diff --git a/build.properties b/build.properties
index e3be014def4..4b9c1575610 100644
--- a/build.properties
+++ b/build.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 version=3.0.0
-release.type=integration
+build.stamp=M3
+release.type=milestone
 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 fafdb6b52e8..81e8436d850 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.M3</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.M3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.asm/pom.xml b/org.springframework.asm/pom.xml
index 880a362e96f..1ccc7ab81a5 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.M3</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.M3</version>
   </parent>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/org.springframework.aspects/pom.xml b/org.springframework.aspects/pom.xml
index b4171ccd47a..971cfab6bab 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.M3</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.M3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.beans/pom.xml b/org.springframework.beans/pom.xml
index 1e21dfaf503..4b3a884b3d6 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.M3</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.M3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.context.support/pom.xml b/org.springframework.context.support/pom.xml
index 6ccfe99a74d..7e4436cf9f3 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.M3</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.M3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.context/pom.xml b/org.springframework.context/pom.xml
index cac97948ef0..0c555b56787 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.context/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.M3</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.M3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/pom.xml b/org.springframework.core/pom.xml
index c622d99e1ca..3936b317e35 100644
--- a/org.springframework.core/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.core/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.M3</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.M3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.expression/pom.xml b/org.springframework.expression/pom.xml
index 12e7d4b7e3b..4c6f1e219ad 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.M3</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.M3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.instrument.classloading/pom.xml b/org.springframework.instrument.classloading/pom.xml
index 40c6da46a67..9e741f41a40 100644
--- a/org.springframework.instrument.classloading/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.instrument.classloading/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-instrument-classloading</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.M3</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.M3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.instrument/pom.xml b/org.springframework.instrument/pom.xml
index 14f69b1761c..ba96baf8683 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.M3</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.M3</version>
   </parent>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration-tests/pom.xml b/org.springframework.integration-tests/pom.xml
index 51ad2068018..9eaecbfd0e9 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.M3</version>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.caucho</groupId>
diff --git a/org.springframework.jdbc/pom.xml b/org.springframework.jdbc/pom.xml
index f7a6fadfa0e..b1687377211 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.M3</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.M3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.jms/pom.xml b/org.springframework.jms/pom.xml
index 2ec8eaa0dff..1078e2a5c65 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.M3</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.M3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
@@ -64,37 +64,37 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-aop</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>3.0.0.M3</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.M3</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.M3</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.M3</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.M3</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.M3</version>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.orm/pom.xml b/org.springframework.orm/pom.xml
index 2495f3b5849..f8b94c75dc0 100644
--- a/org.springframework.orm/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.orm/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-orm</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.M3</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.M3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.oxm/pom.xml b/org.springframework.oxm/pom.xml
index 6d8bc15d1fc..39ba4f2f859 100644
--- a/org.springframework.oxm/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.oxm/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-oxm</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.M3</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.M3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.spring-library/pom.xml b/org.springframework.spring-library/pom.xml
index 95e857a7792..8bb31834775 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</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.M3</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 4b6c9ee8c96..18ea49d3d9b 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.M3</version>
   <description>Spring Framework Parent</description>
   <scm>
     <url>https://fisheye.springframework.org/browse/spring-framework</url>
diff --git a/org.springframework.test/pom.xml b/org.springframework.test/pom.xml
index 8bad03d96a9..f5f95248a1d 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.M3</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.M3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.transaction/pom.xml b/org.springframework.transaction/pom.xml
index 1bb85c17ef1..a22b2f66f8d 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.M3</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.M3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.portlet/pom.xml b/org.springframework.web.portlet/pom.xml
index f0f1dcef662..743cf8227c1 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.M3</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.M3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/pom.xml b/org.springframework.web.servlet/pom.xml
index e201de5da00..1ee48a427a7 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.servlet/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-webmvc</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.M3</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.M3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.web/pom.xml b/org.springframework.web/pom.xml
index 1c194f93ff9..47e242c480a 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.web/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.M3</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.M3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>