bigquery/pom.xml
index bef05254527..13b4a814bcb 100644
--- a/components/camel-google/camel-google-bigquery/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-google/camel-google-bigquery/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-google-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-google-bigquery</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-google/camel-google-calendar/pom.xml b/components/camel-google/camel-google-calendar/pom.xml
index aa4a435ad65..baf2603b9cd 100644
--- a/components/camel-google/camel-google-calendar/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-google/camel-google-calendar/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-google-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-google-calendar</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-google/camel-google-drive/pom.xml b/components/camel-google/camel-google-drive/pom.xml
index d2e6bcc37c6..7724b7eb0c7 100644
--- a/components/camel-google/camel-google-drive/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-google/camel-google-drive/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-google-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-google-drive</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-google/camel-google-functions/pom.xml b/components/camel-google/camel-google-functions/pom.xml
index 32addc30dbb..21002a7f593 100644
--- a/components/camel-google/camel-google-functions/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-google/camel-google-functions/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-google-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-google-functions</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-google/camel-google-mail/pom.xml b/components/camel-google/camel-google-mail/pom.xml
index 9560e4e8847..c91fd486911 100644
--- a/components/camel-google/camel-google-mail/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-google/camel-google-mail/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-google-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-google-mail</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-google/camel-google-pubsub/pom.xml b/components/camel-google/camel-google-pubsub/pom.xml
index 3c07936b4a7..f267c4f822c 100644
--- a/components/camel-google/camel-google-pubsub/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-google/camel-google-pubsub/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-google-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-google-pubsub</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-google/camel-google-secret-manager/pom.xml b/components/camel-google/camel-google-secret-manager/pom.xml
index 7e6ecc6eee3..135d02b3221 100644
--- a/components/camel-google/camel-google-secret-manager/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-google/camel-google-secret-manager/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-google-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-google-secret-manager</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-google/camel-google-sheets/pom.xml b/components/camel-google/camel-google-sheets/pom.xml
index a5a79dc1461..04dca1749ce 100644
--- a/components/camel-google/camel-google-sheets/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-google/camel-google-sheets/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-google-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-google-sheets</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-google/camel-google-storage/pom.xml b/components/camel-google/camel-google-storage/pom.xml
index 28e7b484e2c..c468846341f 100644
--- a/components/camel-google/camel-google-storage/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-google/camel-google-storage/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-google-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-google-storage</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-google/pom.xml b/components/camel-google/pom.xml
index 7b31309478b..e274bcc19ec 100644
--- a/components/camel-google/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-google/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-google-parent</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-grape/pom.xml b/components/camel-grape/pom.xml
index 9f5313a6845..962e2b9a75f 100644
--- a/components/camel-grape/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-grape/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-grape</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-graphql/pom.xml b/components/camel-graphql/pom.xml
index 80dac95565c..d4e165b8f01 100644
--- a/components/camel-graphql/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-graphql/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-graphql</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-grok/pom.xml b/components/camel-grok/pom.xml
index 93c06506686..329a7171634 100644
--- a/components/camel-grok/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-grok/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-grok</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-groovy/pom.xml b/components/camel-groovy/pom.xml
index a1e88fe8409..19e340bbc61 100644
--- a/components/camel-groovy/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-groovy/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-groovy</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-grpc/pom.xml b/components/camel-grpc/pom.xml
index c3c4748b31d..e8fcb19500a 100644
--- a/components/camel-grpc/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-grpc/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-grpc</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-gson/pom.xml b/components/camel-gson/pom.xml
index ba9faa879cd..fd2bcc321cb 100644
--- a/components/camel-gson/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-gson/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-gson</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-guava-eventbus/pom.xml b/components/camel-guava-eventbus/pom.xml
index 0a1158f1c61..118691613cb 100644
--- a/components/camel-guava-eventbus/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-guava-eventbus/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-guava-eventbus</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-hashicorp-vault/pom.xml b/components/camel-hashicorp-vault/pom.xml
index 3fb35f7700e..f841dd76ef0 100644
--- a/components/camel-hashicorp-vault/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-hashicorp-vault/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-hashicorp-vault</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-hazelcast/pom.xml b/components/camel-hazelcast/pom.xml
index d47d8eaefb2..76e0adcffdd 100644
--- a/components/camel-hazelcast/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-hazelcast/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-hazelcast</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-hdfs/pom.xml b/components/camel-hdfs/pom.xml
index 12f1026ade1..138a8477c5f 100644
--- a/components/camel-hdfs/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-hdfs/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-hdfs</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-headersmap/pom.xml b/components/camel-headersmap/pom.xml
index 5e55f49eb3a..55f3a9302b5 100644
--- a/components/camel-headersmap/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-headersmap/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-headersmap</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-hl7/pom.xml b/components/camel-hl7/pom.xml
index dc42b42f70e..84124e9a434 100644
--- a/components/camel-hl7/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-hl7/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-hl7</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-http-base/pom.xml b/components/camel-http-base/pom.xml
index 03beae1c715..c0bfdce822c 100644
--- a/components/camel-http-base/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-http-base/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-http-base</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-http-common/pom.xml b/components/camel-http-common/pom.xml
index 2dcfe88cb54..40cfd58974b 100644
--- a/components/camel-http-common/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-http-common/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-http-common</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-http/pom.xml b/components/camel-http/pom.xml
index 3bcef72b2d0..d953a9d18c4 100644
--- a/components/camel-http/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-http/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-http</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-huawei/camel-huaweicloud-common/pom.xml b/components/camel-huawei/camel-huaweicloud-common/pom.xml
index 2fe108d6511..219d269dc66 100644
--- a/components/camel-huawei/camel-huaweicloud-common/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-huawei/camel-huaweicloud-common/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-huawei-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/components/camel-huawei/camel-huaweicloud-dms/pom.xml b/components/camel-huawei/camel-huaweicloud-dms/pom.xml
index e1b02e58014..3c5cd64dbf2 100644
--- a/components/camel-huawei/camel-huaweicloud-dms/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-huawei/camel-huaweicloud-dms/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
     <artifactId>camel-huawei-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/components/camel-huawei/camel-huaweicloud-frs/pom.xml b/components/camel-huawei/camel-huaweicloud-frs/pom.xml
index 4b5aeff8679..96915b8e844 100644
--- a/components/camel-huawei/camel-huaweicloud-frs/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-huawei/camel-huaweicloud-frs/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>camel-huawei-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
-    <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>camel-huaweicloud-frs</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-huawei/camel-huaweicloud-functiongraph/pom.xml b/components/camel-huawei/camel-huaweicloud-functiongraph/pom.xml
index a8a1d1498f8..ec7141a8cba 100644
--- a/components/camel-huawei/camel-huaweicloud-functiongraph/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-huawei/camel-huaweicloud-functiongraph/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-huawei-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-huaweicloud-functiongraph</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-huawei/camel-huaweicloud-iam/pom.xml b/components/camel-huawei/camel-huaweicloud-iam/pom.xml
index 1477f38b076..c6958c5022a 100644
--- a/components/camel-huawei/camel-huaweicloud-iam/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-huawei/camel-huaweicloud-iam/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
     <artifactId>camel-huawei-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>camel-huaweicloud-iam</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-huawei/camel-huaweicloud-imagerecognition/pom.xml b/components/camel-huawei/camel-huaweicloud-imagerecognition/pom.xml
index f5f41694ab4..882cb83e98f 100644
--- a/components/camel-huawei/camel-huaweicloud-imagerecognition/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-huawei/camel-huaweicloud-imagerecognition/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-huawei-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-huaweicloud-imagerecognition</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-huawei/camel-huaweicloud-obs/pom.xml b/components/camel-huawei/camel-huaweicloud-obs/pom.xml
index 4ebb8e58a7d..d61b86f46cc 100644
--- a/components/camel-huawei/camel-huaweicloud-obs/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-huawei/camel-huaweicloud-obs/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
     <artifactId>camel-huawei-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>camel-huaweicloud-obs</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-huawei/camel-huaweicloud-smn/pom.xml b/components/camel-huawei/camel-huaweicloud-smn/pom.xml
index eb8c4fb6401..ee16397f782 100644
--- a/components/camel-huawei/camel-huaweicloud-smn/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-huawei/camel-huaweicloud-smn/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-huawei-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-huaweicloud-smn</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-huawei/pom.xml b/components/camel-huawei/pom.xml
index 0db2d9b8100..4057abff4b6 100644
--- a/components/camel-huawei/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-huawei/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-huawei-parent</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-ical/pom.xml b/components/camel-ical/pom.xml
index e5871768675..daabb876b3d 100644
--- a/components/camel-ical/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-ical/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-ical</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-iec60870/pom.xml b/components/camel-iec60870/pom.xml
index a6a1231c3e6..a286b504a5c 100644
--- a/components/camel-iec60870/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-iec60870/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-iec60870</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-ignite/pom.xml b/components/camel-ignite/pom.xml
index 2f81aaddbce..7f77d4efe95 100644
--- a/components/camel-ignite/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-ignite/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-ignite</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-infinispan/camel-infinispan-common/pom.xml b/components/camel-infinispan/camel-infinispan-common/pom.xml
index 55ef0c87d01..f5bda859844 100644
--- a/components/camel-infinispan/camel-infinispan-common/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-infinispan/camel-infinispan-common/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-infinispan-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-infinispan-common</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-infinispan/camel-infinispan-embedded/pom.xml b/components/camel-infinispan/camel-infinispan-embedded/pom.xml
index 0b046f97f8e..a76ece7ef88 100644
--- a/components/camel-infinispan/camel-infinispan-embedded/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-infinispan/camel-infinispan-embedded/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-infinispan-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-infinispan-embedded</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-infinispan/camel-infinispan/pom.xml b/components/camel-infinispan/camel-infinispan/pom.xml
index 33bf52bb3a5..0a6acf0dde2 100644
--- a/components/camel-infinispan/camel-infinispan/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-infinispan/camel-infinispan/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-infinispan-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-infinispan</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-infinispan/pom.xml b/components/camel-infinispan/pom.xml
index 936f22fd90c..47a56eab067 100644
--- a/components/camel-infinispan/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-infinispan/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-infinispan-parent</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-influxdb/pom.xml b/components/camel-influxdb/pom.xml
index fc90ce8af9c..e94e8cef053 100644
--- a/components/camel-influxdb/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-influxdb/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-influxdb</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-influxdb2/pom.xml b/components/camel-influxdb2/pom.xml
index 6bfe69b1295..b94754d30a0 100644
--- a/components/camel-influxdb2/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-influxdb2/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-influxdb2</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-irc/pom.xml b/components/camel-irc/pom.xml
index 0f1a63cf704..28f5b2346b6 100644
--- a/components/camel-irc/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-irc/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-irc</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-ironmq/pom.xml b/components/camel-ironmq/pom.xml
index 74cfb442641..58de69000f4 100644
--- a/components/camel-ironmq/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-ironmq/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-ironmq</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-jackson-avro/pom.xml b/components/camel-jackson-avro/pom.xml
index 11837ec68f9..4a43e392605 100644
--- a/components/camel-jackson-avro/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-jackson-avro/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-jackson-avro</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-jackson-protobuf/pom.xml b/components/camel-jackson-protobuf/pom.xml
index 0f67c7fe57d..3da2a77e46a 100644
--- a/components/camel-jackson-protobuf/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-jackson-protobuf/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-jackson-protobuf</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-jackson/pom.xml b/components/camel-jackson/pom.xml
index 23dc608029b..f3fd75eb086 100644
--- a/components/camel-jackson/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-jackson/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-jackson</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-jacksonxml/pom.xml b/components/camel-jacksonxml/pom.xml
index 5364366b7da..3620b8ef786 100644
--- a/components/camel-jacksonxml/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-jacksonxml/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-jacksonxml</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-jasypt/pom.xml b/components/camel-jasypt/pom.xml
index 89452231ddb..e259c667164 100644
--- a/components/camel-jasypt/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-jasypt/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-jasypt</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-javascript/pom.xml b/components/camel-javascript/pom.xml
index 21046c6be57..dda744c83b7 100644
--- a/components/camel-javascript/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-javascript/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-javascript</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-jaxb/pom.xml b/components/camel-jaxb/pom.xml
index a51d52e20c8..558078de903 100644
--- a/components/camel-jaxb/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-jaxb/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-jaxb</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-jcache/pom.xml b/components/camel-jcache/pom.xml
index 09aa73e3612..8514412d8c9 100644
--- a/components/camel-jcache/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-jcache/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-jcache</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-jcr/pom.xml b/components/camel-jcr/pom.xml
index 447eae1a031..688e80cd064 100644
--- a/components/camel-jcr/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-jcr/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-jcr</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-jdbc/pom.xml b/components/camel-jdbc/pom.xml
index d2e9cd85af3..923b38b9502 100644
--- a/components/camel-jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-jdbc</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-jetty-common/pom.xml b/components/camel-jetty-common/pom.xml
index 171af04c636..b02156feee7 100644
--- a/components/camel-jetty-common/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-jetty-common/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-jetty-common</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-jetty/pom.xml b/components/camel-jetty/pom.xml
index 2b180d3c756..168166380b8 100644
--- a/components/camel-jetty/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-jetty/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-jetty</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-jfr/pom.xml b/components/camel-jfr/pom.xml
index 880cc5adb8b..932807614c3 100644
--- a/components/camel-jfr/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-jfr/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-jfr</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-jgroups-raft/pom.xml b/components/camel-jgroups-raft/pom.xml
index 8ca173d4fb0..d000a568f48 100644
--- a/components/camel-jgroups-raft/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-jgroups-raft/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-jgroups-raft</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-jgroups/pom.xml b/components/camel-jgroups/pom.xml
index 90de899daaa..1da6e06fe3d 100644
--- a/components/camel-jgroups/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-jgroups/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-jgroups</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-jira/pom.xml b/components/camel-jira/pom.xml
index a5ecf58970b..3cb3d44f496 100644
--- a/components/camel-jira/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-jira/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-jira</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-jms/pom.xml b/components/camel-jms/pom.xml
index d1a0a8ea568..bd98e599e37 100644
--- a/components/camel-jms/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-jms/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-jms</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-jmx/pom.xml b/components/camel-jmx/pom.xml
index 4ca337b01aa..8a830553cc3 100644
--- a/components/camel-jmx/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-jmx/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-jmx</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-jolt/pom.xml b/components/camel-jolt/pom.xml
index dd3e0d7195e..cec6e0036c7 100644
--- a/components/camel-jolt/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-jolt/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-jolt</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-jooq/pom.xml b/components/camel-jooq/pom.xml
index 138354f8e78..ac880e2b261 100644
--- a/components/camel-jooq/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-jooq/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-jooq</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-joor/pom.xml b/components/camel-joor/pom.xml
index 2afcad4746f..fa62d4137c8 100644
--- a/components/camel-joor/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-joor/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-joor</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-jpa/pom.xml b/components/camel-jpa/pom.xml
index 38d28bbe2e6..8a42caaee6d 100644
--- a/components/camel-jpa/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-jpa/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-jpa</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-jq/pom.xml b/components/camel-jq/pom.xml
index 50102521b53..229a4f6535c 100644
--- a/components/camel-jq/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-jq/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-jq</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-jsch/pom.xml b/components/camel-jsch/pom.xml
index 931944c34ad..afac1cede46 100644
--- a/components/camel-jsch/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-jsch/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-jsch</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-jslt/pom.xml b/components/camel-jslt/pom.xml
index ff60180be63..a27a9ec7e7d 100644
--- a/components/camel-jslt/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-jslt/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-jslt</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-json-patch/pom.xml b/components/camel-json-patch/pom.xml
index a468719de1a..3d6596fc997 100644
--- a/components/camel-json-patch/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-json-patch/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
     <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>camel-json-patch</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-json-validator/pom.xml b/components/camel-json-validator/pom.xml
index b1718046048..a194288ad4e 100644
--- a/components/camel-json-validator/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-json-validator/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-json-validator</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-jsonapi/pom.xml b/components/camel-jsonapi/pom.xml
index 977af013f34..c910a666848 100644
--- a/components/camel-jsonapi/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-jsonapi/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-jsonapi</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-jsonata/pom.xml b/components/camel-jsonata/pom.xml
index bd0f357ee33..8e855fe20ff 100644
--- a/components/camel-jsonata/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-jsonata/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
      <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-jsonata</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-jsonb/pom.xml b/components/camel-jsonb/pom.xml
index fd59c61f0a8..10066cb0928 100644
--- a/components/camel-jsonb/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-jsonb/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-jsonb</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-jsonpath/pom.xml b/components/camel-jsonpath/pom.xml
index 63bb954c481..32fb723b73f 100644
--- a/components/camel-jsonpath/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-jsonpath/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-jsonpath</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-jt400/pom.xml b/components/camel-jt400/pom.xml
index 86f600a93c3..71f85368a07 100644
--- a/components/camel-jt400/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-jt400/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-jt400</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-jta/pom.xml b/components/camel-jta/pom.xml
index 692ec5950b9..4da2d9c95f4 100644
--- a/components/camel-jta/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-jta/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-jta</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-kafka/pom.xml b/components/camel-kafka/pom.xml
index 2e3981e50a8..3757f3e0c2c 100644
--- a/components/camel-kafka/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-kafka/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-kafka</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-kamelet/pom.xml b/components/camel-kamelet/pom.xml
index a24b695d08a..ffa4fb4b8b0 100644
--- a/components/camel-kamelet/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-kamelet/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-kamelet</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-knative/camel-knative-api/pom.xml b/components/camel-knative/camel-knative-api/pom.xml
index b8ec9d72806..a65ddffac3c 100644
--- a/components/camel-knative/camel-knative-api/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-knative/camel-knative-api/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-knative-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-knative-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-knative/camel-knative-component/pom.xml b/components/camel-knative/camel-knative-component/pom.xml
index e8008e214e9..dd4d97edeea 100644
--- a/components/camel-knative/camel-knative-component/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-knative/camel-knative-component/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-knative-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-knative</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-knative/camel-knative-http/pom.xml b/components/camel-knative/camel-knative-http/pom.xml
index 89b17b2313a..4b598cf2c69 100644
--- a/components/camel-knative/camel-knative-http/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-knative/camel-knative-http/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-knative-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-knative-http</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-knative/pom.xml b/components/camel-knative/pom.xml
index 215d2158545..0a1551d2eeb 100644
--- a/components/camel-knative/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-knative/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-knative-parent</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-kubernetes/pom.xml b/components/camel-kubernetes/pom.xml
index d92df60302b..28c6340e8d0 100644
--- a/components/camel-kubernetes/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-kubernetes/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-kubernetes</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-kudu/pom.xml b/components/camel-kudu/pom.xml
index fc9d0beae0a..195a4f5eb82 100644
--- a/components/camel-kudu/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-kudu/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-kudu</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-language/pom.xml b/components/camel-language/pom.xml
index e16fd22001d..eb3a11fd399 100644
--- a/components/camel-language/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-language/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-language</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-ldap/pom.xml b/components/camel-ldap/pom.xml
index d5263d0fa64..fd0aa01572a 100644
--- a/components/camel-ldap/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-ldap/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-ldap</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-ldif/pom.xml b/components/camel-ldif/pom.xml
index 0e1bd769716..c2373b4c5f3 100644
--- a/components/camel-ldif/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-ldif/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-ldif</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-leveldb/pom.xml b/components/camel-leveldb/pom.xml
index 4734d13c25c..da63c1a6323 100644
--- a/components/camel-leveldb/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-leveldb/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-leveldb</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-log/pom.xml b/components/camel-log/pom.xml
index 25f162d6c89..987f327f3c4 100644
--- a/components/camel-log/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-log/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-log</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-lra/pom.xml b/components/camel-lra/pom.xml
index ede17956c3d..d6dcd6ba797 100644
--- a/components/camel-lra/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-lra/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-lra</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-lucene/pom.xml b/components/camel-lucene/pom.xml
index a6ef420abdf..f510b986406 100644
--- a/components/camel-lucene/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-lucene/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-lucene</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-lumberjack/pom.xml b/components/camel-lumberjack/pom.xml
index ccb32e7a9fc..fa748416f6a 100644
--- a/components/camel-lumberjack/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-lumberjack/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-lumberjack</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-lzf/pom.xml b/components/camel-lzf/pom.xml
index a1a8383da62..fde986a029e 100644
--- a/components/camel-lzf/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-lzf/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-lzf</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-mail-microsoft-oauth/pom.xml b/components/camel-mail-microsoft-oauth/pom.xml
index e7f28f2f7fa..06c4d1d791e 100644
--- a/components/camel-mail-microsoft-oauth/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-mail-microsoft-oauth/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-mail-microsoft-oauth</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-mail/pom.xml b/components/camel-mail/pom.xml
index 26038d4bad1..80ead02ca78 100644
--- a/components/camel-mail/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-mail/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-mail</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-mapstruct/pom.xml b/components/camel-mapstruct/pom.xml
index b09404f15a3..996daebab2b 100644
--- a/components/camel-mapstruct/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-mapstruct/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-mapstruct</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-master/pom.xml b/components/camel-master/pom.xml
index dbcedf6f4b0..a7731c7aabf 100644
--- a/components/camel-master/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-master/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-master</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-metrics/pom.xml b/components/camel-metrics/pom.xml
index 770289be355..9006c94528b 100644
--- a/components/camel-metrics/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-metrics/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-metrics</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-micrometer/pom.xml b/components/camel-micrometer/pom.xml
index 83ed3437643..16ad4ea64ab 100644
--- a/components/camel-micrometer/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-micrometer/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-micrometer</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-microprofile/camel-microprofile-config/pom.xml b/components/camel-microprofile/camel-microprofile-config/pom.xml
index c0d1fdae8eb..917ad056ea2 100644
--- a/components/camel-microprofile/camel-microprofile-config/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-microprofile/camel-microprofile-config/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-microprofile-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-microprofile-config</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-microprofile/camel-microprofile-fault-tolerance/pom.xml b/components/camel-microprofile/camel-microprofile-fault-tolerance/pom.xml
index d7377d29432..e083bfc2e3f 100644
--- a/components/camel-microprofile/camel-microprofile-fault-tolerance/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-microprofile/camel-microprofile-fault-tolerance/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-microprofile-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-microprofile-fault-tolerance</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-microprofile/camel-microprofile-health/pom.xml b/components/camel-microprofile/camel-microprofile-health/pom.xml
index 7347f21baf6..937273421bd 100644
--- a/components/camel-microprofile/camel-microprofile-health/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-microprofile/camel-microprofile-health/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-microprofile-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-microprofile-health</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-microprofile/pom.xml b/components/camel-microprofile/pom.xml
index 1cd296e2255..23710da6073 100644
--- a/components/camel-microprofile/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-microprofile/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-microprofile-parent</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-mina/pom.xml b/components/camel-mina/pom.xml
index 4d28e9c0b43..d94243e1d60 100644
--- a/components/camel-mina/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-mina/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-mina</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-minio/pom.xml b/components/camel-minio/pom.xml
index 16ea5804efa..3785a1c5d67 100644
--- a/components/camel-minio/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-minio/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-minio</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-mllp/pom.xml b/components/camel-mllp/pom.xml
index bf6c4edea57..15952cc96f4 100644
--- a/components/camel-mllp/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-mllp/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-mllp</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-mock/pom.xml b/components/camel-mock/pom.xml
index e3777c6b42e..0ac19bf0938 100644
--- a/components/camel-mock/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-mock/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-mock</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-mongodb-gridfs/pom.xml b/components/camel-mongodb-gridfs/pom.xml
index a32e72ff087..46b5700131d 100644
--- a/components/camel-mongodb-gridfs/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-mongodb-gridfs/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-mongodb-gridfs</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-mongodb/pom.xml b/components/camel-mongodb/pom.xml
index bfbcd1c85a7..37978efdbca 100644
--- a/components/camel-mongodb/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-mongodb/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-mongodb</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-mustache/pom.xml b/components/camel-mustache/pom.xml
index b73c42a6c9d..f25442da56a 100644
--- a/components/camel-mustache/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-mustache/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-mustache</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-mvel/pom.xml b/components/camel-mvel/pom.xml
index 2026142af07..6a8536c8532 100644
--- a/components/camel-mvel/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-mvel/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-mvel</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-mybatis/pom.xml b/components/camel-mybatis/pom.xml
index 64fcf495fec..b2d5c613940 100644
--- a/components/camel-mybatis/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-mybatis/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-mybatis</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-nats/pom.xml b/components/camel-nats/pom.xml
index 5167686a75f..3fc056532c1 100644
--- a/components/camel-nats/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-nats/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-nats</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-netty-http/pom.xml b/components/camel-netty-http/pom.xml
index e60cf6a3ee7..3db46ac8b6d 100644
--- a/components/camel-netty-http/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-netty-http/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-netty-http</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-netty/pom.xml b/components/camel-netty/pom.xml
index 4c3756f335d..17e1138de99 100644
--- a/components/camel-netty/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-netty/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-netty</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-nitrite/pom.xml b/components/camel-nitrite/pom.xml
index 1480e23fced..69ebfa6edd2 100644
--- a/components/camel-nitrite/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-nitrite/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
     <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>camel-nitrite</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-oaipmh/pom.xml b/components/camel-oaipmh/pom.xml
index d64f8863d13..78bad9a3eb3 100644
--- a/components/camel-oaipmh/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-oaipmh/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-oaipmh</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-observation/pom.xml b/components/camel-observation/pom.xml
index 989f7debe1f..17742a54bee 100644
--- a/components/camel-observation/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-observation/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
 
diff --git a/components/camel-ognl/pom.xml b/components/camel-ognl/pom.xml
index 3d3d36a07a2..a0f5385d9d4 100644
--- a/components/camel-ognl/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-ognl/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-ognl</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-olingo2/camel-olingo2-api/pom.xml b/components/camel-olingo2/camel-olingo2-api/pom.xml
index 7d363efe8d4..876ba84e8a6 100644
--- a/components/camel-olingo2/camel-olingo2-api/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-olingo2/camel-olingo2-api/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-olingo2-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-olingo2-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-olingo2/camel-olingo2-component/pom.xml b/components/camel-olingo2/camel-olingo2-component/pom.xml
index 5d04779f8a7..51dba4630fc 100644
--- a/components/camel-olingo2/camel-olingo2-component/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-olingo2/camel-olingo2-component/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-olingo2-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-olingo2</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-olingo2/pom.xml b/components/camel-olingo2/pom.xml
index 2b3d0650282..0479ca92a6a 100644
--- a/components/camel-olingo2/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-olingo2/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-olingo2-parent</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-olingo4/camel-olingo4-api/pom.xml b/components/camel-olingo4/camel-olingo4-api/pom.xml
index 3ecdf719522..4462613943d 100644
--- a/components/camel-olingo4/camel-olingo4-api/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-olingo4/camel-olingo4-api/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-olingo4-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-olingo4-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-olingo4/camel-olingo4-component/pom.xml b/components/camel-olingo4/camel-olingo4-component/pom.xml
index 61a4c4e47e6..40bee8421d7 100644
--- a/components/camel-olingo4/camel-olingo4-component/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-olingo4/camel-olingo4-component/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-olingo4-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-olingo4</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-olingo4/pom.xml b/components/camel-olingo4/pom.xml
index 7fe66190125..6fc1c00ec16 100644
--- a/components/camel-olingo4/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-olingo4/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-olingo4-parent</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-openapi-java/pom.xml b/components/camel-openapi-java/pom.xml
index 61cfa4d93cc..adf3fceaa00 100644
--- a/components/camel-openapi-java/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-openapi-java/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-openapi-java</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-opensearch/pom.xml b/components/camel-opensearch/pom.xml
index 76018ac4eea..d89509907d6 100644
--- a/components/camel-opensearch/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-opensearch/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-opensearch</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-openstack/pom.xml b/components/camel-openstack/pom.xml
index 9fcda89430d..e86950e8a3f 100644
--- a/components/camel-openstack/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-openstack/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-openstack</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-opentelemetry/pom.xml b/components/camel-opentelemetry/pom.xml
index 3791120796f..8d67333ce03 100644
--- a/components/camel-opentelemetry/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-opentelemetry/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-opentelemetry</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-optaplanner/pom.xml b/components/camel-optaplanner/pom.xml
index 32af1739922..e613fd9626a 100644
--- a/components/camel-optaplanner/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-optaplanner/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-optaplanner</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-paho-mqtt5/pom.xml b/components/camel-paho-mqtt5/pom.xml
index 0dea78fbc85..7297cb00b52 100644
--- a/components/camel-paho-mqtt5/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-paho-mqtt5/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-paho-mqtt5</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-paho/pom.xml b/components/camel-paho/pom.xml
index 6d104416344..6cfed7b930b 100644
--- a/components/camel-paho/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-paho/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-paho</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-parquet-avro/pom.xml b/components/camel-parquet-avro/pom.xml
index a393af246a3..9da7ac1a169 100644
--- a/components/camel-parquet-avro/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-parquet-avro/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-parquet-avro</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-pdf/pom.xml b/components/camel-pdf/pom.xml
index f33a2561c48..2f68f0a847b 100644
--- a/components/camel-pdf/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-pdf/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-pdf</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-pg-replication-slot/pom.xml b/components/camel-pg-replication-slot/pom.xml
index 03d5af2a6b0..34d86932da0 100644
--- a/components/camel-pg-replication-slot/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-pg-replication-slot/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-pg-replication-slot</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-pgevent/pom.xml b/components/camel-pgevent/pom.xml
index 12adb4dc647..3c4e98d2db4 100644
--- a/components/camel-pgevent/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-pgevent/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-pgevent</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-platform-http-main/pom.xml b/components/camel-platform-http-main/pom.xml
index 14394201c35..6462a743f33 100644
--- a/components/camel-platform-http-main/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-platform-http-main/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-platform-http-main</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-platform-http-vertx/pom.xml b/components/camel-platform-http-vertx/pom.xml
index 2671897939b..17cbccbff46 100644
--- a/components/camel-platform-http-vertx/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-platform-http-vertx/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-platform-http-vertx</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-platform-http/pom.xml b/components/camel-platform-http/pom.xml
index 76e69e1fded..c56da75b0fe 100644
--- a/components/camel-platform-http/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-platform-http/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-platform-http</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-plc4x/pom.xml b/components/camel-plc4x/pom.xml
index e93152e1e4f..ed37cb5738c 100644
--- a/components/camel-plc4x/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-plc4x/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-plc4x</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-printer/pom.xml b/components/camel-printer/pom.xml
index 788d069ef07..87088ffbe34 100644
--- a/components/camel-printer/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-printer/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-printer</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-protobuf/pom.xml b/components/camel-protobuf/pom.xml
index cf72a05b087..7a5f8ed90e3 100644
--- a/components/camel-protobuf/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-protobuf/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-protobuf</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-pubnub/pom.xml b/components/camel-pubnub/pom.xml
index d75f32541da..10fd1925697 100644
--- a/components/camel-pubnub/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-pubnub/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-pubnub</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-pulsar/pom.xml b/components/camel-pulsar/pom.xml
index 29a73d6adc3..165e61ef5a1 100644
--- a/components/camel-pulsar/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-pulsar/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-pulsar</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-python/pom.xml b/components/camel-python/pom.xml
index 4d7c138273a..f42afc8a61c 100644
--- a/components/camel-python/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-python/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-python</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-quartz/pom.xml b/components/camel-quartz/pom.xml
index d3599f80275..d9ad4c14a00 100644
--- a/components/camel-quartz/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-quartz/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-quartz</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-quickfix/pom.xml b/components/camel-quickfix/pom.xml
index aa87dd8c153..7f422321005 100644
--- a/components/camel-quickfix/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-quickfix/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-quickfix</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-reactive-executor-tomcat/pom.xml b/components/camel-reactive-executor-tomcat/pom.xml
index 7cb50f57892..f3f85ce55e4 100644
--- a/components/camel-reactive-executor-tomcat/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-reactive-executor-tomcat/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-reactive-executor-tomcat</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-reactive-executor-vertx/pom.xml b/components/camel-reactive-executor-vertx/pom.xml
index 39c8c23cf3f..e113f8b31f3 100644
--- a/components/camel-reactive-executor-vertx/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-reactive-executor-vertx/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-reactive-executor-vertx</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-reactive-streams/pom.xml b/components/camel-reactive-streams/pom.xml
index b2627a83c3a..35c58938a18 100644
--- a/components/camel-reactive-streams/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-reactive-streams/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-reactive-streams</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-reactor/pom.xml b/components/camel-reactor/pom.xml
index 85134cbd934..2a5d21cd82c 100644
--- a/components/camel-reactor/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-reactor/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-reactor</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-redis/pom.xml b/components/camel-redis/pom.xml
index ea166ba16b5..3549181ff2a 100644
--- a/components/camel-redis/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-redis/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-redis</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-ref/pom.xml b/components/camel-ref/pom.xml
index 292eb6eb84a..26adc4b71c5 100644
--- a/components/camel-ref/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-ref/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-ref</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-resilience4j/pom.xml b/components/camel-resilience4j/pom.xml
index f487e2ee584..619262b509e 100644
--- a/components/camel-resilience4j/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-resilience4j/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-resilience4j</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-resourceresolver-github/pom.xml b/components/camel-resourceresolver-github/pom.xml
index a04c2211f16..8e24e847011 100644
--- a/components/camel-resourceresolver-github/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-resourceresolver-github/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-resourceresolver-github</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-rest-openapi/pom.xml b/components/camel-rest-openapi/pom.xml
index b5a23e829f7..9a99cd24f0e 100644
--- a/components/camel-rest-openapi/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-rest-openapi/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-rest-openapi</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-rest/pom.xml b/components/camel-rest/pom.xml
index daa91fa845a..0f3007fecfc 100644
--- a/components/camel-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-rest/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-rest</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-robotframework/pom.xml b/components/camel-robotframework/pom.xml
index cbce626c341..eecafd774eb 100644
--- a/components/camel-robotframework/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-robotframework/pom.xml
@@ -17,16 +17,14 @@
     limitations under the License.
 
 -->
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-    xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
     <parent>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-robotframework</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-rocketmq/pom.xml b/components/camel-rocketmq/pom.xml
index 8aa781e868e..ca471eadf2c 100644
--- a/components/camel-rocketmq/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-rocketmq/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-rocketmq</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-rss/pom.xml b/components/camel-rss/pom.xml
index 0df5689fcd5..bfd070fd184 100644
--- a/components/camel-rss/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-rss/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-rss</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-rxjava/pom.xml b/components/camel-rxjava/pom.xml
index e2a11ccddc3..93cc11ae2e7 100644
--- a/components/camel-rxjava/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-rxjava/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-rxjava</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-saga/pom.xml b/components/camel-saga/pom.xml
index e70a506a58d..c301327a950 100644
--- a/components/camel-saga/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-saga/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-saga</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-salesforce/camel-salesforce-codegen/pom.xml b/components/camel-salesforce/camel-salesforce-codegen/pom.xml
index 7981d359ec4..ba6b7074204 100644
--- a/components/camel-salesforce/camel-salesforce-codegen/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-salesforce/camel-salesforce-codegen/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-salesforce-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-salesforce-codegen</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-salesforce/camel-salesforce-component/pom.xml b/components/camel-salesforce/camel-salesforce-component/pom.xml
index af3905a5e6c..2a4fb1b5b2e 100644
--- a/components/camel-salesforce/camel-salesforce-component/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-salesforce/camel-salesforce-component/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-salesforce-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-salesforce</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-salesforce/camel-salesforce-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/components/camel-salesforce/camel-salesforce-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index d5bedea5c40..ec19a1f6a85 100644
--- a/components/camel-salesforce/camel-salesforce-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-salesforce/camel-salesforce-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-salesforce-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>org.apache.camel.maven</groupId>
diff --git a/components/camel-salesforce/pom.xml b/components/camel-salesforce/pom.xml
index fc7236f63fe..73c75ed1ecd 100644
--- a/components/camel-salesforce/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-salesforce/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-salesforce-parent</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-sap-netweaver/pom.xml b/components/camel-sap-netweaver/pom.xml
index 59aedee03f7..82d46053f60 100644
--- a/components/camel-sap-netweaver/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-sap-netweaver/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-sap-netweaver</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-saxon/pom.xml b/components/camel-saxon/pom.xml
index 33929016bd9..044132ca35f 100644
--- a/components/camel-saxon/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-saxon/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-saxon</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-scheduler/pom.xml b/components/camel-scheduler/pom.xml
index e68f2d02feb..139583e4476 100644
--- a/components/camel-scheduler/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-scheduler/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-scheduler</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-schematron/pom.xml b/components/camel-schematron/pom.xml
index 82b52745e4d..aaede85f30e 100644
--- a/components/camel-schematron/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-schematron/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-schematron</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-seda/pom.xml b/components/camel-seda/pom.xml
index 746048163da..acb765a8c5f 100644
--- a/components/camel-seda/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-seda/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-seda</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-service/pom.xml b/components/camel-service/pom.xml
index d7e54c94cf2..e1e84057c19 100644
--- a/components/camel-service/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-service/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-service</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-servicenow/camel-servicenow-component/pom.xml b/components/camel-servicenow/camel-servicenow-component/pom.xml
index d04921ee387..02e16a668b6 100644
--- a/components/camel-servicenow/camel-servicenow-component/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-servicenow/camel-servicenow-component/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-servicenow-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-servicenow</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-servicenow/camel-servicenow-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/components/camel-servicenow/camel-servicenow-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 37e7d66e4a0..fdc14bff9c5 100644
--- a/components/camel-servicenow/camel-servicenow-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-servicenow/camel-servicenow-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-servicenow-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>org.apache.camel.maven</groupId>
diff --git a/components/camel-servicenow/pom.xml b/components/camel-servicenow/pom.xml
index a8c147a28b5..bdebf8e5d44 100644
--- a/components/camel-servicenow/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-servicenow/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-servicenow-parent</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-servlet/pom.xml b/components/camel-servlet/pom.xml
index da30c8aaf32..ca4148ccb01 100644
--- a/components/camel-servlet/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-servlet/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-servlet</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-shiro/pom.xml b/components/camel-shiro/pom.xml
index 4843e9de6c9..2e94adc05d8 100644
--- a/components/camel-shiro/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-shiro/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-shiro</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-sjms/pom.xml b/components/camel-sjms/pom.xml
index ffe72bf5e7a..13e8814ea84 100644
--- a/components/camel-sjms/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-sjms/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-sjms</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-sjms2/pom.xml b/components/camel-sjms2/pom.xml
index e69572b9e32..2827999e108 100644
--- a/components/camel-sjms2/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-sjms2/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-sjms2</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-slack/pom.xml b/components/camel-slack/pom.xml
index 0509eb1600d..2cb9807f93a 100644
--- a/components/camel-slack/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-slack/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-slack</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-smpp/pom.xml b/components/camel-smpp/pom.xml
index bd9a8c8407f..9654b11c5f0 100644
--- a/components/camel-smpp/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-smpp/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-smpp</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-snakeyaml/pom.xml b/components/camel-snakeyaml/pom.xml
index 888584ec6aa..f37dff906af 100644
--- a/components/camel-snakeyaml/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-snakeyaml/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-snakeyaml</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-snmp/pom.xml b/components/camel-snmp/pom.xml
index cc89b5d5d2f..50bc5e501f7 100644
--- a/components/camel-snmp/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-snmp/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-snmp</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-soap/pom.xml b/components/camel-soap/pom.xml
index 7aaf7c065ae..c341f67fc74 100644
--- a/components/camel-soap/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-soap/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-soap</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-splunk-hec/pom.xml b/components/camel-splunk-hec/pom.xml
index 80e9c5310c2..2490ccc7781 100644
--- a/components/camel-splunk-hec/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-splunk-hec/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>Camel :: Splunk HEC</name>
diff --git a/components/camel-splunk/pom.xml b/components/camel-splunk/pom.xml
index 57540f73ccb..7e2b2438fd5 100644
--- a/components/camel-splunk/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-splunk/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>Camel :: Splunk</name>
diff --git a/components/camel-spring-batch/pom.xml b/components/camel-spring-batch/pom.xml
index 25954ce2125..04264d94736 100644
--- a/components/camel-spring-batch/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-spring-batch/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-spring-batch</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-spring-jdbc/pom.xml b/components/camel-spring-jdbc/pom.xml
index 702824d83cf..dfcb81bbc4e 100644
--- a/components/camel-spring-jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-spring-jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-spring-jdbc</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-spring-ldap/pom.xml b/components/camel-spring-ldap/pom.xml
index 29216b4fd97..a005d8a45fb 100644
--- a/components/camel-spring-ldap/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-spring-ldap/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-spring-ldap</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-spring-main/pom.xml b/components/camel-spring-main/pom.xml
index 1547003f0df..949af57c0fb 100644
--- a/components/camel-spring-main/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-spring-main/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-spring-main</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-spring-rabbitmq/pom.xml b/components/camel-spring-rabbitmq/pom.xml
index 8886a00209d..6c24be506ee 100644
--- a/components/camel-spring-rabbitmq/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-spring-rabbitmq/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-spring-rabbitmq</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-spring-redis/pom.xml b/components/camel-spring-redis/pom.xml
index 86d075a3fd8..fa471fed0e3 100644
--- a/components/camel-spring-redis/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-spring-redis/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-spring-redis</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-spring-security/pom.xml b/components/camel-spring-security/pom.xml
index 7ca2200cc37..faf1323d022 100644
--- a/components/camel-spring-security/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-spring-security/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-spring-security</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-spring-ws/pom.xml b/components/camel-spring-ws/pom.xml
index 9ac6904d8b8..38c117540da 100644
--- a/components/camel-spring-ws/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-spring-ws/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-spring-ws</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-spring-xml/pom.xml b/components/camel-spring-xml/pom.xml
index df11e4090c0..64ab4202dc4 100644
--- a/components/camel-spring-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-spring-xml/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-spring-xml</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-spring/pom.xml b/components/camel-spring/pom.xml
index 8424d0b5911..7a4aa73d6f2 100644
--- a/components/camel-spring/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-spring/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-spring</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-sql/pom.xml b/components/camel-sql/pom.xml
index cc3979795d2..39ca72713bd 100644
--- a/components/camel-sql/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-sql/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-sql</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-ssh/pom.xml b/components/camel-ssh/pom.xml
index e5cefab1f1d..df97b0468a3 100644
--- a/components/camel-ssh/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-ssh/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-ssh</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-stax/pom.xml b/components/camel-stax/pom.xml
index 2c95de2136a..4c7b912d681 100644
--- a/components/camel-stax/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-stax/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-stax</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-stitch/pom.xml b/components/camel-stitch/pom.xml
index 23e563422d2..a4f2228e44b 100644
--- a/components/camel-stitch/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-stitch/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-stitch</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-stomp/pom.xml b/components/camel-stomp/pom.xml
index 8253b6da4b8..23c57834c3b 100644
--- a/components/camel-stomp/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-stomp/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-stomp</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-stream/pom.xml b/components/camel-stream/pom.xml
index f0944cd1b37..42f5d766f6a 100644
--- a/components/camel-stream/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-stream/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-stream</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-stringtemplate/pom.xml b/components/camel-stringtemplate/pom.xml
index 0e8f76a7269..10dd0486236 100644
--- a/components/camel-stringtemplate/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-stringtemplate/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-stringtemplate</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-stub/pom.xml b/components/camel-stub/pom.xml
index 78314544fdd..bbaceb63728 100644
--- a/components/camel-stub/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-stub/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-stub</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-swift/pom.xml b/components/camel-swift/pom.xml
index 08030e6160e..d82ed33c50a 100644
--- a/components/camel-swift/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-swift/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-swift</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-syslog/pom.xml b/components/camel-syslog/pom.xml
index ee9a1032cad..cd13be56349 100644
--- a/components/camel-syslog/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-syslog/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-syslog</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-tarfile/pom.xml b/components/camel-tarfile/pom.xml
index 0dbba61d3ee..e0291e6dea3 100644
--- a/components/camel-tarfile/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-tarfile/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-tarfile</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-telegram/pom.xml b/components/camel-telegram/pom.xml
index a476c85bcf9..be10ac608ae 100644
--- a/components/camel-telegram/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-telegram/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-telegram</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-test/camel-test-junit5/pom.xml b/components/camel-test/camel-test-junit5/pom.xml
index cae643c767b..094cdb03e78 100644
--- a/components/camel-test/camel-test-junit5/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-test/camel-test-junit5/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-test-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
 	<artifactId>camel-test-junit5</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-test/camel-test-main-junit5/pom.xml b/components/camel-test/camel-test-main-junit5/pom.xml
index c1c8107f9fe..e25bf051b67 100644
--- a/components/camel-test/camel-test-main-junit5/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-test/camel-test-main-junit5/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-test-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-test-main-junit5</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-test/camel-test-spring-junit5/pom.xml b/components/camel-test/camel-test-spring-junit5/pom.xml
index b2273c89a67..abe29d2c3a1 100644
--- a/components/camel-test/camel-test-spring-junit5/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-test/camel-test-spring-junit5/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-test-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-test-spring-junit5</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-test/pom.xml b/components/camel-test/pom.xml
index 36e8411cbe9..877ca9cef1a 100644
--- a/components/camel-test/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-test/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-test-parent</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-threadpoolfactory-vertx/pom.xml b/components/camel-threadpoolfactory-vertx/pom.xml
index fd85036baa4..d1967e69139 100644
--- a/components/camel-threadpoolfactory-vertx/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-threadpoolfactory-vertx/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-threadpoolfactory-vertx</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-thrift/pom.xml b/components/camel-thrift/pom.xml
index 3c3b4ae1706..d94e41a2889 100644
--- a/components/camel-thrift/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-thrift/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-thrift</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-tika/pom.xml b/components/camel-tika/pom.xml
index 57f9cb22677..04905712d11 100644
--- a/components/camel-tika/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-tika/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-tika</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-timer/pom.xml b/components/camel-timer/pom.xml
index 1293e29e038..714dec4293b 100644
--- a/components/camel-timer/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-timer/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-timer</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-tracing/pom.xml b/components/camel-tracing/pom.xml
index 468b0e457c5..0fe59da17bc 100644
--- a/components/camel-tracing/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-tracing/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
     <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/components/camel-twilio/pom.xml b/components/camel-twilio/pom.xml
index f0ee147d25b..92e67661276 100644
--- a/components/camel-twilio/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-twilio/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-twilio</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-twitter/pom.xml b/components/camel-twitter/pom.xml
index 5d208b130f0..7a71f0cedc2 100644
--- a/components/camel-twitter/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-twitter/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-twitter</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-undertow-spring-security/pom.xml b/components/camel-undertow-spring-security/pom.xml
index 6d9a1178492..1de72b40548 100644
--- a/components/camel-undertow-spring-security/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-undertow-spring-security/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-undertow-spring-security</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-undertow/pom.xml b/components/camel-undertow/pom.xml
index 7bb3dd8838c..a06a4b92143 100644
--- a/components/camel-undertow/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-undertow/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-undertow</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-univocity-parsers/pom.xml b/components/camel-univocity-parsers/pom.xml
index 0929dc0372a..1e61418e757 100644
--- a/components/camel-univocity-parsers/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-univocity-parsers/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-univocity-parsers</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-validator/pom.xml b/components/camel-validator/pom.xml
index e1232fb881b..3bda9ccca2e 100644
--- a/components/camel-validator/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-validator/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-validator</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-velocity/pom.xml b/components/camel-velocity/pom.xml
index b5c518d584d..6cdfa36fdef 100644
--- a/components/camel-velocity/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-velocity/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-velocity</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-vertx/camel-vertx-common/pom.xml b/components/camel-vertx/camel-vertx-common/pom.xml
index 9f3a5cb5590..87b1676e02d 100644
--- a/components/camel-vertx/camel-vertx-common/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-vertx/camel-vertx-common/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-vertx-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-vertx-common</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-vertx/camel-vertx-http/pom.xml b/components/camel-vertx/camel-vertx-http/pom.xml
index 29714d43067..0b6473880b6 100644
--- a/components/camel-vertx/camel-vertx-http/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-vertx/camel-vertx-http/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-vertx-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-vertx-http</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-vertx/camel-vertx-websocket/pom.xml b/components/camel-vertx/camel-vertx-websocket/pom.xml
index 44651fc8ebf..b790259e354 100644
--- a/components/camel-vertx/camel-vertx-websocket/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-vertx/camel-vertx-websocket/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-vertx-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-vertx-websocket</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-vertx/camel-vertx/pom.xml b/components/camel-vertx/camel-vertx/pom.xml
index c8cf2f03bf3..c9b8f56ddd1 100644
--- a/components/camel-vertx/camel-vertx/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-vertx/camel-vertx/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-vertx-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-vertx</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-vertx/pom.xml b/components/camel-vertx/pom.xml
index cc79a4a988e..8e99dbaa0e8 100644
--- a/components/camel-vertx/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-vertx/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-vertx-parent</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-wal/pom.xml b/components/camel-wal/pom.xml
index ce8fed538d2..a673b5e4757 100644
--- a/components/camel-wal/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-wal/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-wal</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-weather/pom.xml b/components/camel-weather/pom.xml
index f7691819bc3..c21b8d2d4e5 100644
--- a/components/camel-weather/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-weather/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-weather</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-web3j/pom.xml b/components/camel-web3j/pom.xml
index cbe3fcd5e11..54411381d40 100644
--- a/components/camel-web3j/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-web3j/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-web3j</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-webhook/pom.xml b/components/camel-webhook/pom.xml
index 0af596fa6c1..e7be48c21ce 100644
--- a/components/camel-webhook/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-webhook/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/components/camel-whatsapp/pom.xml b/components/camel-whatsapp/pom.xml
index eb3d20451cc..5ff7986663f 100644
--- a/components/camel-whatsapp/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-whatsapp/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-whatsapp</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-wordpress/pom.xml b/components/camel-wordpress/pom.xml
index ac39aa0cda6..1406794ee91 100644
--- a/components/camel-wordpress/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-wordpress/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-wordpress</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-workday/pom.xml b/components/camel-workday/pom.xml
index f346db51d4c..161c5224621 100644
--- a/components/camel-workday/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-workday/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
     <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>camel-workday</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-xchange/pom.xml b/components/camel-xchange/pom.xml
index ecf3472b35c..69d2d308e1c 100644
--- a/components/camel-xchange/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-xchange/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-xchange</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-xj/pom.xml b/components/camel-xj/pom.xml
index 92044968f06..fe8d74bd3f6 100644
--- a/components/camel-xj/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-xj/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-xj</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-xmlsecurity/pom.xml b/components/camel-xmlsecurity/pom.xml
index 3c89a71fa24..0b7ef20a391 100644
--- a/components/camel-xmlsecurity/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-xmlsecurity/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-xmlsecurity</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-xmpp/pom.xml b/components/camel-xmpp/pom.xml
index d39f3209526..69b69fffd79 100644
--- a/components/camel-xmpp/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-xmpp/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-xmpp</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-xpath/pom.xml b/components/camel-xpath/pom.xml
index 8bddb2cd5de..a9d5c7e9bd0 100644
--- a/components/camel-xpath/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-xpath/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-xpath</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-xslt-saxon/pom.xml b/components/camel-xslt-saxon/pom.xml
index 396e46ce2b5..2b78b3fc498 100644
--- a/components/camel-xslt-saxon/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-xslt-saxon/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-xslt-saxon</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-xslt/pom.xml b/components/camel-xslt/pom.xml
index abc5cb18561..afedacedc4d 100644
--- a/components/camel-xslt/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-xslt/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-xslt</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-zeebe/pom.xml b/components/camel-zeebe/pom.xml
index fd7b0d04b73..9aafdcb0c5a 100644
--- a/components/camel-zeebe/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-zeebe/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-zeebe</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-zendesk/pom.xml b/components/camel-zendesk/pom.xml
index df267a6d84c..953d9e52bf0 100644
--- a/components/camel-zendesk/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-zendesk/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-zendesk</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-zip-deflater/pom.xml b/components/camel-zip-deflater/pom.xml
index ca2853c0161..2223747c0fe 100644
--- a/components/camel-zip-deflater/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-zip-deflater/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-zip-deflater</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-zipfile/pom.xml b/components/camel-zipfile/pom.xml
index 22926fc0af6..2e6520ddfe9 100644
--- a/components/camel-zipfile/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-zipfile/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-zipfile</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-zookeeper-master/pom.xml b/components/camel-zookeeper-master/pom.xml
index 75204218fe1..84abd5a29d9 100644
--- a/components/camel-zookeeper-master/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-zookeeper-master/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-zookeeper-master</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/camel-zookeeper/pom.xml b/components/camel-zookeeper/pom.xml
index ab1a6dfe54c..62d7b0ed6df 100644
--- a/components/camel-zookeeper/pom.xml
+++ b/components/camel-zookeeper/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>components</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-zookeeper</artifactId>
diff --git a/components/pom.xml b/components/pom.xml
index c360ceb510c..44b8d7cc9d2 100644
--- a/components/pom.xml
+++ b/components/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
         <relativePath>../parent</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/core/camel-api/pom.xml b/core/camel-api/pom.xml
index 897144eccd9..d4aa00af32c 100644
--- a/core/camel-api/pom.xml
+++ b/core/camel-api/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>core</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/camel-base-engine/pom.xml b/core/camel-base-engine/pom.xml
index c24a6ca5b5e..cb9a39d987b 100644
--- a/core/camel-base-engine/pom.xml
+++ b/core/camel-base-engine/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>core</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-base-engine</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/camel-base/pom.xml b/core/camel-base/pom.xml
index 436a4e864e0..06e3438fde4 100644
--- a/core/camel-base/pom.xml
+++ b/core/camel-base/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>core</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-base</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/camel-cloud/pom.xml b/core/camel-cloud/pom.xml
index e5bde56ec6c..580de653692 100644
--- a/core/camel-cloud/pom.xml
+++ b/core/camel-cloud/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>core</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-cloud</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/camel-cluster/pom.xml b/core/camel-cluster/pom.xml
index fdc6c8d7c34..d74899c9399 100644
--- a/core/camel-cluster/pom.xml
+++ b/core/camel-cluster/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>core</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-cluster</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/camel-console/pom.xml b/core/camel-console/pom.xml
index 87926ed6e74..468d4792b38 100644
--- a/core/camel-console/pom.xml
+++ b/core/camel-console/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>core</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-console</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/camel-core-all/pom.xml b/core/camel-core-all/pom.xml
index d29ab085a28..d848904f1ae 100644
--- a/core/camel-core-all/pom.xml
+++ b/core/camel-core-all/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
 		<artifactId>core</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-core-all</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/camel-core-catalog/pom.xml b/core/camel-core-catalog/pom.xml
index b7252a792ba..4366484651d 100644
--- a/core/camel-core-catalog/pom.xml
+++ b/core/camel-core-catalog/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>core</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-core-catalog</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/camel-core-engine/pom.xml b/core/camel-core-engine/pom.xml
index 65aa0beb81d..a2d05cc08d7 100644
--- a/core/camel-core-engine/pom.xml
+++ b/core/camel-core-engine/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>core</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-core-engine</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/camel-core-languages/pom.xml b/core/camel-core-languages/pom.xml
index 13748a89b23..600cda80c62 100644
--- a/core/camel-core-languages/pom.xml
+++ b/core/camel-core-languages/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>core</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-core-languages</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/camel-core-model/pom.xml b/core/camel-core-model/pom.xml
index df3339872d8..f12334c33f4 100644
--- a/core/camel-core-model/pom.xml
+++ b/core/camel-core-model/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>core</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-core-model</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/camel-core-processor/pom.xml b/core/camel-core-processor/pom.xml
index bca411a41bd..5cf4f2ed3c3 100644
--- a/core/camel-core-processor/pom.xml
+++ b/core/camel-core-processor/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>core</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-core-processor</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/camel-core-reifier/pom.xml b/core/camel-core-reifier/pom.xml
index 2fecc7e7514..567b5149b58 100644
--- a/core/camel-core-reifier/pom.xml
+++ b/core/camel-core-reifier/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>core</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-core-reifier</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/camel-core-xml/pom.xml b/core/camel-core-xml/pom.xml
index b3d36fd626f..69928be46b9 100644
--- a/core/camel-core-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/core/camel-core-xml/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>core</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-core-xml</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/camel-core/pom.xml b/core/camel-core/pom.xml
index e82e18125ba..1b8cb4eb47a 100644
--- a/core/camel-core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/camel-core/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>core</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/camel-health/pom.xml b/core/camel-health/pom.xml
index d26db32f48e..ffd1e3d7e28 100644
--- a/core/camel-health/pom.xml
+++ b/core/camel-health/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>core</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-health</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/camel-main/pom.xml b/core/camel-main/pom.xml
index 6b034bc24b1..78e48fa13fd 100644
--- a/core/camel-main/pom.xml
+++ b/core/camel-main/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>core</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-main</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/camel-management-api/pom.xml b/core/camel-management-api/pom.xml
index ebd30ef4a22..f4cad9a10e7 100644
--- a/core/camel-management-api/pom.xml
+++ b/core/camel-management-api/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>core</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-management-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/camel-management/pom.xml b/core/camel-management/pom.xml
index 5312ec62c34..be2fe24088a 100644
--- a/core/camel-management/pom.xml
+++ b/core/camel-management/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>core</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-management</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/camel-support/pom.xml b/core/camel-support/pom.xml
index 1b5a3eab5dd..6e74c55706a 100644
--- a/core/camel-support/pom.xml
+++ b/core/camel-support/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>core</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-support</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/camel-util/pom.xml b/core/camel-util/pom.xml
index 6ae88b3e594..3a37bff6a46 100644
--- a/core/camel-util/pom.xml
+++ b/core/camel-util/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>core</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-util</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/camel-xml-io-util/pom.xml b/core/camel-xml-io-util/pom.xml
index c55b4ea1e79..c8639185961 100644
--- a/core/camel-xml-io-util/pom.xml
+++ b/core/camel-xml-io-util/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>core</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-xml-io-util</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/camel-xml-io/pom.xml b/core/camel-xml-io/pom.xml
index 8aa7b4cdd26..5396c6d0e6e 100644
--- a/core/camel-xml-io/pom.xml
+++ b/core/camel-xml-io/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>core</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-xml-io</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/camel-xml-jaxb/pom.xml b/core/camel-xml-jaxb/pom.xml
index 5b689d90ead..5e325b81e2e 100644
--- a/core/camel-xml-jaxb/pom.xml
+++ b/core/camel-xml-jaxb/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>core</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-xml-jaxb</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/camel-xml-jaxp-util/pom.xml b/core/camel-xml-jaxp-util/pom.xml
index 5f424921bec..a3b5eba23cd 100644
--- a/core/camel-xml-jaxp-util/pom.xml
+++ b/core/camel-xml-jaxp-util/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>core</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-xml-jaxp-util</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/camel-xml-jaxp/pom.xml b/core/camel-xml-jaxp/pom.xml
index cf6986cee30..44c036ee2a0 100644
--- a/core/camel-xml-jaxp/pom.xml
+++ b/core/camel-xml-jaxp/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>core</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-xml-jaxp</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/camel-yaml-io/pom.xml b/core/camel-yaml-io/pom.xml
index e53f4b4fbc1..53a391bf237 100644
--- a/core/camel-yaml-io/pom.xml
+++ b/core/camel-yaml-io/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>core</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-yaml-io</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index c2c582475c1..c49e6529ad0 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/docs/pom.xml b/docs/pom.xml
index bdf5a6de75e..110861a1805 100644
--- a/docs/pom.xml
+++ b/docs/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
         <relativePath>../parent</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dsl/camel-cli-connector/pom.xml b/dsl/camel-cli-connector/pom.xml
index 22e1a1be5da..3ef192d64be 100644
--- a/dsl/camel-cli-connector/pom.xml
+++ b/dsl/camel-cli-connector/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>dsl</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-cli-connector</artifactId>
diff --git a/dsl/camel-componentdsl/pom.xml b/dsl/camel-componentdsl/pom.xml
index 2c06a878e09..ee6379b1c52 100644
--- a/dsl/camel-componentdsl/pom.xml
+++ b/dsl/camel-componentdsl/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>dsl</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-componentdsl</artifactId>
diff --git a/dsl/camel-dsl-modeline/pom.xml b/dsl/camel-dsl-modeline/pom.xml
index 8ae49649b89..329c6ec6a16 100644
--- a/dsl/camel-dsl-modeline/pom.xml
+++ b/dsl/camel-dsl-modeline/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>dsl</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-dsl-modeline</artifactId>
diff --git a/dsl/camel-dsl-support/pom.xml b/dsl/camel-dsl-support/pom.xml
index 53825c7a778..f29d91cfe96 100644
--- a/dsl/camel-dsl-support/pom.xml
+++ b/dsl/camel-dsl-support/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>dsl</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-dsl-support</artifactId>
diff --git a/dsl/camel-endpointdsl-support/pom.xml b/dsl/camel-endpointdsl-support/pom.xml
index 653add964e3..e79b2246840 100644
--- a/dsl/camel-endpointdsl-support/pom.xml
+++ b/dsl/camel-endpointdsl-support/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>dsl</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-endpointdsl-support</artifactId>
diff --git a/dsl/camel-endpointdsl/pom.xml b/dsl/camel-endpointdsl/pom.xml
index f11cdf1de06..4d18a20ab47 100644
--- a/dsl/camel-endpointdsl/pom.xml
+++ b/dsl/camel-endpointdsl/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>dsl</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-endpointdsl</artifactId>
diff --git a/dsl/camel-groovy-dsl/camel-groovy-dsl-common/pom.xml b/dsl/camel-groovy-dsl/camel-groovy-dsl-common/pom.xml
index c16d12557b6..7a0f43121c5 100644
--- a/dsl/camel-groovy-dsl/camel-groovy-dsl-common/pom.xml
+++ b/dsl/camel-groovy-dsl/camel-groovy-dsl-common/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-groovy-dsl-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-groovy-dsl-common</artifactId>
diff --git a/dsl/camel-groovy-dsl/camel-groovy-dsl-test/pom.xml b/dsl/camel-groovy-dsl/camel-groovy-dsl-test/pom.xml
index 90d7772436e..90aaed9998b 100644
--- a/dsl/camel-groovy-dsl/camel-groovy-dsl-test/pom.xml
+++ b/dsl/camel-groovy-dsl/camel-groovy-dsl-test/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-groovy-dsl-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-groovy-dsl-test</artifactId>
diff --git a/dsl/camel-groovy-dsl/camel-groovy-dsl/pom.xml b/dsl/camel-groovy-dsl/camel-groovy-dsl/pom.xml
index 567bb2d1d93..ee93fdca389 100644
--- a/dsl/camel-groovy-dsl/camel-groovy-dsl/pom.xml
+++ b/dsl/camel-groovy-dsl/camel-groovy-dsl/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-groovy-dsl-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-groovy-dsl</artifactId>
diff --git a/dsl/camel-groovy-dsl/pom.xml b/dsl/camel-groovy-dsl/pom.xml
index 92478d027b3..ebc199727cc 100644
--- a/dsl/camel-groovy-dsl/pom.xml
+++ b/dsl/camel-groovy-dsl/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>dsl</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-groovy-dsl-parent</artifactId>
diff --git a/dsl/camel-java-joor-dsl/pom.xml b/dsl/camel-java-joor-dsl/pom.xml
index 22cb0fa5be0..7be3995fb7c 100644
--- a/dsl/camel-java-joor-dsl/pom.xml
+++ b/dsl/camel-java-joor-dsl/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>dsl</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-java-joor-dsl</artifactId>
diff --git a/dsl/camel-jbang/camel-jbang-console/pom.xml b/dsl/camel-jbang/camel-jbang-console/pom.xml
index 7a8f64e092b..15b52f8f64d 100644
--- a/dsl/camel-jbang/camel-jbang-console/pom.xml
+++ b/dsl/camel-jbang/camel-jbang-console/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-jbang-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dsl/camel-jbang/camel-jbang-core/pom.xml b/dsl/camel-jbang/camel-jbang-core/pom.xml
index 48f34a61559..295e3c59f73 100644
--- a/dsl/camel-jbang/camel-jbang-core/pom.xml
+++ b/dsl/camel-jbang/camel-jbang-core/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-jbang-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dsl/camel-jbang/camel-jbang-main/pom.xml b/dsl/camel-jbang/camel-jbang-main/pom.xml
index 6fb66b4bef4..84f65d7ae66 100644
--- a/dsl/camel-jbang/camel-jbang-main/pom.xml
+++ b/dsl/camel-jbang/camel-jbang-main/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-jbang-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dsl/camel-jbang/pom.xml b/dsl/camel-jbang/pom.xml
index 56288858e3b..4523f2dc25b 100644
--- a/dsl/camel-jbang/pom.xml
+++ b/dsl/camel-jbang/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>dsl</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dsl/camel-js-dsl/pom.xml b/dsl/camel-js-dsl/pom.xml
index 399374b420d..13aea7e156d 100644
--- a/dsl/camel-js-dsl/pom.xml
+++ b/dsl/camel-js-dsl/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>dsl</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-js-dsl</artifactId>
diff --git a/dsl/camel-jsh-dsl/pom.xml b/dsl/camel-jsh-dsl/pom.xml
index 5a0b5536466..415801fed16 100644
--- a/dsl/camel-jsh-dsl/pom.xml
+++ b/dsl/camel-jsh-dsl/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>dsl</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-jsh-dsl</artifactId>
diff --git a/dsl/camel-kamelet-main/pom.xml b/dsl/camel-kamelet-main/pom.xml
index 8ff95f6defa..601b441c906 100644
--- a/dsl/camel-kamelet-main/pom.xml
+++ b/dsl/camel-kamelet-main/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>dsl</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-kamelet-main</artifactId>
diff --git a/dsl/camel-kotlin-dsl/pom.xml b/dsl/camel-kotlin-dsl/pom.xml
index 4c40d04d03f..7bd07ce4315 100644
--- a/dsl/camel-kotlin-dsl/pom.xml
+++ b/dsl/camel-kotlin-dsl/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>dsl</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-kotlin-dsl</artifactId>
diff --git a/dsl/camel-xml-io-dsl/pom.xml b/dsl/camel-xml-io-dsl/pom.xml
index 20ee82985ca..63936b932eb 100644
--- a/dsl/camel-xml-io-dsl/pom.xml
+++ b/dsl/camel-xml-io-dsl/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>dsl</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-xml-io-dsl</artifactId>
diff --git a/dsl/camel-xml-jaxb-dsl-test/definition/pom.xml b/dsl/camel-xml-jaxb-dsl-test/definition/pom.xml
index 999ec2826b4..06fa95b2eec 100644
--- a/dsl/camel-xml-jaxb-dsl-test/definition/pom.xml
+++ b/dsl/camel-xml-jaxb-dsl-test/definition/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-xml-jaxb-dsl-test</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-xml-jaxb-dsl-test-definition</artifactId>
diff --git a/dsl/camel-xml-jaxb-dsl-test/pom.xml b/dsl/camel-xml-jaxb-dsl-test/pom.xml
index 122ef2fabba..5cd2942fa34 100644
--- a/dsl/camel-xml-jaxb-dsl-test/pom.xml
+++ b/dsl/camel-xml-jaxb-dsl-test/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>dsl</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dsl/camel-xml-jaxb-dsl-test/spring/pom.xml b/dsl/camel-xml-jaxb-dsl-test/spring/pom.xml
index d8a48ee5d70..af401555df2 100644
--- a/dsl/camel-xml-jaxb-dsl-test/spring/pom.xml
+++ b/dsl/camel-xml-jaxb-dsl-test/spring/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-xml-jaxb-dsl-test</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-xml-jaxb-dsl-test-spring</artifactId>
diff --git a/dsl/camel-xml-jaxb-dsl/pom.xml b/dsl/camel-xml-jaxb-dsl/pom.xml
index a8fa7db2d13..2bbc9493485 100644
--- a/dsl/camel-xml-jaxb-dsl/pom.xml
+++ b/dsl/camel-xml-jaxb-dsl/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>dsl</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-xml-jaxb-dsl</artifactId>
diff --git a/dsl/camel-yaml-dsl/camel-yaml-dsl-common/pom.xml b/dsl/camel-yaml-dsl/camel-yaml-dsl-common/pom.xml
index b6e5f42d2b9..157f67cc6f3 100644
--- a/dsl/camel-yaml-dsl/camel-yaml-dsl-common/pom.xml
+++ b/dsl/camel-yaml-dsl/camel-yaml-dsl-common/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-yaml-dsl-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-yaml-dsl-common</artifactId>
diff --git a/dsl/camel-yaml-dsl/camel-yaml-dsl-deserializers/pom.xml b/dsl/camel-yaml-dsl/camel-yaml-dsl-deserializers/pom.xml
index f1a6801ef41..00fa409a5b7 100644
--- a/dsl/camel-yaml-dsl/camel-yaml-dsl-deserializers/pom.xml
+++ b/dsl/camel-yaml-dsl/camel-yaml-dsl-deserializers/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-yaml-dsl-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-yaml-dsl-deserializers</artifactId>
diff --git a/dsl/camel-yaml-dsl/camel-yaml-dsl-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/dsl/camel-yaml-dsl/camel-yaml-dsl-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 9fcc7e35f63..0937eda0d29 100644
--- a/dsl/camel-yaml-dsl/camel-yaml-dsl-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/dsl/camel-yaml-dsl/camel-yaml-dsl-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-yaml-dsl-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-yaml-dsl-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/dsl/camel-yaml-dsl/camel-yaml-dsl/pom.xml b/dsl/camel-yaml-dsl/camel-yaml-dsl/pom.xml
index c3d5831ef70..0ba1ca22907 100644
--- a/dsl/camel-yaml-dsl/camel-yaml-dsl/pom.xml
+++ b/dsl/camel-yaml-dsl/camel-yaml-dsl/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-yaml-dsl-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-yaml-dsl</artifactId>
diff --git a/dsl/camel-yaml-dsl/pom.xml b/dsl/camel-yaml-dsl/pom.xml
index 290154b25ef..ed196904f73 100644
--- a/dsl/camel-yaml-dsl/pom.xml
+++ b/dsl/camel-yaml-dsl/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>dsl</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-yaml-dsl-parent</artifactId>
diff --git a/dsl/pom.xml b/dsl/pom.xml
index 28068a92976..637e5887823 100644
--- a/dsl/pom.xml
+++ b/dsl/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/etc/pom.xml b/etc/pom.xml
index 30942b584a6..7e23dacc85f 100644
--- a/etc/pom.xml
+++ b/etc/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
         <relativePath>../parent</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 5c806d02b5d..7dfefd35cb9 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-parent</artifactId>
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <maven.build.timestamp.format>yyyy-MM-dd</maven.build.timestamp.format>
-        <camel.surefire.fork.additional-vmargs></camel.surefire.fork.additional-vmargs><!-- Empty by default -->
+        <camel.surefire.fork.additional-vmargs /><!-- Empty by default -->
         <camel.surefire.fork.vmargs>-XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError ${camel.surefire.fork.additional-vmargs}</camel.surefire.fork.vmargs>
         <camel.surefire.forkCount>1</camel.surefire.forkCount>
         <camel.surefire.forkTimeout>600</camel.surefire.forkTimeout>
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@
         <camel.failsafe.forkTimeout>600</camel.failsafe.forkTimeout>
         <cxf.xjc.jvmArgs />
         <trimStackTrace>false</trimStackTrace>
-        <sourcecheckExcludes></sourcecheckExcludes>
-        <sourcecheckExcludesComma></sourcecheckExcludesComma>
+        <sourcecheckExcludes />
+        <sourcecheckExcludesComma />
 
         <!-- dependency versions -->
         <activemq-version>5.18.2</activemq-version>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 134ea798a74..5f15b6ea1e6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
     <artifactId>camel</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>Camel</name>
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:http://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/camel.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/camel.git</developerConnection>
         <url>https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf?p=camel.git;a=summary</url>
-        <tag>HEAD</tag>
+        <tag>camel-4.0.0-RC2</tag>
     </scm>
     <issueManagement>
         <system>jira</system>
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
         <minimalJavaBuildVersion>${jdk.version}</minimalJavaBuildVersion>
 
         <!-- reproduceable builds: https://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-reproducible-builds.html -->
-        <project.build.outputTimestamp>1980-01-01T00:00:02Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+        <project.build.outputTimestamp>2023-07-23T17:21:44Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
 
         <cyclonedx-maven-plugin-version>2.7.9</cyclonedx-maven-plugin-version>
         <flatten-maven-plugin-version>1.5.0</flatten-maven-plugin-version>
diff --git a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-arangodb/pom.xml b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-arangodb/pom.xml
index bc762e10c71..e2b56459aa4 100644
--- a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-arangodb/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-arangodb/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <artifactId>camel-test-infra-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <relativePath>../camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-artemis/pom.xml b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-artemis/pom.xml
index 673ef99c8e2..8f870076ba1 100644
--- a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-artemis/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-artemis/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <artifactId>camel-test-infra-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <relativePath>../camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-aws-common/pom.xml b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-aws-common/pom.xml
index b9f95044616..5d472889176 100644
--- a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-aws-common/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-aws-common/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         <artifactId>camel-test-infra-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <relativePath>../camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-aws-v2/pom.xml b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-aws-v2/pom.xml
index 9fa1f26385f..b3c481f3b6d 100644
--- a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-aws-v2/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-aws-v2/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         <artifactId>camel-test-infra-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <relativePath>../camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-azure-common/pom.xml b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-azure-common/pom.xml
index de5f8abfdad..0d778968778 100644
--- a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-azure-common/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-azure-common/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <artifactId>camel-test-infra-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <relativePath>../camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-azure-storage-blob/pom.xml b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-azure-storage-blob/pom.xml
index 545c9f8394b..23e0abaf06a 100644
--- a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-azure-storage-blob/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-azure-storage-blob/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <artifactId>camel-test-infra-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <relativePath>../camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-azure-storage-datalake/pom.xml b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-azure-storage-datalake/pom.xml
index 31f3ac6f0c4..d3a13409b60 100644
--- a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-azure-storage-datalake/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-azure-storage-datalake/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <artifactId>camel-test-infra-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <relativePath>../camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-azure-storage-queue/pom.xml b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-azure-storage-queue/pom.xml
index 578c3d0c347..47f35215385 100644
--- a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-azure-storage-queue/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-azure-storage-queue/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <artifactId>camel-test-infra-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <relativePath>../camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-cassandra/pom.xml b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-cassandra/pom.xml
index 56854e05ff0..7e3bbecafa2 100644
--- a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-cassandra/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-cassandra/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <artifactId>camel-test-infra-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <relativePath>../camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-chatscript/pom.xml b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-chatscript/pom.xml
index f576001df87..d11964786c3 100644
--- a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-chatscript/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-chatscript/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <artifactId>camel-test-infra-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <relativePath>../camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-common/pom.xml b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-common/pom.xml
index 1bed1f290e9..ef70bac00f8 100644
--- a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-common/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-common/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <artifactId>camel-test-infra-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <relativePath>../camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-consul/pom.xml b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-consul/pom.xml
index af843b64155..c00fad85f22 100644
--- a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-consul/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-consul/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <artifactId>camel-test-infra-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <relativePath>../camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-core/pom.xml b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-core/pom.xml
index b636224897c..1fd439e77b0 100644
--- a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-core/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-core/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>test-infra</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-test-infra-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-couchbase/pom.xml b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-couchbase/pom.xml
index 92f0fcedc90..a3fe8d7347c 100644
--- a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-couchbase/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-couchbase/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>camel-test-infra-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
         <relativePath>../camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-couchdb/pom.xml b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-couchdb/pom.xml
index 672dac7798a..12017c3faf6 100644
--- a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-couchdb/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-couchdb/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <artifactId>camel-test-infra-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <relativePath>../camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-dispatch-router/pom.xml b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-dispatch-router/pom.xml
index 7f525a68d97..4b9d37be46b 100644
--- a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-dispatch-router/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-dispatch-router/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <artifactId>camel-test-infra-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <relativePath>../camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-elasticsearch/pom.xml b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-elasticsearch/pom.xml
index 69581606dc2..d0ccce65332 100644
--- a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-elasticsearch/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-elasticsearch/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <artifactId>camel-test-infra-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <relativePath>../camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-etcd3/pom.xml b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-etcd3/pom.xml
index a242205d302..7bbf0cffc21 100644
--- a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-etcd3/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-etcd3/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <artifactId>camel-test-infra-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <relativePath>../camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-fhir/pom.xml b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-fhir/pom.xml
index 065d6591a66..7eced433d09 100644
--- a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-fhir/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-fhir/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <artifactId>camel-test-infra-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <relativePath>../camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-ftp/pom.xml b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-ftp/pom.xml
index e90310e7879..a1a2a315a3f 100644
--- a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-ftp/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-ftp/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <artifactId>camel-test-infra-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <relativePath>../camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-google-pubsub/pom.xml b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-google-pubsub/pom.xml
index fc932701d33..47abda69a4c 100644
--- a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-google-pubsub/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-google-pubsub/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <artifactId>camel-test-infra-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <relativePath>../camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-hashicorp-vault/pom.xml b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-hashicorp-vault/pom.xml
index 67b1e738f49..6d125392d4b 100644
--- a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-hashicorp-vault/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-hashicorp-vault/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <artifactId>camel-test-infra-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <relativePath>../camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-hdfs/pom.xml b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-hdfs/pom.xml
index 0061c0a6831..f3d70700414 100644
--- a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-hdfs/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-hdfs/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <artifactId>camel-test-infra-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <relativePath>../camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-ignite/pom.xml b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-ignite/pom.xml
index f6b40db7ef0..e2610407747 100644
--- a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-ignite/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-ignite/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <artifactId>camel-test-infra-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <relativePath>../camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-infinispan/pom.xml b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-infinispan/pom.xml
index d4552f2f7e5..4e687d74194 100644
--- a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-infinispan/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-infinispan/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <artifactId>camel-test-infra-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <relativePath>../camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-jdbc/pom.xml b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-jdbc/pom.xml
index 57d0ad5c7e6..83a5580684c 100644
--- a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <artifactId>camel-test-infra-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <relativePath>../camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-jetty/pom.xml b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-jetty/pom.xml
index a72eb830983..456d8bac763 100644
--- a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-jetty/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-jetty/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <artifactId>camel-test-infra-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <relativePath>../camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-kafka/pom.xml b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-kafka/pom.xml
index 1fc4f4f0ecc..147ebdc8983 100644
--- a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-kafka/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-kafka/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <artifactId>camel-test-infra-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <relativePath>../camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-messaging-common/pom.xml b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-messaging-common/pom.xml
index 6e69102a9b5..0895e90177e 100644
--- a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-messaging-common/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-messaging-common/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <artifactId>camel-test-infra-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <relativePath>../camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-microprofile-lra/pom.xml b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-microprofile-lra/pom.xml
index f13b21dccce..ff689e94edc 100644
--- a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-microprofile-lra/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-microprofile-lra/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <artifactId>camel-test-infra-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <relativePath>../camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-minio/pom.xml b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-minio/pom.xml
index 4cd96d48cec..228552a37b2 100644
--- a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-minio/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-minio/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <artifactId>camel-test-infra-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <relativePath>../camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-mongodb/pom.xml b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-mongodb/pom.xml
index 5e6045b7f42..2b5a8408c7c 100644
--- a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-mongodb/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-mongodb/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         <artifactId>camel-test-infra-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <relativePath>../camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-mosquitto/pom.xml b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-mosquitto/pom.xml
index 8583931004a..8670c8de7f2 100644
--- a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-mosquitto/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-mosquitto/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <artifactId>camel-test-infra-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <relativePath>../camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-nats/pom.xml b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-nats/pom.xml
index 8a645dea7c9..e30e522810a 100644
--- a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-nats/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-nats/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <artifactId>camel-test-infra-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <relativePath>../camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-openldap/pom.xml b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-openldap/pom.xml
index f483d092832..061b70b4487 100644
--- a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-openldap/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-openldap/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <artifactId>camel-test-infra-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <relativePath>../camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-opensearch/pom.xml b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-opensearch/pom.xml
index 78844531480..94a1083f129 100644
--- a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-opensearch/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-opensearch/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <artifactId>camel-test-infra-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <relativePath>../camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml
index 353e01238f0..289d5e8fa16 100644
--- a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>test-infra</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>camel-test-infra-parent</artifactId>
diff --git a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-postgres/pom.xml b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-postgres/pom.xml
index e39450f092a..3ca8a0a5f59 100644
--- a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-postgres/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-postgres/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <artifactId>camel-test-infra-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <relativePath>../camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-pulsar/pom.xml b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-pulsar/pom.xml
index 1aa3121aa46..fc21005119c 100644
--- a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-pulsar/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-pulsar/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <artifactId>camel-test-infra-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <relativePath>../camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-rabbitmq/pom.xml b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-rabbitmq/pom.xml
index 84bfc934184..dc84d4faaa2 100644
--- a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-rabbitmq/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-rabbitmq/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <artifactId>camel-test-infra-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <relativePath>../camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-redis/pom.xml b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-redis/pom.xml
index 3bd1dc748a5..65bb8b48f52 100644
--- a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-redis/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-redis/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <artifactId>camel-test-infra-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <relativePath>../camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-rocketmq/pom.xml b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-rocketmq/pom.xml
index 696f098d2ee..da38103021a 100644
--- a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-rocketmq/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-rocketmq/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <artifactId>camel-test-infra-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <relativePath>../camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-xmpp/pom.xml b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-xmpp/pom.xml
index 2bd6bde5c55..aed64ffd14a 100644
--- a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-xmpp/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-xmpp/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <artifactId>camel-test-infra-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <relativePath>../camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-zookeeper/pom.xml b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-zookeeper/pom.xml
index dbca6bb8375..c0de1b3753c 100644
--- a/test-infra/camel-test-infra-zookeeper/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/camel-test-infra-zookeeper/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <artifactId>camel-test-infra-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <relativePath>../camel-test-infra-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/test-infra/pom.xml b/test-infra/pom.xml
index f27953aa22f..330baa8c513 100644
--- a/test-infra/pom.xml
+++ b/test-infra/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>camel-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
         <relativePath>../parent</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/tests/camel-itest-jms2/pom.xml b/tests/camel-itest-jms2/pom.xml
index 9c47cba9b86..28a33c0e88f 100644
--- a/tests/camel-itest-jms2/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/camel-itest-jms2/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>tests</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-itest-jms2</artifactId>
diff --git a/tests/camel-itest-standalone/pom.xml b/tests/camel-itest-standalone/pom.xml
index b078abc16a5..f32fac54492 100644
--- a/tests/camel-itest-standalone/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/camel-itest-standalone/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>tests</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-itest-standalone</artifactId>
diff --git a/tests/camel-itest/pom.xml b/tests/camel-itest/pom.xml
index c93e7974abf..9b3723bc79a 100644
--- a/tests/camel-itest/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/camel-itest/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>tests</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-itest</artifactId>
diff --git a/tests/camel-partial-classpath-test/pom.xml b/tests/camel-partial-classpath-test/pom.xml
index ee7546287af..63ffe0d6489 100644
--- a/tests/camel-partial-classpath-test/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/camel-partial-classpath-test/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>tests</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-partial-classpath-test</artifactId>
diff --git a/tests/camel-typeconverterscan-test/pom.xml b/tests/camel-typeconverterscan-test/pom.xml
index d0be88bdc1a..e1ab124aa3c 100644
--- a/tests/camel-typeconverterscan-test/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/camel-typeconverterscan-test/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>tests</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-typeconverterscan-test</artifactId>
diff --git a/tests/pom.xml b/tests/pom.xml
index 0bd44b2876b..dc638854514 100644
--- a/tests/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
         <relativePath>../parent</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/tests/test-bundles/camel-validator-test-resources/pom.xml b/tests/test-bundles/camel-validator-test-resources/pom.xml
index 0d069ff78a3..2d135ee3632 100644
--- a/tests/test-bundles/camel-validator-test-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/test-bundles/camel-validator-test-resources/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel.tests.bundles</groupId>
         <artifactId>bundles-pom</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>org.apache.camel.tests</groupId>
diff --git a/tests/test-bundles/pom.xml b/tests/test-bundles/pom.xml
index b90c00382c6..3796bdafbe0 100644
--- a/tests/test-bundles/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/test-bundles/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
         <relativePath>../../parent</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/tooling/camel-tooling-maven/pom.xml b/tooling/camel-tooling-maven/pom.xml
index 46bf05602c4..ab9ae77b62d 100644
--- a/tooling/camel-tooling-maven/pom.xml
+++ b/tooling/camel-tooling-maven/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>tooling</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-tooling-maven</artifactId>
diff --git a/tooling/camel-tooling-model/pom.xml b/tooling/camel-tooling-model/pom.xml
index 05d6e0df07d..b6a4118fc0e 100644
--- a/tooling/camel-tooling-model/pom.xml
+++ b/tooling/camel-tooling-model/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>tooling</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-tooling-model</artifactId>
diff --git a/tooling/camel-tooling-util/pom.xml b/tooling/camel-tooling-util/pom.xml
index 72dae03888c..5137e73ef25 100644
--- a/tooling/camel-tooling-util/pom.xml
+++ b/tooling/camel-tooling-util/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>tooling</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-tooling-util</artifactId>
diff --git a/tooling/camel-util-json/pom.xml b/tooling/camel-util-json/pom.xml
index ae11238ee37..db2feb86da6 100644
--- a/tooling/camel-util-json/pom.xml
+++ b/tooling/camel-util-json/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>tooling</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-util-json</artifactId>
diff --git a/tooling/maven/bom-generator-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/tooling/maven/bom-generator-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 0d8a82ee814..31b1372a2b7 100644
--- a/tooling/maven/bom-generator-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/tooling/maven/bom-generator-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>bom-generator-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/tooling/maven/camel-api-component-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/tooling/maven/camel-api-component-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 9507359d53f..1da143f95f2 100644
--- a/tooling/maven/camel-api-component-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/tooling/maven/camel-api-component-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-api-component-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/tooling/maven/camel-component-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/tooling/maven/camel-component-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 2c513eeb1d0..36fff8fd2b0 100644
--- a/tooling/maven/camel-component-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/tooling/maven/camel-component-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-component-maven-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
                 <configuration>
                     <!-- see http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MNG-5346 -->
                     <skipErrorNoDescriptorsFound>true</skipErrorNoDescriptorsFound>
-                    <mojoDependencies/>
+                    <mojoDependencies />
                 </configuration>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
diff --git a/tooling/maven/camel-eip-documentation-enricher-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/tooling/maven/camel-eip-documentation-enricher-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 5adcf69db30..ad2755ceae6 100644
--- a/tooling/maven/camel-eip-documentation-enricher-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/tooling/maven/camel-eip-documentation-enricher-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-eip-documentation-enricher-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/tooling/maven/camel-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/tooling/maven/camel-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 4f2ee24764a..a025cf45965 100644
--- a/tooling/maven/camel-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/tooling/maven/camel-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/tooling/maven/camel-package-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/tooling/maven/camel-package-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 15a87aefefb..bc24a15ca25 100644
--- a/tooling/maven/camel-package-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/tooling/maven/camel-package-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-package-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/tooling/maven/camel-restdsl-openapi-plugin/pom.xml b/tooling/maven/camel-restdsl-openapi-plugin/pom.xml
index fe129508fd5..50c49704c16 100644
--- a/tooling/maven/camel-restdsl-openapi-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/tooling/maven/camel-restdsl-openapi-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-restdsl-openapi-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/tooling/maven/pom.xml b/tooling/maven/pom.xml
index 481371a154e..7588e273cb4 100644
--- a/tooling/maven/pom.xml
+++ b/tooling/maven/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>tooling-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
         <relativePath>../parent</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/tooling/maven/sync-properties-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/tooling/maven/sync-properties-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index e97a5a397f4..c3964d3c3e6 100644
--- a/tooling/maven/sync-properties-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/tooling/maven/sync-properties-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>sync-properties-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/tooling/openapi-rest-dsl-generator/pom.xml b/tooling/openapi-rest-dsl-generator/pom.xml
index b0142d97c69..a94605b3bb1 100644
--- a/tooling/openapi-rest-dsl-generator/pom.xml
+++ b/tooling/openapi-rest-dsl-generator/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>tooling</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>camel-openapi-rest-dsl-generator</artifactId>
diff --git a/tooling/parent/pom.xml b/tooling/parent/pom.xml
index 387aae6da7b..50642156bda 100644
--- a/tooling/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/tooling/parent/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>tooling</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>tooling-parent</artifactId>
diff --git a/tooling/pom.xml b/tooling/pom.xml
index 824101a64ee..3f9cb296b7e 100644
--- a/tooling/pom.xml
+++ b/tooling/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
         <relativePath>../parent</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/tooling/spi-annotations/pom.xml b/tooling/spi-annotations/pom.xml
index 2dd94b27230..562263b1e5d 100644
--- a/tooling/spi-annotations/pom.xml
+++ b/tooling/spi-annotations/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>tooling</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <!-- should not be OSGi bundle as we shade this component into camel-core -->