diff --git a/build-spring-framework/pom.xml b/build-spring-framework/pom.xml
index 90070945dcc..fc0b8e9b9f9 100644
--- a/build-spring-framework/pom.xml
+++ b/build-spring-framework/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
   <name>Spring Framework</name>
   <description>Spring is a layered Java/J2EE application platform, based on code published in Expert
   One-on-One J2EE Design and Development by Rod Johnson (Wrox, 2002). </description>
diff --git a/build-spring-framework/resources/readme.txt b/build-spring-framework/resources/readme.txt
index 077112ca4f3..f99e74dcd8b 100644
--- a/build-spring-framework/resources/readme.txt
+++ b/build-spring-framework/resources/readme.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ http://www.springframework.org
 
 1. INTRODUCTION
 
-Spring Framework 3.0 is the next generation of the Spring: fully Java 5 based,
+Spring Framework 3.0 is the next generation of Spring: fully Java 5 based,
 EL enabled, REST enabled, and with support for JSR-330 (Dependency Injection)
 and JSR-303 (Bean Validation).
 
diff --git a/build.properties b/build.properties
index c8ff4b5d3f4..2e13cdd62dd 100644
--- a/build.properties
+++ b/build.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 version=3.0.0
-release.type=integration
+release.type=release
+build.stamp=RELEASE
 natural.name=spring-framework
 project.name=Spring Framework
 project.key=SPR
diff --git a/org.springframework.aop/pom.xml b/org.springframework.aop/pom.xml
index 5433aef5765..d669c1da0e4 100644
--- a/org.springframework.aop/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.aop/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-aop</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.asm/pom.xml b/org.springframework.asm/pom.xml
index 36d4412917d..2c07c766f81 100644
--- a/org.springframework.asm/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.asm/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-asm</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
   </parent>
 
 
diff --git a/org.springframework.aspects/pom.xml b/org.springframework.aspects/pom.xml
index e4fd535b598..a1909bad5ed 100644
--- a/org.springframework.aspects/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.aspects/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-aspects</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.beans/pom.xml b/org.springframework.beans/pom.xml
index b969b59e0a7..d5eee0ac61f 100644
--- a/org.springframework.beans/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.beans/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-beans</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.context.support/pom.xml b/org.springframework.context.support/pom.xml
index 55b12cafbbf..a0f7fded2b9 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context.support/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.context.support/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-context-support</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
   </parent>
 
 
diff --git a/org.springframework.context/pom.xml b/org.springframework.context/pom.xml
index b38b9edab47..9360923e1cd 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.context/pom.xml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 	<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
-	<version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
 		<relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-		<version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/pom.xml b/org.springframework.core/pom.xml
index 786b86b2dc1..57caac0d4da 100644
--- a/org.springframework.core/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.core/pom.xml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 	<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
-	<version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
 		<relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-		<version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.expression/pom.xml b/org.springframework.expression/pom.xml
index e0a6ff64fcc..0c27627d422 100644
--- a/org.springframework.expression/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.expression/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-expression</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.instrument.tomcat/pom.xml b/org.springframework.instrument.tomcat/pom.xml
index a0495944cc0..f531f124b62 100644
--- a/org.springframework.instrument.tomcat/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.instrument.tomcat/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-instrument-tomcat</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.instrument/pom.xml b/org.springframework.instrument/pom.xml
index 14f69b1761c..3e10793efbe 100644
--- a/org.springframework.instrument/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.instrument/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-instrument</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
   </parent>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration-tests/pom.xml b/org.springframework.integration-tests/pom.xml
index 5d8cec65188..1c6b0d47956 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-integration-tests</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.caucho</groupId>
diff --git a/org.springframework.jdbc/pom.xml b/org.springframework.jdbc/pom.xml
index aae259a0297..3347d188840 100644
--- a/org.springframework.jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-jdbc</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/org.springframework.jms/pom.xml b/org.springframework.jms/pom.xml
index 209bdedcc9e..ffc607fb86f 100644
--- a/org.springframework.jms/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.jms/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-jms</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
@@ -57,37 +57,37 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-aop</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-beans</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-oxm</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-tx</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.orm/pom.xml b/org.springframework.orm/pom.xml
index 1aa9c43d6df..12c6c22dc66 100644
--- a/org.springframework.orm/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.orm/pom.xml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 	<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-orm</artifactId>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
-	<version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
 		<relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-		<version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/org.springframework.oxm/pom.xml b/org.springframework.oxm/pom.xml
index ed19a01b8f7..914c51fa4d3 100644
--- a/org.springframework.oxm/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.oxm/pom.xml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 	<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-oxm</artifactId>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
-	<version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
 		<relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-		<version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.spring-library/pom.xml b/org.springframework.spring-library/pom.xml
index c416fc871e5..b5fc8d44ff3 100644
--- a/org.springframework.spring-library/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.spring-library/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-library</artifactId>
   <packaging>libd</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
   <name>Spring Framework</name>
   <description>Spring is a layered Java/J2EE application platform, based on code published in Expert
   One-on-One J2EE Design and Development by Rod Johnson (Wrox, 2002). </description>
diff --git a/org.springframework.spring-parent/pom.xml b/org.springframework.spring-parent/pom.xml
index 234c28c2df2..e98f4b5aadb 100644
--- a/org.springframework.spring-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.spring-parent/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Spring Framework - Parent</name>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
   <description>Spring Framework Parent</description>
   <scm>
     <url>https://fisheye.springframework.org/browse/spring-framework</url>
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
         <repository>
           <id>spring-milestone</id>
           <name>Spring Milestone Repository</name>
-          <url>s3://maven.springframework.org/milestone</url>
+          <url>s3://maven.springframework.org/release</url>
         </repository>
         <snapshotRepository>
           <id>spring-snapshot</id>
diff --git a/org.springframework.test/pom.xml b/org.springframework.test/pom.xml
index 332939c8b64..07e6263108f 100644
--- a/org.springframework.test/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.test/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-test</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.transaction/pom.xml b/org.springframework.transaction/pom.xml
index e0f4cb80cfb..d3488300841 100644
--- a/org.springframework.transaction/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.transaction/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-tx</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.portlet/pom.xml b/org.springframework.web.portlet/pom.xml
index 3bae18fbf4d..1ac92faf588 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.portlet/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.web.portlet/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-webmvc-portlet</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/pom.xml b/org.springframework.web.servlet/pom.xml
index 6c3bcd5756b..c4131b2a12b 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.servlet/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/pom.xml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 	<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-webmvc</artifactId>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
-	<version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
 		<relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-		<version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<profiles>
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.struts/pom.xml b/org.springframework.web.struts/pom.xml
index 08e06e3f214..f2aacdb3fde 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.struts/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.web.struts/pom.xml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-struts</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/org.springframework.web/pom.xml b/org.springframework.web/pom.xml
index a266a782d3b..74b26549770 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.web/pom.xml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 	<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
-	<version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
 		<relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-		<version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>3.0.0.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<dependencies>