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Posted to commits@logging.apache.org by rg...@apache.org on 2022/06/28 22:02:57 UTC

[logging-log4j2] branch release-2.x updated: [maven-release-plugin] prepare release log4j-2.18.0-rc1

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The following commit(s) were added to refs/heads/release-2.x by this push:
     new a3613864c8 [maven-release-plugin] prepare release log4j-2.18.0-rc1
a3613864c8 is described below

commit a3613864c8b39fc12588eaaeda0627741b7cc3bb
Author: Ralph Goers <rg...@apache.org>
AuthorDate: Tue Jun 28 15:02:52 2022 -0700

    [maven-release-plugin] prepare release log4j-2.18.0-rc1
---
 log4j-1.2-api/pom.xml                                               | 2 +-
 log4j-api-java9/pom.xml                                             | 2 +-
 log4j-api/pom.xml                                                   | 4 ++--
 log4j-appserver/pom.xml                                             | 2 +-
 log4j-bom/pom.xml                                                   | 6 +++++-
 log4j-cassandra/pom.xml                                             | 2 +-
 log4j-core-its/pom.xml                                              | 2 +-
 log4j-core-java9/pom.xml                                            | 2 +-
 log4j-core/pom.xml                                                  | 2 +-
 log4j-couchdb/pom.xml                                               | 2 +-
 log4j-distribution/pom.xml                                          | 4 ++--
 log4j-docker/pom.xml                                                | 2 +-
 log4j-flume-ng/pom.xml                                              | 2 +-
 log4j-iostreams/pom.xml                                             | 2 +-
 log4j-jakarta-smtp/pom.xml                                          | 2 +-
 log4j-jakarta-web/pom.xml                                           | 2 +-
 log4j-jcl/pom.xml                                                   | 2 +-
 log4j-jdbc-dbcp2/pom.xml                                            | 2 +-
 log4j-jmx-gui/pom.xml                                               | 2 +-
 log4j-jpa/pom.xml                                                   | 2 +-
 log4j-jpl/pom.xml                                                   | 2 +-
 log4j-jul/pom.xml                                                   | 2 +-
 log4j-kubernetes/pom.xml                                            | 2 +-
 log4j-layout-template-json/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 log4j-liquibase/pom.xml                                             | 2 +-
 log4j-mongodb3/pom.xml                                              | 2 +-
 log4j-mongodb4/pom.xml                                              | 2 +-
 log4j-osgi/pom.xml                                                  | 2 +-
 log4j-perf/pom.xml                                                  | 2 +-
 log4j-samples/log4j-samples-configuration/pom.xml                   | 2 +-
 log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-common/pom.xml                    | 2 +-
 log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-embedded/pom.xml                  | 2 +-
 log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-remote/pom.xml                    | 2 +-
 log4j-samples/log4j-samples-loggerProperties/pom.xml                | 2 +-
 log4j-samples/pom.xml                                               | 2 +-
 log4j-slf4j-impl/pom.xml                                            | 2 +-
 log4j-slf4j18-impl/pom.xml                                          | 2 +-
 log4j-spring-boot/pom.xml                                           | 2 +-
 log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-client/pom.xml  | 2 +-
 .../log4j-spring-cloud-config-sample-application/pom.xml            | 2 +-
 .../log4j-spring-cloud-config-sample-server/pom.xml                 | 6 +++++-
 log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/pom.xml | 2 +-
 log4j-spring-cloud-config/pom.xml                                   | 2 +-
 log4j-taglib/pom.xml                                                | 2 +-
 log4j-to-jul/pom.xml                                                | 2 +-
 log4j-to-slf4j/pom.xml                                              | 2 +-
 log4j-web/pom.xml                                                   | 2 +-
 pom.xml                                                             | 4 ++--
 48 files changed, 59 insertions(+), 51 deletions(-)

diff --git a/log4j-1.2-api/pom.xml b/log4j-1.2-api/pom.xml
index 7bd888afaf..c21ed9fc78 100644
--- a/log4j-1.2-api/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-1.2-api/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.18.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-1.2-api</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-api-java9/pom.xml b/log4j-api-java9/pom.xml
index d717482da2..96f5e4365e 100644
--- a/log4j-api-java9/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-api-java9/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.18.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-api-java9</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-api/pom.xml b/log4j-api/pom.xml
index 71c2828f98..a4c917fdaf 100644
--- a/log4j-api/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-api/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.18.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@
                 <Bundle-SymbolicName>${maven-symbolicname}.tests</Bundle-SymbolicName>
                 <Fragment-Host>org.apache.logging.log4j.api</Fragment-Host>
                 <Export-Package>org.apache.logging.log4j.*</Export-Package>
-                <Import-Package></Import-Package>
+                <Import-Package />
               </instructions>
             </configuration>
           </execution>
diff --git a/log4j-appserver/pom.xml b/log4j-appserver/pom.xml
index 847bb7172a..15490ce2b6 100644
--- a/log4j-appserver/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-appserver/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
-    <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.18.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>log4j-appserver</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-bom/pom.xml b/log4j-bom/pom.xml
index 8fe850d8c0..4f7a0144e0 100644
--- a/log4j-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-bom/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   <description>Apache Log4j Bill of Materials</description>
   <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
   <artifactId>log4j-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.18.0</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <!-- `log4j-bom` doesn't inherit from the room POM, but `org.apache.logging:logging-parent`.
@@ -226,4 +226,8 @@
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
+
+  <scm>
+    <tag>log4j-2.18.0-rc1</tag>
+  </scm>
 </project>
diff --git a/log4j-cassandra/pom.xml b/log4j-cassandra/pom.xml
index ef58aed750..46617aa124 100644
--- a/log4j-cassandra/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-cassandra/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.18.0</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/log4j-core-its/pom.xml b/log4j-core-its/pom.xml
index 552e68e850..3a78439d56 100644
--- a/log4j-core-its/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-core-its/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.18.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-core-its</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-core-java9/pom.xml b/log4j-core-java9/pom.xml
index 0241cee6ae..528889c222 100644
--- a/log4j-core-java9/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-core-java9/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.18.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-core-java9</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-core/pom.xml b/log4j-core/pom.xml
index bb106c20f3..d8316e9233 100644
--- a/log4j-core/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-core/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.18.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-couchdb/pom.xml b/log4j-couchdb/pom.xml
index a785beca05..be7eb8fa0f 100644
--- a/log4j-couchdb/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-couchdb/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.18.0</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/log4j-distribution/pom.xml b/log4j-distribution/pom.xml
index 1d78bd149f..f984317eff 100644
--- a/log4j-distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-distribution/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.18.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-distribution</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@
             <phase>post-integration-test</phase>
             <configuration>
               <target>
-                <property name="spaces" value="  " />
+                <property name="spaces" value=" " />
                 <concat destfile="${project.build.directory}/apache-log4j-${project.version}-src.zip.sha256" append="yes">${spaces}apache-log4j-${project.version}-src.zip</concat>
                 <concat destfile="${project.build.directory}/apache-log4j-${project.version}-src.zip.sha512" append="yes">${spaces}apache-log4j-${project.version}-src.zip</concat>
                 <concat destfile="${project.build.directory}/apache-log4j-${project.version}-src.tar.gz.sha256" append="yes">${spaces}apache-log4j-${project.version}-src.tar.gz</concat>
diff --git a/log4j-docker/pom.xml b/log4j-docker/pom.xml
index 5f7b396e01..3ea14388a4 100644
--- a/log4j-docker/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-docker/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.18.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-docker</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-flume-ng/pom.xml b/log4j-flume-ng/pom.xml
index b093b857c6..dc5ae12b7c 100644
--- a/log4j-flume-ng/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-flume-ng/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.18.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-flume-ng</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-iostreams/pom.xml b/log4j-iostreams/pom.xml
index 207cb03914..8e4f1ae0e8 100644
--- a/log4j-iostreams/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-iostreams/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.18.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-iostreams</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-jakarta-smtp/pom.xml b/log4j-jakarta-smtp/pom.xml
index 67347a0668..35aab7ed49 100644
--- a/log4j-jakarta-smtp/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-jakarta-smtp/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.18.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>log4j-jakarta-smtp</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-jakarta-web/pom.xml b/log4j-jakarta-web/pom.xml
index 3494b581c6..c3eb1ae2d3 100644
--- a/log4j-jakarta-web/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-jakarta-web/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
-    <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.18.0</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/log4j-jcl/pom.xml b/log4j-jcl/pom.xml
index 894d8a52cf..fa4f2d116e 100644
--- a/log4j-jcl/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-jcl/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.18.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-jcl</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-jdbc-dbcp2/pom.xml b/log4j-jdbc-dbcp2/pom.xml
index 7242d8f72f..3f5605c7d4 100644
--- a/log4j-jdbc-dbcp2/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-jdbc-dbcp2/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.18.0</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/log4j-jmx-gui/pom.xml b/log4j-jmx-gui/pom.xml
index 1a20252522..2ee0cc4f41 100644
--- a/log4j-jmx-gui/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-jmx-gui/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.18.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-jmx-gui</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-jpa/pom.xml b/log4j-jpa/pom.xml
index c8cef3ba73..68aa84ba07 100644
--- a/log4j-jpa/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-jpa/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.18.0</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/log4j-jpl/pom.xml b/log4j-jpl/pom.xml
index 1db9097b15..5d58d1602d 100644
--- a/log4j-jpl/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-jpl/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
-    <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.18.0</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/log4j-jul/pom.xml b/log4j-jul/pom.xml
index ad60e78fb1..919b81e779 100644
--- a/log4j-jul/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-jul/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
-    <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.18.0</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/log4j-kubernetes/pom.xml b/log4j-kubernetes/pom.xml
index 5f77e3c49f..3049dc7ed9 100644
--- a/log4j-kubernetes/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-kubernetes/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.18.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-kubernetes</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-layout-template-json/pom.xml b/log4j-layout-template-json/pom.xml
index 0ed5373765..5090ab161c 100644
--- a/log4j-layout-template-json/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-layout-template-json/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.18.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>log4j-layout-template-json</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-liquibase/pom.xml b/log4j-liquibase/pom.xml
index dc01273d16..0d57dc2113 100644
--- a/log4j-liquibase/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-liquibase/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.18.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-liquibase</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-mongodb3/pom.xml b/log4j-mongodb3/pom.xml
index d03c2866f9..0439e99541 100644
--- a/log4j-mongodb3/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-mongodb3/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.18.0</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/log4j-mongodb4/pom.xml b/log4j-mongodb4/pom.xml
index 2eaff2a822..ce638c9976 100644
--- a/log4j-mongodb4/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-mongodb4/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.18.0</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/log4j-osgi/pom.xml b/log4j-osgi/pom.xml
index bc8eafe5ca..121626bfbf 100644
--- a/log4j-osgi/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-osgi/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.18.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-osgi</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-perf/pom.xml b/log4j-perf/pom.xml
index 710be9fa89..103925a9cf 100644
--- a/log4j-perf/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-perf/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
-    <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.18.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>log4j-perf</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-configuration/pom.xml b/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-configuration/pom.xml
index e662a6144d..4f9e27d9bc 100644
--- a/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-configuration/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-configuration/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>log4j-samples</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j.samples</groupId>
-    <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.18.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-samples-configuration</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-common/pom.xml b/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-common/pom.xml
index 6a3923931f..677d6ca9b1 100644
--- a/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-common/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-common/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>log4j-samples</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j.samples</groupId>
-    <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.18.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-samples-flume-common</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-embedded/pom.xml b/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-embedded/pom.xml
index 9664a620df..129c7db246 100644
--- a/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-embedded/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-embedded/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>log4j-samples</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j.samples</groupId>
-    <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.18.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-samples-flume-embedded</artifactId>
   <packaging>war</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-remote/pom.xml b/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-remote/pom.xml
index 6cfb11c2db..a85aebd541 100644
--- a/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-remote/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-remote/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>log4j-samples</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j.samples</groupId>
-    <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.18.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-samples-flume-remote</artifactId>
   <packaging>war</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-loggerProperties/pom.xml b/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-loggerProperties/pom.xml
index e7c3749e08..74d0e0da07 100644
--- a/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-loggerProperties/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-loggerProperties/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>log4j-samples</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j.samples</groupId>
-    <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.18.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-samples-loggerProperties</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-samples/pom.xml b/log4j-samples/pom.xml
index cb6bbdf0bb..5d85f0faff 100644
--- a/log4j-samples/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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+    <version>2.18.0</version>
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   <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j.samples</groupId>
   <artifactId>log4j-samples</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-slf4j-impl/pom.xml b/log4j-slf4j-impl/pom.xml
index b714abe157..4a5683c4fb 100644
--- a/log4j-slf4j-impl/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-slf4j-impl/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
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+    <version>2.18.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-slf4j-impl</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-slf4j18-impl/pom.xml b/log4j-slf4j18-impl/pom.xml
index c332750e1e..689312f30e 100644
--- a/log4j-slf4j18-impl/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-slf4j18-impl/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.18.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-slf4j18-impl</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-spring-boot/pom.xml b/log4j-spring-boot/pom.xml
index d223e83dcc..897949164a 100644
--- a/log4j-spring-boot/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-spring-boot/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.18.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-spring-boot</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-client/pom.xml b/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-client/pom.xml
index b627a699eb..419a3ab34c 100644
--- a/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-client/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-client/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j-spring-cloud-config</artifactId>
-    <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.18.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-spring-cloud-config-client</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/log4j-spring-cloud-config-sample-application/pom.xml b/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/log4j-spring-cloud-config-sample-application/pom.xml
index b02df1850b..8c031e83c6 100644
--- a/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/log4j-spring-cloud-config-sample-application/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/log4j-spring-cloud-config-sample-application/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j.samples</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples</artifactId>
-    <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.18.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>sample-app</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/log4j-spring-cloud-config-sample-server/pom.xml b/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/log4j-spring-cloud-config-sample-server/pom.xml
index 41c8f2311c..74811d59f7 100644
--- a/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/log4j-spring-cloud-config-sample-server/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/log4j-spring-cloud-config-sample-server/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j.samples</groupId>
   <artifactId>log4j-spring-cloud-config-sample-server</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.18.0</version>
 
   <name>Apache Log4j Sample Configuration Service</name>
   <description>Sample Cloud Config Server</description>
@@ -303,4 +303,8 @@
       </build>
     </profile>
   </profiles>
+
+  <scm>
+    <tag>log4j-2.18.0-rc1</tag>
+  </scm>
 </project>
diff --git a/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/pom.xml b/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/pom.xml
index 3e95852584..7cd80ca732 100644
--- a/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j-spring-cloud-config</artifactId>
-    <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.18.0</version>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j.samples</groupId>
   <artifactId>log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-spring-cloud-config/pom.xml b/log4j-spring-cloud-config/pom.xml
index 4f33257a6f..249219c0b3 100644
--- a/log4j-spring-cloud-config/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-spring-cloud-config/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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-    <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.18.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-spring-cloud-config</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-taglib/pom.xml b/log4j-taglib/pom.xml
index e9a7ebce0a..b83501f47f 100644
--- a/log4j-taglib/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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-    <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.18.0</version>
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   <artifactId>log4j-taglib</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-to-jul/pom.xml b/log4j-to-jul/pom.xml
index cf57f2eb87..edc46095be 100644
--- a/log4j-to-jul/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.18.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-to-jul</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-to-slf4j/pom.xml b/log4j-to-slf4j/pom.xml
index 5ed42b669e..aadf4d17ec 100644
--- a/log4j-to-slf4j/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-to-slf4j/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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-    <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.18.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-to-slf4j</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-web/pom.xml b/log4j-web/pom.xml
index b6070339fc..63c388942c 100644
--- a/log4j-web/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
-    <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.18.0</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2bdcc21435..41b996d9ce 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Apache Log4j 2</name>
-  <version>2.17.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.18.0</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging</groupId>
     <artifactId>logging-parent</artifactId>
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/logging-log4j2.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/logging-log4j2.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf?p=logging-log4j2.git</url>
-    <tag>log4j-${Log4jReleaseVersion}</tag>
+    <tag>log4j-2.18.0-rc1</tag>
   </scm>
   <properties>
     <!-- make sure to update these for each release! -->