diff --git a/build-spring-framework/pom.xml b/build-spring-framework/pom.xml
index 90070945dcc..c15b8708517 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.RC3</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.properties b/build.properties
index c8ff4b5d3f4..7330bb89993 100644
--- a/build.properties
+++ b/build.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 version=3.0.0
-release.type=integration
+build.stamp=RC3
+release.type=milestone
 natural.name=spring-framework
 project.name=Spring Framework
 project.key=SPR
@@ -20,4 +21,4 @@ compiler.args=-enableJavadoc -warn:none
 
 # For development in trunk
 #release.type=integration
-#build.stamp=BUILD-SNAPSHOT
\ No newline at end of file
+#build.stamp=BUILD-SNAPSHOT
diff --git a/org.springframework.aop/pom.xml b/org.springframework.aop/pom.xml
index 5433aef5765..0bfe3035b88 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.RC3</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.RC3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.asm/pom.xml b/org.springframework.asm/pom.xml
index 36d4412917d..3b519b9f863 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.RC3</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.RC3</version>
   </parent>
 
 
diff --git a/org.springframework.aspects/pom.xml b/org.springframework.aspects/pom.xml
index e4fd535b598..8b42c6c785d 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.RC3</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.RC3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.beans/pom.xml b/org.springframework.beans/pom.xml
index b969b59e0a7..ec0c11a2dd8 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.RC3</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.RC3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.context.support/pom.xml b/org.springframework.context.support/pom.xml
index 55b12cafbbf..fc4aa96320c 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.RC3</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.RC3</version>
   </parent>
 
 
diff --git a/org.springframework.context/pom.xml b/org.springframework.context/pom.xml
index c127ea1f059..cec5dbdc1e1 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.RC3</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.RC3</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/pom.xml b/org.springframework.core/pom.xml
index 786b86b2dc1..d4cedf513da 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.RC3</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.RC3</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.expression/pom.xml b/org.springframework.expression/pom.xml
index e0a6ff64fcc..5eb1b78a9c0 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.RC3</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.RC3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.instrument.tomcat/pom.xml b/org.springframework.instrument.tomcat/pom.xml
index a0495944cc0..d07279d11d6 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.RC3</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.RC3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.instrument/pom.xml b/org.springframework.instrument/pom.xml
index 14f69b1761c..d5fb4adbb67 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.RC3</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.RC3</version>
   </parent>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration-tests/pom.xml b/org.springframework.integration-tests/pom.xml
index 5d8cec65188..25cca715ca9 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.RC3</version>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.caucho</groupId>
diff --git a/org.springframework.jdbc/pom.xml b/org.springframework.jdbc/pom.xml
index aae259a0297..f172c6e6595 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.RC3</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.RC3</version>
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/org.springframework.jms/pom.xml b/org.springframework.jms/pom.xml
index 209bdedcc9e..ec9dc929a7f 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.RC3</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.RC3</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.RC3</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.RC3</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.RC3</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.RC3</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.RC3</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.RC3</version>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.orm/pom.xml b/org.springframework.orm/pom.xml
index 1aa9c43d6df..a80865f3bb6 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.RC3</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.RC3</version>
 	</parent>
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/org.springframework.oxm/pom.xml b/org.springframework.oxm/pom.xml
index ed19a01b8f7..52d048d3652 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.RC3</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.RC3</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.spring-library/pom.xml b/org.springframework.spring-library/pom.xml
index c416fc871e5..69ca2ad4afc 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.RC3</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 4efc964159d..7f27ecd85ba 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.RC3</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 332939c8b64..45ffdf8d6eb 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.RC3</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.RC3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.transaction/pom.xml b/org.springframework.transaction/pom.xml
index e0f4cb80cfb..d2d545fb4ce 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.RC3</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.RC3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.portlet/pom.xml b/org.springframework.web.portlet/pom.xml
index 3bae18fbf4d..0cc2cbb2694 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.RC3</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.RC3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/pom.xml b/org.springframework.web.servlet/pom.xml
index 6c3bcd5756b..6fb877d3d13 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.RC3</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.RC3</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<profiles>
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.struts/pom.xml b/org.springframework.web.struts/pom.xml
index 08e06e3f214..3bc7286ba92 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.RC3</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.RC3</version>
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/org.springframework.web/pom.xml b/org.springframework.web/pom.xml
index 8ac6f636b55..8fae9d4be14 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.RC3</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.RC3</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<dependencies>